Mohali ∙ With the bowlers once again taking the field with tight bowling, Kerala restricted the mighty Services to 148 runs in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. After losing the toss, Services went into bat and scored 148 runs at the loss of eight wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Vaishakh Chandran, who was strong with four wickets in the debut match, shone once again with three wickets against Services. Opener Anshul Gupta was the top scorer for Services with 39 runs off 35 balls.
The Kerala bowlers captured Services after setting a good foundation with a half-century partnership on the opening wicket. Anshul Gupta scored 39 runs off 35 balls with three fours and a six. Another opener Ravi Chauhan scored 22 runs off 27 balls with three fours.
Rahul Singh (12 off 13 balls), P Reghade (17 off 11 balls), Amit Pachara (six off three balls), Devender Lochab (17 off 15 balls), Pulkit Narang (0) and Vikas Hatwala (seven off 10 balls) are the other players. Arjan Sharma remained unbeaten on 10 runs off five balls.
Vaishakh Chandran took three wickets for Kerala conceding 28 runs in four overs. K.M. Asif conceded 31 runs in four overs and took two wickets. Sijomon Joseph and Manu Krishnan got a wicket each.
After winning all three matches in Elite Group C, Kerala is at the first position with 12 points. Services have won two out of three matches and are in third place with eight points. Services are ahead of Karnataka on average with eight points.
English Summary: Kerala vs Services, Elite Group C – Live Cricket Score