Suresh Raina, Umang Sharma star in Uttar Pradesh's win over Baroda

Suresh RainaSuresh Raina continued his imperious form with a third successive half century as Uttar Pradesh kept their final hopes alive with a resounding seven wicket win over Baroda in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy here today Chasing a stiff 193 after they opted to field Uttar Pradesh were in trouble with 01 in the first ball but Raina and opener Umang Sharma made it easy in the end with a match winning 160run partnership off 90 ballsRaina hit a fluent 47ball 56 inclusive of five fours and two sixes while Sharma smashed a careerbest 95 off 47 balls Five runs shy of a century Sharma edged Atit Sheth behind the stumps as he along with Raina got out in space of six balls with 33 needed off 24 but Rinku Singh applied the finishing touches with an unbeaten 26 off 11 4x4 Uttar Pradesh thus returned to winning ways after their fivewicket reversal against Tamil Nadu at the Eden Gardens yesterday They now have two wins from three matchesWith eight points from three matches each Delhi and Uttar Pradesh will clash in a virtual semifinal tomorrow to determine the finalist from Group B In the second match of the day at the Jadavpur University second campus ground in Saltlake Bengal finished their campaign with an easy sevenwicket win over Tamil Nadu Kanishk Seth 326 was the pick of Bengals attack while Sayan Ghosh and Aamir Gani claimed two wickets each as they restricted Tamil Nadu to 1299 after they opted to batSudip Chatterjee 51 not out from 47 balls 6x4 struck a second successive halfcentury to seal the chase with 22 balls to spare Writtick Chatterjee gave him a fine support with 44 from 32 balls 5x4 Brief Scores Baroda 1923 20 overs Urvil Patel 96 Deepak Hooda 45 lost to Uttar Pradesh 1953 184 overs Umang Sharma 95 Suresh Raina 56 by seven wickets Tamil Nadu 1299 20 overs Anirudha Srikkanth 37 Kanishk Seth 326 Sayan Ghosh 219 Aamir Gani 216 lost to Bengal 1343 162 overs Sudip Chatterjee 51 not out Writtick Chatterjee 44 by seven wicketsThe contentreporting displayed on our websitewwwmiddaycomis provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE by us from third party agencies sources without any verification from our side It may contain error bugs and other limitations The readers can rely on the content at their own will Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability data text images video messages or any other material whatsoever or for any claimslossaction that the reader may suffer as a result of relying on the content on our site Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeverCatch up on all the latest Mumbai National and International news hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the go