VHT: Jurel smashes 160; Ramakrishna Ghosh picks 7 wickets

Top batting performances

Dhruv Jurel's unbeaten 160 off 101 deliveries paved the way for Uttar Pradesh's 54-run win over Baroda as they made it three out of three. Jurel struck 15 fours and 8 sixes in his knock, and was well supported by Rinku Singh (63) as UP posted 369/7. In response, Baroda could only get 315 despite a brisk 82 from skipper Krunal Pandya, a half-century by Shashwat Rawat and quick 40s from Atit Sheth and Vishnu Solanki.

Aman Mokhade and R Samarth struck centuries as Vidarbha overhauled Jammu & Kashmir's total of 311 with nine deliveries to spare. Yawer Hassan's 79, Qamran Iqbal's 54 and late blitz from Auqib Nabi (40 off 26) and Yudhvir Singh (42* off 24) helped J & K finish with a 300-plus total. But Vidarbha rode on Mokhade's 139 off 125 and Samarth's 114 off 108, with their 218-run third wicket stand setting up the victory for Vidarbha.

A fine by Vishvaraj Jadeja and a late assault by Ruchit Ahir (95* off 65) both went in vain as Delhi clinched a thrilling three-wicket win over Saurashtra in Alur. Chasing 321 for victory, Delhi got the platform through Priyansh Arya's blitz (78 off 45). Although Rishabh Pant and Nitish Rana fell after promising starts, the lower order - Tejasvi Dahiya (53 off 51), Harsh Tyagi (49 off 45) and Navdeep Saini (34* off 29) - helped them win with seven deliveries to spare to register their third victory on the trot.

Sibsankar Roy's 112 off 109 was well supported by Saurav Dihingia (91) and Denish Das (54) as Assam secured a four-wicket win over Hyderabad, chasing a target of 311 with three deliveries remaining.

Kunal Chandela powered Uttarakhand's chase against Punjab to lead his side to a famous victory. Punjab were restricted to 269/8 despite fifties from Salil Arora and Krish Bhagat. Chandela then struck a 114-ball 118 while Shashwat Dangwal scored an unbeaten 51 off 38 as Uttarakhand got over the line in 47.4 overs.

Abishek Porel's 106 off 84 overshadowed Manan Vohra's 122 off 127 as Bengal registered a six-wicket win over Chandigarh. Chasing 320 for victory, Porel's century was well complemented by Shahbaz Ahmed's 76 not out off 61 and a measured 63 from Anustup Majumdar as Bengal got to the target in 47.4 overs.

Kumar Kushagra's well-paced 105 and Utkarsh Singh's 74 was followed by a blistering 53-ball 98 by Ankul Roy as Jharkhand secured a 133-run win over Puducherry. After posting a sizable total of 368/7, Jharkhand bowled Puducherry out for 235, with Rajandeep Singh bagging two wickets while Roy and Sushant Mishra picked up two each.

Lalit Yadav's 131 not out off 111 balls set the platform for Goa's 62-run win over Sikkim, making it their third successive win. After posting 309/8, Goa restricted Sikkim to 247/7, with V Koushik bagging three wickets.

KL Shrijith's 77, Mayank Agarwal's 58 and Shreyas Gopal's 55 were the key to another successful chase by Karnataka as they defeated Tamil Nadu by 4 wickets. Needing 289 for victory, Karnataka got over the line in 47.1 overs for their third successive win.

Ashutosh Sharma's 23-ball fifty followed half-centuries from Pratham Singh and Ravi Singh, taking Railways to a commanding total of 365/7. Services began the chase well through Sagar Dahiya's 95 and Ravi Chauhan's 73 but fell apart as the innings progressed, getting bowled out for 281.

Top bowling performances

Ramakrishna Ghosh picked up 7 for 42, only the 12th time a bowler has taken seven or more wickets in a VHT fixture, but his efforts went in vain as Himachal Pradesh picked up a seven-run win. Pukhraj Mann's 110 helped HP to 271 before they rode on a collective bowling performance to restrict Maharashtra to 264 despite Ankit Bawne's 97.

Shams Mulani and Shardul Thakur combined to bag nine wickets between them, setting the platform for Mumbai's comfortable nine-wicket win over Chhattisgarh, helping them secure a hat-trick of wins. Thakur did the early damage, leaving the opposition at 10/4. A recovery followed with Amandeep Khare (63) and Ajay Mandal (46) putting on a century stand.

But Mulani quashed any hopes of Chhattisgarh finishing with a decent total, bagging 5-31 to bowl them out for 142. Angkrish Raghuvanshi (68*) and Siddhesh Lad (48*) completed the formalities as Mumbai wrapped up the chase in 24 overs.

Vijay Shankar picked up four wickets while Manisankar Murasingh bagged three as Tripura downed Rajasthan by 66 runs. Half-centuries from Tejasvi Jaiswal and Sridam Paul helped Tripura post a competitive 286. Karan Lamba scored a fifty in the chase but Rajasthan kept losing wickets regularly and were eventually bowled out for 220.

Biplab Samantray and Govinda Poddar bagged three wickets apiece to bowl Andhra out for 221. They were 153/8 at one stage, with skipper Nitish Reddy having been dismissed cheaply, before Singupuram Prasad and Saurabh Kumar took them past 200. But the total proved insufficient as Om Munde (91) and Poddar (89) stitched a good partnership as Odisha crossed the line in 43.4 overs.

Ankit Sharma bagged a four-wicket haul while Baba Aparajith picked up three as they combined to restrict Madhya Pradesh to 214, with Himanshu Mantri scoring a fighting 93. But total proved more than sufficient for MP thanks to a collective bowling effort that bowled Kerala out for 167. The win was MP's third in succession.

Anshul Kamboj (3 for 49) led a disciplined bowling performance from Haryana as they defended a total of 299 against Gujarat. Half-centuries from Mayank Shandilya (86) and Himanshu Rana (57) helped Haryana to 299. Kamboj then dismissed the openers early and also picked up the wicket of half-centurion Vishal Jayswal as Gujarat were bowled out for 273. Ravi Bishnoi's 23-ball 40 late in the innings went in vain.