MULAPADU (Andhra Pradesh): Vidarbha crushed Meghalaya by eight wickets to notch up their third straight win and remain atop the Plate Group standings in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament on Saturday.
Chasing a paltry 97, Vidarbha cantered home in 11.1 overs with opener Atharva Taida steering the win with an unbeaten 40 (2x4, 2x6), their massive win lifting their net run rate to +3.088.
Earlier, medium pacer Yash Thakur (3/12) and left-arm spinner Akshay Karnewar (2/27) struck twice each inside the Powerplay to reduce Meghalaya to 39/4.
Meghalaya struggled to recover from the jittery start and were skittled out for 96 in 19.1 overs.
Off-spinner Akshay Wakhare also chipped in with two wickets, while senior India pacer Umesh Yadav was at his tidy best returning with figures of 4-0-10-1.
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