Quarter-finals 1st Quarter-final Hyderabad and Uttar Pradesh last met during the 1998 season with the former emerging as victors. Going into the quarter-final, Hyderabad had a win in their last match in the Super League, against
Baroda, while Uttar Pradesh had lost to
Tamil Nadu. Also, emerging India player
Mohammad Kaif was making a return to his home side after having been on the sideline during the
triangular series in Sharjah, while it was expected that Hyderabad had former India captain
Mohammad Azharuddin returning after India's exit in the series. Azharuddin had scored more than 600 runs
at 86 for his team before heading for international duty. However, in his absence, upon winning the toss and choosing to bat first, Hyderabad had
VVS Laxman making a century. It was his fourth century of the season, and came in 187 deliveries. He was dropped thrice, and made the most of it, making 128 runs. Uttar Pradesh's reply to their 291 came strong. Kaif and
Jyoti Yadav both scored half-centuries, taking their team to 206/3 at the end of day 2. Off-spinner
Kanwaljit Singh's impressive bowling, and hosts' captain
Gyanendra Pandey 's addition of 47, meant the latter's team secure a 71-run lead. However, the visitors batted their way into the game with the help of another Laxman century, an unbeaten 177, setting the home side a target of 311. Laxman and opener
Nand Kishore put on 180 runs for the second wicket, before the latter was trapped
lbw for 93 by Pandey. Requiring 283 to win with ten wickets in hand, the hosts' batting saw a collapse on the final day. Spinners
Venkatapathy Raju (6/57) and Singh (3/78) took their team home by a 92-run margin. The only notable partnership came for the second wicket, between brother Kaif and
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2nd Semi-final Final ==Scorecards and averages==