NEW DELHI: Seasoned player Karun Nair established a new world record for most List A runs without dismissal, leading Vidarbha to victory over Uttar Pradesh, while Shreyas Iyer's brilliant 137 guided Mumbai to a commanding 163-run triumph against Puducherry in Friday's Vijay Hazare Trophy matches.
Uttarakhand secured a four-wicket victory against Jharkhand in their Group A encounter in Jaipur, with Ravikumar Samarth's century proving decisive despite Utkarsh Singh's bowling effort of 2/38. In Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra prevailed over Andhra by five wickets, thanks to Siddhesh Veer's unbeaten 115.
Tamil Nadu dominated Mizoram at Vizianagaram, with Varun Chakravarthy's exceptional bowling figures of 5.2-2-9-5 restricting Mizoram to 71 runs, leading to a 10-wicket victory with 40 overs remaining.
Nair's unbeaten streak continued as he scored 112, complementing Yash Rathod's 138 not out, as Vidarbha chased down UP's 307, which featured Sameer Rizvi's quick-fire 104.
In Ahmedabad, Iyer's resilient 137 not out rescued Mumbai from 82 for five, whilst their bowlers, led by Shardul Thakur (3/47), restricted Puducherry to 127.
Karnataka's comprehensive performance, featuring Mayank Agarawal's 69 and Aneesh KV's 93, secured a 60-run victory over Saurashtra, despite Harvik Desai's valiant 114.
Punjab amassed 426 for four against Hyderabad, powered by Prabhsimran Singh's 137 and Abhishek Sharma's 93. Despite strong resistance from K Nitesh Reddy (111) and Tanay Thyagarajan (72), Hyderabad fell short in their Group C encounter.
Brief scores:
At Vizianagaram: Uttar Pradesh 307/8 in 50 overs (Madhav Kaushik 41, Sameer Rizvi 105; Nachiket Bhute 4/65) lost to Vidarbha 313/2 in 47.2 overs (Yash Rathod 138*, Karun Nair 112*) by 8 wickets.
