Assam stun Mumbai to enter semis of Vijay Hazare

Assam's dream run in the Vijay Hazare Trophy continued as they stunned Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai by 27 runs to enter the semi-finals of the domestic ODI tournament here today.
Chasing a paltry 179 for win, Mumbai, the last season's runners-up, were in for a shock as their batting line-up crumbled in front of a disciplined Assam attack to be bowled out for 151 in 46.5 overs in the low-scoring quarter-final.
The day, however, started on a bright note for Mumbai as they bundled out Assam for 178 in 47.4 overs after opting to ball at the Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium.

Pace duo of Aavishkar Salvi (3/25) and Rajesh Verma (3/32) shared six wickets between them while left-arm spinner Iqbal Abdullah picked up two wickets to destabilise Assam's innings.
In-form Sibsankar Roy (69) and Gokul Sharma (51) scored half-centuries apiece to take Assam to close to the 180-run mark.
Salvi's opening burst had Assam tottering at 30 for three before Sibsankar and Gokul revived the innings with a a 92-run fifth-wicket stand.
Assam were in a decent position at 147 for four in the 40th over before their lower order crumbled like a pack of cards.