Siddharth Kaul’s very good spell of 4 for 26, together with a hat-trick, and Prabhsimran Singh’s unbeaten 89 powered Punjab previous Karnataka by 9 wickets in Elite Group A of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 Trophy at Alur (1) floor right here on Tuesday.

Punjab moved to the highest with two wins in as many matches, whereas Karnataka slipped to a primary loss in two outings.

Falling aside

After being put in, Karnataka stumbled to a sub-par 125 for eight in 20 overs.

Solely Rohan Kadam (32, 33b, 3×4) confirmed some struggle, whereas the extra established gamers — Devdutt Padikkal (19), Karun Nair (13) and Ok. Gowtham (13) — faltered.

Punjab seamer Siddharth’s hat-trick got here within the 17th over when he dismissed Kadam, Aniruddha Joshi and A. Mithun in succession.

Punjab confronted no hassle within the chase, reaching the goal with 5.2 overs to spare. Younger wicketkeeper-batsman Prabhsimran and Abhishek Sharma (30, 30b, 2×4, 1×6) set Punjab heading in the right direction, placing on 93 for the opening wicket.

Prabhsimran returned unbeaten with a 52-ball 89 laced with 9 fours and 5 sixes.

Devdhar, Shivam shine

In one other fixture, Railways outclassed Uttar Pradesh by eight wickets. Mrunal Devdhar (57, 52b, 8×4) and Shivam Chaudhary (56 n.o., 39b, 6×4, 1×6) helped Railways attain the small 134-run goal with 14 balls to spare.

With two wins, Railways is tied with Punjab on factors, however the latter is forward on internet run charge.