Syed Mushtaq Ali T20: Shreevats, Vivek guide Bengal to easy victory

Shreevats Goswami scored an unbeaten 79 off 52 balls as Bengal romped home by seven wickets against Odisha in an East Zone encounter

Shreevats Goswani scored an unbeaten half-century to help Bengal register victory.

Opener Shreevats Goswami smashed an unbeaten 79 off 52 balls in company of young Vivek Singh (64 no) as Bengal romped home by seven wickets in an East Zone encounter of the National T20 Championship for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Batting first, Odisha scored 157 for 5 with Rajesh Dhuper scoring 90 off 64 balls with eight boundaries and two sixes. Part-time off-break bowler Writtick Chatterjee (2/25 in 4 overs) and skipper Manoj Tiwary (2/23 in 3 overs) shared bulk of the spoils between them.

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In reply, Bengal coasted home in 18.4 overs with Shreevats and Vivek setting up the platform with 134 run opening stand in 13.5 overs. Shreevats hit boundaries on all sides of the wicket — nine of them in all and also two sixes while young Vivek also hit three maximums and five boundaries.

By the time Shreevats was dismissed, Bengal needed only three runs to win the match.