Punjab thrashed Karnataka by nine wickets in an Elite Group A match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament at the KSCA ground in Alur.
Simran Singh starred with a 52-ball 89 to help Punjab to an easy victory but the real damage was done by the bowlers who restricted a strong Karnataka side to 125/8 in the 20 overs.
Siddarth Kaul was the pick of the bowlers for Punjab as picked up four wickets for just 26 runs in his overs.
In the other game in Elite Group A, Railways beat Uttar Pradesh by wickets thanks to half-centuries from Mrunal Devdhar and Shivam Chaudhary.
It was a combined effort by the Railways bowlers to restrict UP to 133-8. Kanishk Seth, Dhrushant Soni and Harsh Tyagi all bagged two wickets each.
Railways eased to the target with 14 balls to spare.
It was also a good day for Jammu and Kashmir who beat Tripura in the other Elite Group A match. Aquib Nabi and Abid Mushtaq worked the magic with the ball as Tripura were bowled out for 93.
J&K reached the…