Axar Patel stars for Gujarat; Dhoni disappoints again in Hazare trophy

Put in to bat, Railways raced to 30 runs in five overs before Axar Patel struck to remove Asadullakhan who looked in good touch. After losing two more wickets by 52, Arindam Ghosh and Mahesh Rawat combined for a 132-run partnership. Ghosh remained not out on 96 as Railways set a target of 260 at the end of 50 overs. Axar finished with tight figures of 1/35 off 10 overs in a high-scoring innings.

Gujarat got off to a shaky start after opener S K Patel was bowled lbw in the third ball of the innings. The chase seemed to be in trouble at 126-4 after 29.2 overs, with Gujarat needing 134 runs off 124 balls. None of the top-order batsmen managed to convert their good starts into a big score. Axar, however, came to the team's rescue with a 59-ball 75, and along with R H Bhatt took Gujarat within striking distance of the target. After the duo fell in rapid succession, the tail-enders managed to wrest a win with two balls to spare.

Brief scores: Railways 259/5 in 50/50 ov (Arindam Ghosh 96, Mahesh Rawat 60, Axar Patel 1/35) lost to Gujarat 260/6 in 49.4/50 ov (Axar Patel 75, R H Bhatt 72, Karn Sharma 2/38)

Other scores:

J & K v Haryana - J & K 75 all out in 22/50 ov lost to Haryana 76/0 runs in 11/50 ov

Mumbai v Assam - Mumbai 198 all out in 49.5/50 ov defeated Assam 102 all out in 35/50 ov

Baroda v Vidarbha - Baroda 173 all out in 46/50 ov lost to Vidarbha 174/3 in 42/50 ov

Tamil Nadu v Punjab - Tamil Nadu 226 all out in 45.3/50 ov lost to Punjab 230/4 in 44.5/50 ov

Goa v Madhya Pradesh - Goa 214 all out in 43.2/50 ov lost to Madhya Pradesh 215/3 in 42.2/50 ov

Maharashtra v Tripura - Maharashtra 294 all out 49.4/50 defeated Tripura 183 all out in 49.5/50 ov

Hyderabad v Services - Hyderabad 224/7 in 50/50 lost to Services 225/5 in 48.5/50 ov

Odisha v Delhi - Odisha 225/9 in 50/50 ov lost to Delhi 228/5 in 46.3/50 ov

Kerala v Jharkhand - Kerala 236/8 in 50/50 ov lost to Jharkhand 240/5 in 47/50 ov

Bengal v Uttar Pradesh - Bengal 221 in 48.3/50 lost to Uttar Pradesh 222/6 in 46.4/50 ov