Andhra and Mumbai posted wins over Gujarat and Goa today to qualify for the national knockout phase of the Vijay Hazare Trophy from Group ‘C’ here. While Andhra trounced Gujarat by nine wickets to notch up its fifth straight victory, Mumbai won its fourth game to make sure of advancing. Meanwhile, Mumbai rode on half-centuries by Surya Kumar Yadav (71), Prithvi Shaw (53) and captain Aditya Tare (59) to post a four-wicket win over Goa. Chasing Goa’s score of 266 for 8, Mumbai secured the win in the 47th over as the top-order got going. Earlier, identical scores of 56 by former IPL star Swapnil Asnodkar and Suyash S Prabhudessai helped Goa make 266 in 50 overs.

Source: Hindustan Times February 12, 2018 13:30 UTC