Jaiswal, Sarfaraz help Mumbai hunt down 235
Haryana put up a dominant batting display to post 234, but it proved insufficient in the face of Yashasvi Jaiswal's hundred and a blistering half-century from Sarfaraz Khan as Mumbai registered their first win of the Super League stage.
Asked to bat, Haryana rode on Ankit Kumar's 42-ball 89, which included 10 fours and six sixes, and a brisk unbeaten 63 off 38 from Nishant Sindhu, who struck four fours and three sixes, to finish with a daunting total. Tushar Deshpande endured a tough outing, conceding 52 runs from his four wicketless overs.
In reply, Jaiswal and Ajinkya Rahane set the tone with a rapid half-century stand before the left-handed opener joined forces with Sarfaraz, with the pair adding 88 in quick time. Sarfaraz was eventually dismissed for a 25-ball 64, having struck nine fours and three sixes, while Jaiswal carried on to score 101 off 50 deliveries, laced with 16 fours and a six. Mumbai lost a few wickets towards the end but crossed the line comfortably, sealing the chase with 2.3 overs to spare.
Maramreddy Hemanth Reddy, the 23-year-old No. 3 batter for Andhra, smashed an unbeaten 109 off 53 deliveries as Andhra chased down Punjab's 205 to register their first win of the Super League stage. For Punjab, it was a second successive defeat, ruling them out of contention for a place in the final.
Asked to bat, Punjab produced a collective batting effort to breach the 200-run mark. Harnoor Singh's 30-ball 42 set the platform, while Anmolpreet Singh (47 off 27), Salil Arora (42 not out off 22) and Ramandeep Singh (43 off 18) provided impetus at different phases of the innings. Nitish Reddy finished with figures of 1 for 39.
Andhra's chase began in disarray as they slipped to 12 for 3, with Nitish Reddy dismissed for a duck. The situation worsened to 56 for 5 in the ninth over before Hemanth combined with SDNV Prasad to turn the game on its head with a match-winning 155-run stand. Hemanth struck 11 fours and seven sixes, while Prasad contributed an unbeaten 53 off 35 deliveries, including two fours and four sixes, as Andhra got over the line off the final ball.
Tanmay Agarwal's 41-ball 73 helped Hyderabad make it two wins in two matches in the Super League with a six-wicket victory over Rajasthan.
Chasing 179, Tanmay hit 8 fours and 4 sixes in his knock and helped compile a 95-run stand for the third wicket off only 57 balls, setting up the chase with 2.5 overs to spare. Rahul Buddhi, the other half of that stand, smashed 55 off 36.
Earlier, Chama V Milind and Tanay Thyagarajan picked three wickets apiece while Mohammed Siraj picked two to keep Rajasthan to 178/9 on a flat track. Mahipal Lomror's 35-ball 48 didn't quite get much support from the other end.
Jharkhand also made it two in two in the Super League with a thrilling 1-run win, with Sushant Mishra defending 13 off the last over.
Ishan Kishan was the player-of-the-match for his 30-ball 63, featuring 4 fours and 5 sixes, which helped Jharkhand pile on 181/9 after being put in.
Venkatesh Iyer was the pick of the bowlers for MP, returning 3 for 17 in his three overs. In the run-chase, the all-rounder who opened the innings was run out on 8 but Harsh Gawali (61 off 49) and Harpreet Singh (77* off 48) added 122 for the second wicket but MP couldn't quite hold their nerve towards the end.
