Nitin Sainis match-winning knock of 67 in the second innings enabled Haryana to garner five points and stay in line for a quarterfinal berth. The win allowed Haryana to move to third in Group B. Set a target of 144,Haryana won in 47.4 overs with seven wickets in hand. Ankit Rawat contributed with 34 to ensure that Saini didn’t have to fight a lone battle.
There wasnt too much assistance for the Haryana medium pacers on this Day Three wicket. Batsmen,once set,didnt have too much trouble making runs. Haryana skipper Amit Mishra,a leg-spinner, was successful in bringing about a change in pace. He picked up three wickets. Orissas Subrajit Sahoo batted with ease and displayed patience to reach his half century before being trapped by Mishra. Medium pacer Alok Sahoo added a valuable 20 in 19 balls,a knock that contained three massive hits over the boundary before Orissa was bowled out for 150.