Anshul Kamboj shines in Haryana's Super Over win

A thrilling contest in Hyderabad saw Haryana pip Punjab in the Super Over after the two teams were level on scores of 207 after both innings. Haryana needed just two runs to win after Abhishek Sharma and Sanvir Singh were dismissed for first-ball ducks by Anshul Kamboj in the Super Over.

Earlier, captain Ankit Kumar (51 off 26) and Nishant Sindhu (61 off 31) set up the total for Haryana while Sumit Kumar added a quick 28 to take the side to 207. Ashwani Kumar picked up 3 for 31 in his four overs. In reply, Punjab lost Abhishek Sharma early for six while Prabhsimran Singh departed for 20, both to Kamboj (4-0-26-2). Anmolpreet Singh's quickfire 81 off 37 balls put Punjab back in the chase while Sanvir Singh's 16-ball 30 ensured Punjab tied Haryana in the regular 20 overs.

Brief Scores: Haryana 207/9 in 20 overs (Nishant Sindhu 61, Ankit Kumar 51; Ashwani Kumar 3-31) tied with Punjab 207/7 in 20 overs (Anmolpreet Singh 81, Sanvir Singh 30*; Anshul Kamboj 2-26).
Super Over: Punjab 1/2 in 3 balls (Ramandeep Singh 1*; Anshul Kamboj 2-1) lost to Haryana 4/0 in 1 ball (Nishant Sindhu 4*).

Arshin Kulkarni's unbeaten 89 off 54 and Prithvi Shaw's blistering 36-ball 66 ensured Maharashtra chased down 192 against Hyderabad. Rahul Tripathi added a cameo of 26 from 11 balls to seal the win. Kulkarni and Shaw had a 117-run opening stand in 12.1 overs. Earlier, Hyderabad posted 191/8 in their 20 overs with Chama Milind (35*) and Tanay Thyagrajan (32) top scoring.

Brief Scores: Hyderabad 191/8 in 20 overs (Chama Milind 35*, Tanay Thyagrajan 32; Jalaj Saxena 2-25) lost to Maharashtra 192/2 in 18.4 overs (Arshin Kulkarni 89*, Prithvi Shaw 66; Ajay Dev Goud 1-34) by 8 wickets.

Railways defended 149 by 32 runs against Kerala, with Atal Bihari Rai taking 3 for 23 and Shivam Chaudhary picking up two wickets. Kerala struggled from the start, with Sanju Samson scoring 19 off 25 and Rohan Kunnummal managing only 8. Salman Nizar and Ankit Sharma tried to revive the innings but Railways kept control.

Brief Scores: Railways 149/7 in 20 overs (Navneet Virk 32, Ravi Singh 25; Asif K M 3-27) beat Kerala 117/8 in 20 overs (Sanju Samson 19, Salman Nizar 18; Atal Bihari Rai 3-27) by 32 runs.

Rajasthan won their second consecutive match by chasing 170 against Tripura with seven balls to spare. Opener Shubham Garhwal smashed a 20-ball 51 before falling in the PowerPlay, with Rajasthan already at 72. The middle order anchored the chase. For Tripura, M B Mura Singh scored 40 and Hanuma Vihari made 36, while Kamlesh Nagarkoti took three wickets for Rajasthan.

Brief Scores: Tripura 169/7 in 20 overs (M B Mura Singh 40, Sridam Paul 37; Kamlesh Nagarkoti 3-34) lost to Rajasthan 171/5 in 18.5 overs (Shubham Garhwal 51, Kunal Singh Rathore 33; Swapnil Singh 3-42) by 5 wickets.