Baroda beat Railways by 9 runs in Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy

Baroda eked out a hard-fought nine-runs win over Railways to register their second win in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 tournament, here today.
Opting to bat, Baroda rode on Hardik Pandya's 44-ball 54 and Yusuf Pathan's run-a-ball 41 to score 142 for the loss of five wickets.
Ranjit Mali picked up two wickets for Railways, giving away 21 euns.
Chasing the target, Birendra Vivek Singh struck a 43-ball 46 but that was not enough to take Railways over the line as they finished on 133 for the loss os six wickets.
Deepak Hooda was the pick of the bowler for Baroda, scalping three wickets for 23 runs.

Brief Scores:
Baroda: 142 for for five in 20 overs (Hardik Pandya 54, Yusuf Pathan 41; Ranjit Mali 2/21).
Railways: 133 for six in 20 overs (Birendra Vivek Singh 46; Deepak Hooda 3/23).