CHENNAI:
Pondicherry registered a four-wicket win over
Meghalaya
in the
Vijay Hazare Trophy
Plate division clash in Dehradun on Wednesday. In a contest that was cut short to 28-overs-a-side because of wet outfield, Pondicherry managed to bowl out Meghalaya for just 107 in 26.1 overs.
Medium-pacer
Sagar Trivedi was the standout performer for Pondicherry - bagging figures of 4 for 18. He was well-supported by left-arm spinner Sagar Udeshi who took 2 for 15. "The wicket was a challenging one for us. The bowlers delivered the goods for us, and our lower-order showed character to get us past the finish line," skipper D Rohit told TOI.
A target of 108 was never going to be a daunting one but Pondicherry didn't have the best of starts. They lost half their side with just 48 on board in the 11th over. No. 6
Suresh Kumar (37 n.o.) provided the rearguard action with his 45-ball essay that contained five boundaries.
In the company of V Marimuthu, Suresh added 20 runs for the 6th wicket. He then added an unbroken 40-run stand for the seventh wicket with the experienced Vinay Kumar (20 n.o.) to help Pondicherry seal the deal in 23.5 overs. Vinay's run-a-ball innings had two fours in it. For the bowling side, Abhay Negi was the wrecker in chief - taking figures of 4 for 17. Pondicherry will next be locking horns against Mizoram on Friday.
Brief scores: Meghalaya 107 in 26.1 overs (Sagar Trivedi 4-18). Pondicherry 108-6 in 23.5 overs (Suresh Kumar 37; Abhay Negi 4-17). Pondicherry won by 4 wickets.
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