India all-rounder Shivam Dube (4-68) then starred with the ball as Mumbai notched their fifth win in six matches
Mumbai captain Shreyas Iyer during his 82 against Himachal in Jaipur on Tuesday. Pic/PTI
Mumbai captain Shreyas Iyer warmed up for the home ODI series against New Zealand with a scintillating 82 to help his side beat Himachal Pradesh by seven runs and qualify for the Vijay Hazare Trophy quarter-finals from Group C here on Tuesday.
India all-rounder Shivam Dube (4-68) then starred with the ball as Mumbai notched their fifth win in six matches.
Mumbai secured 20 points and qualified for the quarter-finals with a round to spare. Sent in to bat, Mumbai posted 299 for 9 after the match was reduced to 33-over-per-side affair with Iyer and opener Musheer Khan (73) doing the bulk of scoring.
Himachal ran close to the 300-run target, though they lost two wickets for no score at the end of the first over. They were all out for 292 in 32.4 overs.
Brief scores
Mumbai 299-9 in 33 overs (S Iyer 82, M Khan 73; V Arora 3-63; A Kumar 3-62; K Pal 3-52) beat Himachal 292 all out in 32.4 overs (P Mann 64, M Dagar 64, A Bains 53; S Dube 4-68) by seven runs
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