Andhra vs Uttar Pradesh, Pre Quarter Final 2 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Bengal defended 159 against Chandigarh in the first quarterfinal earlier today. UP stuttered a bit chasing a similar target but they got the job done. That's it for today.Tune in on Wednesday for the four quarterfinals. Until then, goodbye...

Bhuvneshwar Kumar: We were (under a bit of pressure). The way we started and the way their bowlers pulled back things, we were lacking behind. But till Rinku was there, we had the belief that he'll do it for us. (Areas to improve) The last few overs (with the ball) and with the bat in the middle overs. Overall, we are playing good cricket but as a team, we need to address a few things going into the next match.

Vipraj Nigam | Player of the Match This was my best chance to prove that I am in this team as an allrounder and win a knockout game for my team. The coaching staff and all the players backed me. I knew if I could play a few shots, it'd help Rinku. It was a good pitch, slightly slow. We were able to execute our plans.

Ricky Bhui: They played really well. The quality was seen, the difference between their bowling (and ours). We can do better in that aspect of our bowling. A lot of young guys are coming in. The powerplay could have been much better seeing the conditions. Even with the batting, we could have applied a bit because the wicket was slightly stickier in the first innings. Slightly it (pitch) got better. In the first session, it was seaming also.

19:55 Local Time, 14:25 GMT, 19:55 IST: Uttar Pradesh progress to the quarterfinal by hunting down Andhra's 156 with an over to spare. UP got off to a flier with Karan Sharma hitting a flurry of boundaries. They raced away to 63 in the powerplay without losing a wicket. Andhra fought back. Sudharsan removed both the openers in the same over. He along with Satyanarayana Raju and Tripurana Vijay exerted pressure in the middle overs as UP slipped from 70/0 to 109/6. That's when Rinku Singh and Vipraj Nigam joined hands. Sasikanth was taken to the cleaners in the 17th over which went for 22 runs. Andhra couldn't recover post that as the duo hit boundaries for fun to take their team home. While Rinku is a proven finisher, Vipraj Nigam played a gem with the bat after scalping two wickets earlier with the ball.

Stephen to Rinku Singh, 1 run, UP win by 4 wickets! Rinku Singh comes down the track, yorks himself and jams it to long-on. He punches the air as he runs to the other end

Stephen to Vipraj Nigam, 1 run, full delivery, flicked to deep midwicket. Scores level

Just two runs needed now...

Stephen to Vipraj Nigam, FOUR, low full toss, driven firmly through the covers. The man in the deep dives to his right but to no avail. A gem of an innings from Vipraj

Celebrations begin in the UP camp

Stephen to Vipraj Nigam, SIX, full and in the slot, Vipraj Nigam clears his front leg and tonks it over long-on. High and handsome

Rinku has a word with Vipraj Nigam

Stephen to Rinku Singh, 1 run, back of a length, dabbed to third man

Stephen to Rinku Singh, FOUR, nicely played! Short of a length outside off, Rinku Singh stays calm, waits for it and opens the bat-face at the last moment to guide it between short third man and backward point

Cheepurapalli Stephen [3.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack

Equation: 17 runs | 12 balls.

Satyanarayana Raju to Rinku Singh, 1 run, back of a length, pulled to deep midwicket

Satyanarayana Raju to Vipraj Nigam, 1 run, full outside off, Vipraj Nigam slashes hard and the outside edge flies towards third man. The fielder runs in and dives forward. Excellent effort but the ball seems to have dropped just short of him

Satyanarayana Raju to Rinku Singh, 1 run, shortish ball, pulled to deep midwicket. Rinku slips as he completes the first run

Satyanarayana Raju to Vipraj Nigam, 1 run, slower ball, Nigam waits and pulls to deep square leg