UP go to top of table with facile win

Uttar Pradesh coasted to a 10 wicket victory over Orissa on the last day of their Super League match at the Green Park in Kanpur today. UP now lead the Group C points table with 11 points from 2 matches while Orissa are yet to get off the mark.

Resuming at 129/3, Sanjay Raul and Rashmi Parida extended their stand to 132 before Parida fell for 69 (141 balls, 10 fours) with the score at 152. P Jai Chandra joined Raul and the two went in to lunch at 208/4. It was after lunch that Orissa's resistance finally broke down as Musi Raza took 5 of the last 6 wickets to fall with his off breaks including 3 in the space of 8 balls. Raza finished with 5/49 in 15.2 overs. Raul top scored with 82 (202 balls, 10 fours) while Jai Chandra remained unbeaten on 65 (117 balls, 9 fours).

The innings terminated at 257 and with 12 runs needed UP openers Manoj Mudgal and Mohammed Saif took just ten balls to put an end to the match. Both Orissa and UP play Saurashtra at Rajkot in their next matches, from February 24-27 and March 4-7 respectively.