Good Morning and Welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of Round 1 of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2015-16. We will bring you live updates of the matches from the afternoon session. The tournament starts on January 2, 2016 and will end on January 20, 2016. The afternoon session will see teams such as Karnataka, Delhi and Tamil Nadu battle it out. Following six matches in the morning session (9:00 am local time), there will be six matches in the afternoon session (13:00 pm local time). We will bring you live updates from the following games: Karnataka vs Services, Delhi vs Railways, Assam vs Baroda, Saurashtra vs Tripura, Haryana vs Tamil Nadu, Kerala vs Jammu & Kashmir
Karnataka vs Services:
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Karnataka 67/5 in 10 overs; BATTING: Stuart Binny 3(10), Vinay Kumar 8(11): A very weak start from Karnataka as they have already lost 5 wickets. 67 runs are on the board and with this run rate, the final score will be around 130 which can’t be called safe. They need to score fast runs.
Assam vs Baroda:
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Baroda 83/2 in 11 overs; BATTING: Deepak Hooda 8(9), Kedar Devdhar 48(32): Well started by Baroda as their opener Kedar Devdhar is still there at the crease and is inching towards his half century. Baroda’s strong start can easily lead them to a total beyond 150 which will be good.
Delhi vs Railways:
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Railways 143/1 in 12 overs; BATTING: Saurabh 78(35), Asadulla Khan 50(35): And Railways have got a very strong start. They have 143 runs on the board already and that might lead to a huge total. Both the batsmen look settled and are expected to stay there till the end.
Tripura vs Saurashtra:
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Saurashtra 60/2 in 10 overs; BATTING: A A Barot 7(8), Cheteshwar Pujara 34(31): Pujara looks well set and it’s Barot who is there at the crease now with him. He needs to provid Pujara support from the other end so that the run increases.
Kerala vs Jammu&Kashmir:
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Jammu and Kashmir 70/3 in 11 overs; BATTING: Ian Chauhan 2(2), Mithun Manhas 7(3): Though J&K have runs on board but they have lost 3 wickets already and need to protect wickets. They have 9 more overs to go and need good runs as well.
Haryana vs Tamil Nadu:
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Haryana 80/4 in 13 overs; BATTING: N R Saini 48(40), Hooda 10(10): The coreboard does not look good at all. Losing 4 wickets, Haryana have 80 runs on the board after 13 overs and if they don’t manage to go beyond 15 at least, the score can’t be called safe.
The match between Karnataka and Services will be played at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. Delhi’s encounter with Railways will be held at the Alembic Ground at Vadodara. Assam and Baroda will battle it out at the Reliance Stadium at Vadodara. Saurashtra’s game against Tripura will be hosted at the Nehru Stadium in Kochi.
The Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium at Nagpur will witness the game between Haryana and Tamil Nadu on its turf. Kerala and Jammu and Kashmir will play their tie at the St. Paul’s College Ground at Kochi. The competition between these teams will be cutthroat and in the shortest format it is always difficult to pick a favourite. The opening round of matches will be crucial as it will help set the tone for the course of the series.