Shivam Sharma, Rinku star in Uttar Pradesh's win over Karnataka

BENGALURU: Left-arm spinner Shivam Sharma's three for 40 and left-handed middle-order batsman Rinku Singh's 62 off 61 balls helped Uttar Pradesh (UP) beat Karnataka under VJD method by 9 runs in the Vijay Hazare one-day tournament here on Saturday.

After Karnataka made 246 for eight in their allotted 50 overs, UP scored 215 for four in 45.2 overs to win the game.

Brief scores: Karnataka 246/8 in 50 overs (D Padikkal 52, A Joshi 68, S Sharma 3/40) lost to Uttar Pradesh 215/4 in 45.2 overs (Rinku Singh 62 not out, A Goswami 54, K Sharma 40).

Gurkeerat Singh Mann's unbeaten 139 went in vain as Tamil Nadu defeated Punjab by six wickets in an Elite Group B match. Mann's 139 off 121 deliveries (14x4s, 7x6s) had helped Punjab score 288 for four in 50 overs. However, Tamil Nadu romped home with an over to spare. IANS

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