Hazare: Bowlers, Jaiswal help Mumbai beat Kerala by 8 wickets

Mumbai dished out a clinical performance to maul Goa by eight wickets in their Elite Group A match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Monday.

Despite this win in the 50-over tournament, Mumbai's chances of making the play-offs appear bleak as they are at the sixth position in the Group.

After bundling Kerala out for a modest 199, courtesy three wickets each by pacers Dhawal Kulkarni (3/54) and Shardul Thakur (3/40), Mumbai comfortably chased the target with 11.4 overs to spare with young prodigy Yashasvi Jaiswal (122) slamming a century.

For Kerala, only captain Robin Uthappa (43) and tailender Nidheesh (40) could make some impact with the bat.

Mumbai bowlers did not allow the opposition batsmen to settle and took wickets at regular interval at the Just Cricket ground.

The chase was a walk in the park for Mumbai as their openers Jaiswal and Aditya Tare (67) put on 195 runs for the first wicket to guide the team to an easy victory.

Jaiswal hammered 14 fours and three ...