Iyer’s fifty in vain as Punjab pip Mumbai

Kolkata: The stylish Yuvraj Singh struck a 34-ball 40 to help Punjab beat Mumbai by three wickets for their second successive win in the Super League stage of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy domestic T20 competition here on Monday. Shreyas Iyer’s 79 went in vain for Mumbai.

Chasing a challenging 199, Punjab were 72/2 when the out-of-favour India left-hander took control of the match with opener Manan Vohra (42 from 31 balls; 3x4, 2x6). Yuvraj’s knock was studded with two fours and two sixes and also inspired Gurkeerat Singh to bring out his best with a quickfire 18-ball 43 (6x4, 2x6), as they chased down the target with four balls to spare. 
    
Scores: Uttar Pradesh 235/3 in 20 overs (Suresh Raina 126*, Akshdeep Nath 80) bt Bengal 160 in 16.1 overs (Shreevats Goswami 57, Sudip Chatterjee 36, Kuldeep Yadav 4/26, Mohsin Khan 3/35). Mumbai 198/4 in 20 overs (Shreyas Iyer 79, Akhil Herwadkar 42) lost to Punjab 199/7 in 19.2 overs (Gurkeerat Mann 43, Manan Vohra 42, Yuvraj Singh 40; Shivam Dube 3/27). Jharkhand 157/5 in 20 overs (Virat Singh 43, Ishan Kishan 39; Aditya Garhwal 2/15, Chahar 2/35) lost to Rajasthan 158/6 in 19.1 overs (Aditya Garhwal 43, Salman Khan 34, Deepak Chahar 20*; Varun Aaron 2/24, Jaskaran Singh 2/42).