Mayank, Smaran fifties guide Karnataka to victory

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Karnataka's Emphatic Chase

Karnataka's skipper Mayank Agarawal and Smaran Ravichandran's aggressive fifties helped the team chase down Tripura's 185/5 with three balls to spare. Mayank hit three sixes and as many fours, while Smaran was the aggressor, hitting eight crisp boundaries and a couple of maximums.

Rajasthan's Massive Victory

Rajasthan's Bharat Sharma and Deepak Hooda's destructive half-centuries set up a massive 62-run victory over Mizoram. Hooda slammed half a dozen sixes in his 33-ball knock, while skipper Mahipal Lomror added the finishing touches with a nine-ball cameo worth 23.

Jharkhand's Clinical Dismantling

Jharkhand's skipper Virat Singh shone among a slew of batting cameos in the team's clinical dismantling of Manipur by 88 runs. Virat hammered 10 boundaries on his way to a 32-ball 64, while Pankaj Kumar's 21-ball unbeaten cameo of 41 comprised five fours and a couple of hits over the fence.

Punjab's Easy Win

Punjab chased down Bihar's lowly target of 114 inside 10 overs for a massive NRR boost. Prabhsimran Singh started the fireworks with his boundary-filled 15-ball 38, while skipper Abhishek Sharma's 14-ball 33 included two maximums.

Bihar's Collapse

Bihar were restricted to just 113/6 by Harpreet Brar's 3-18 and Ramandeep Singh's 2 for 6 in two overs. Brar struck thrice in quick succession in his middle-overs spell to reduce Bihar to 73/4 from a comfortable 56/1 in the space of five overs.