Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019 | Elite Group A finally kicks off on another rain-marred day

The first match of the day between Goa and Andhra Pradesh at the KSCA Stadium in Alur had to be delayed due to a wet outfield after constant downpour before the game. The match was ultimately reduced to 21 overs per side. Sent into bat after losing the toss, Goa got off to a disastrous start losing four of its wickets for just 17 runs. A couple of cameos in the middle-order helped them post a defendable target of 108, as Prithvi Raj took a five-for. However, Andhra made light work off it as Prasanth Kumar led the way with his 46 off 44 balls to chase down the score with four balls and seven wickets in hand.

In the match between Jharkhand and karnataka, the former won the toss to bat first and made the most of its decision. Three players struck half-centuries to post a commanding total of 285/9, even though Rahul Shukla and Anand Singh came away with four wickets each. With skipper Ishan Kishan departing for a lowly 11, Karnataka never really looked into the game as wickets kept falling at regular intervals, Krishnappa Gowtham was the pick of the bowlers as his five-wicket haul cleaned out the opposition for 162, earning his team a huge 123-run victory.