Virat Singh of Jharkhand and Abhishekh Sharma of Punjab, the two centurions stole the show in the Syed Mushtaq Ali on Thursday. Karnataka and RCB’s Devdutt Padikkal missed out on his century by just one run but his effort was enough to ensure victory for his state.
Among the best bowling efforts, Baroda’s Lukman Meriwala impressed as he bagged a five-for in his team’s nine-wicket win over Chhattisgarh.
For Bengal Ishan Porel and Akash Deep took four wickets each as they beat Hyderabad by six wickets.
The day began with fireworks from Virat as he smashed 12 boundaries and three sixes in his knock of 103 off 53 deliveries against Assam. Well supported by Saurabh Tiwary and Kumar Deobrat, Jharkhand posted a huge score of 233 in their 20 overs.
Assam put up a fighting show with the bat but eventually fell short by 51 runs.
At the same time, Abhishek Sharma scored another brilliant century. There was even more power-hitting involved as he hit nine sixes in his knock of 107…