Kerala fielding against Haryana in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Kerala captain Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to field Basil Thampi was replaced by MD Nitheesh and Basil Thampi was replaced by Akshay Chandran. Meanwhile, batting first, Haryana lost the first wicket.
Sreesanth struck 12 in the first over to give Haryana the lead. When Chaitanya Bishnoi became dangerous, Sreesanth and Nitish struck in the second over. Jalaj Saxena took the wicket in the third over. Saxena handed over Arun Chaprana, who scored 10, to Vishnu Vinod.
Himanshu Rana (6) also returned in the fifth over. Rana was handed over to Saxena Robin Uthappa.
When the information was finally received, Haryana had scored 2 runs for the loss of two wickets in 7 overs. Chaitanya Bishnoi (31) and SR Chauhan (7) were at the crease.
If Kerala wins with the best run rate and comes first in the group, they can enter the quarterfinals directly. Failure to do so will make the quarter difficult. Kerala won the first three matches and lost to Andhra Pradesh in the last match. Haryana, meanwhile, are in super form, having won all four of their matches. Also Read Haryana vs Kerala: Kerala set a target of 199 against Haryana
