Mumbai: Seeking to make a comeback to the Indian team, Gautam Gambhir made a patient half-century but Virender Sehwag failed again as Delhi reached 191/3 in reply to Mumbai's 324 in their Group A Ranji Trophy match here today.
At stumps on the second day of the match, Mithun Manhas, (60) and Manan Sharma (13) were at the crease.
Gambhir top-scored for the visitors with 64.
Having bowled out Mumbai for 324 after the hosts resumed at overnight 252/6, Delhi trailed the defending champions by 133 runs in their first innings when stumps were drawn for the day.
While Sehwag was out caught behind for just nine off another out-of-favour India player, pacer Zaheer Khan, Gambhir struck 12 fours during his 147-ball knock at the Bandra Kurla Complex.
Manhas scored his runs off 103 balls while hitting nine fours and a six.
Pacer Parvinder Awana was the star performer for Delhi with ball, returning impressive figures of five for 72 in 27 overs.
While he could get just one wicket, Mumbai captain Zaheer smashed an entertaining 50-ball 51 to prop up his side's innings. He hit four sixes and three fours during his brisk knock.
Brief scores:
Mumbai 1st innings: 324 all out in 112.2 overs (Siddhesh Lad 74, Wasim Jaffer 61, Aditya Tare 53, Zaheer 51; Parvinder Awana 5/72).
Delhi 1st innings: 191/3 in 56 overs (Gautam Gambhir 64, Mithun Manhas 60; javed Khan 2/36).
Bengal stage fightback with Arindam's unbeaten half-century
Bengal stage fightback with Arindam's unbeaten half-century
Kolkata: Bengal put up a strong reply with opener Arindam Das' gritty unbeaten halfcentury after Madhya Pradesh's first innings folded for a challenging 431 in their Group B Ranji Trophy league match at the Eden Gardens, here today.
The hosts still have a mountain to climb to avoid the first innings defecit as they trail by 314 runs with Arindam looking steady on unbeaten 70 (118b; 11x4s) while Anustup Majumdar was not out on 12 at close on day two.
Earlier resuming at his overnight score of 14, Udit Birla completed his half-century. But Naman Ojha, who was unbeaten on 101, was the first to depart after Sib Shankar Pal once again gave Bengal the first breakthrough to break the fifth wicket partnership of 73 runs.
The veteran Bengal medium pacer, who returned with figures of 3/68, added his third scalp while Ashok Dinda (2/124), after a listless display, impressed in his fifth spell (9-0-37-2) after being brought in from the High Court end with a two-wicket burst including Birla's wicket to reduce Madhya Pradesh to 378 for eight.
But Bengal struggled to snap the tailenders as the last two wickets -- Ankit Sharma (34 not out) and Ishwar Pandey (17) -- added crucial 53 runs including three boundaries in Dinda's last and 39th over to give a filip to MP's first innings total.
With little help from the Eden strip for the new ball duo of Ishwar Pandey and Anand Rajan, Bengal openers looked at ease.
Luck too aided Bengal as Rohan Banerjee was dropped on 8 by Birla, in what was a difficult chance, only to hurt his left hand.
Left-arm spinner Sharma, who impressed with the bat earlier in the second session, broke the opening 70-run partnership when he trapped Banerjee in front of the wicket.
But Arindam looked comfortable as he steadied the Bengal innings in an unbroken 47-run stand with Majumdar.
Brief Scores:
Madhya Pradesh 1st Innings 431; 135.5 overs (Naman Ojha 115, Udit Birla 68, Ankit Sharma 38 n.o.; Sib Shankar Paul 3/68, Anustup Majumdar 3/42, Ashok Dinda 2/124). Bengal 1st Innings 117/1; 36 overs (Arindam Das 70 batting).
Vasavada's double ton takes Saurashtra to 570 for 7 against UP
Vasavada's double ton takes Saurashtra to 570 for 7 against UP
Rajkot: Arpit Vasavada struck his maiden double century as Saurashtra piled up a huge 570 runs for seven against Uttar Pradesh on the second day of their group B Ranji Trophy match here today.
Apart from Vasavad, Kamlesh Makwana (63 batting) Chirag Jani (35) contributed in the hosts cause.
Resuming at overnight 235 for four, hosts added 335 runs losing three wickets at the Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) stadium at Khandheri.
Overnight batsmen Sheldon Jackson, batting on 102, and Vasavada who was on 17, stretched their association to 111 before Jackson got out after making 140 facing 240 balls with 19 fours and a six.
Southpaw Vasavada then built two useful partnerships. He put on 105 runs with Jani for the sixth wicket and then added 157 runs for the seventh wicket with Makwana.
Playing his 13th Ranji Trophy match Vasavada, completed his maiden double hundred facing 317 balls, hitting 25 fours.
He however got out in the second last over of the day after making 205 spending 433 minutes at the crease facing 321 balls with 26 ours.
Giving Makwana company was Dharmendra Jadeja (2) when stumps were drawn for the day.
For Uttar Pradesh, Piyush Chawla was the pick of the bowlers, taking three wickets conceding 152 runs while Imtiaz Ahmed took two wickets giving away 97 runs.
Brief Scores: Saurashtra 570 for 7 off 180 overs (Arpit Vasavada 205, Sheldon Jackson 140, Piyush Chawla 3-157, Imtiaz Ahmed 2-97) against Uttar Pradesh.
Maharashtra post 616 for nine decl
Maharashtra post 616 for nine decl
Hyderabad: Maharashtra rode on a double century from Kedar Jadhav and a ton from Rohit Motwani to find themselves at a commanding position at the end of second day's play in the Ranji Trophy Group C match against Hyderabad, here today.
Jadhav scored 204 off 267 deliveries (29x4, 1x6), while Motwani hit a 239-ball 107 laced with nine fours to power Maharashtra to 616 for nine declared.
Sangram Dilp Atitkar (98) also chipped in with valuable runs.
At stumps on day two, Hyderabad were on 53 for no loss with TL Suman unbeaten on 28 and Akshath Reddy on 20.
Resuming on 337 for four, overnight batsmen Jadhav and Motwani completed their double century and hundred, respectively.
The duo also put on 145-run stand for the fifth wicket.
Motwani then coupled with Atitkar to put on a solid 179 runs together for the sixth wicket.
M Ravi Kiran finished with four for 116, while Amol Shinde took three wickets.
Brief scores:
Maharashtra 1st innings: 616 for nine decl (Kedar Jadhav 204, Rohit Motwani 107; M Ravi Kiran 4/116).
Hyderabad 1st innings: 53 for no loss (TL Suman batting 28).
Kerala in command against minnows Tripura
Kerala in command against minnows Tripura
Kannur: Rohan Prem struck a fine half-century to take Kerala to a commanding position against Tripura on the second day of a Ranji Trophy Group C match here today.
Prem scored 80 off 127 deliveries with the help of eight fours and a six to help Kerala end their first innings at 297 all out in reply to Tripura's paltry 140.
Apart from Prem, VA Jagadeesh (43) and Sanju Samson (42) made notable contributions with the bat for Kerala.
Kerala now lead Tripura by 157 runs with two full days play still remaining in the match.
For Tripura, right-arm pacer Rana Dutta picked up four wickets for 38 while Abhijit Dey scalped three for 91.
Earlier, Tripura added just four runs to their overnight score of 136 for nine before being bowled out in 67 overs.
Brief Scores:
Tripura 1st innings: 140 all out in 67 overs
Kerala 1st innings: 297 all out in 91.1 overs (Rohan Prem 80; Rana Dutta 4/38).
Odisha post 453/6 decl, reduce Vidarbha to 14 for 2
Odisha post 453/6 decl, reduce Vidarbha to 14 for 2
Nagpur: Niranjan Behera and Subhrajit Sahoo slammed a century each as Odisha posted 453 for six declared before reducing Vidarbha to 14 for two at stumps on day two of their Ranji Trophy Group A match here today.
Deepak Behera (58 not out) also chipped in with an important half-century.
While Niranjan scored a patient 363-ball 131 studded with 14 boundaries, Sahoo remained unbeaten on 114 that came off 218 deliveries, including 10 fours and two sixes.
The day also saw Niranjan putting on a solid 100-run stand for the sixth wicket with Sahoo, who then joined hands with Deepak to share an unbeaten 111 runs partnership for the seventh wicket.
Odisha, after resuming at 226 for three with Niranjan on 90 and his overnight partner Biplab Samantray on 31, lost the latter early. Samantray's 40 came from 126 balls.
Niranjan went on to complete his century, while Sahoo and Deepak take the visitors to a comfortable position.
For Vidarbha, Amol Jungade was the pick of the bowlers with figures of four for 56.
In reply to Odisha's 453, the hosts got off to a poor start, losing opener Amol Ubarhande (0) and one-down batsman Azhar Sheikh (4) for just 14 runs on the board.
At close of play, Faiz Fazal was batting on 10.
Brief scores:
Odisha 1st innings: 453 for six declared (Niranjan Behera 131, Subhrajit Sahoo not out 114, Deepak Behera not out 58; Amol Jungade 4/56).
Vidarbha 1st innings: 14 for two in 4 overs (Faiz Fazal batting 10; Basant Mohanty 1/05).
An exciting third day looms in Rajasthan-Services Ranji match
An exciting third day looms in Rajasthan-Services Ranji match
New Delhi: Rajasthan bowled out Services for 325 and then gave a strong reply by reaching 131 for two on day of their Ranji Trophy Group B match, here today.
Saurashtra batsman Rajal Paliwal, who resumed at 71, completed his century and remained unbeaten on 108 as his side added 50 more runs to their overnight total.
Paceman Pankaj Singh completed a five-wicket haul as he added wickets of Suraj Yadav and Shadab Nazar.
Paliwal lost his overnight partner in the sixth over the day when Pankaj had the batsman caught behind but he kept his nerves and scored 31 runs of the 50 that his side managed before being bowled out.
Siddharth Saraf (52) and Vineet Saxena (42) then provided Rajasthan a solid start with a 96-run opening wicket stand.
Off-spinner Koteshwar Rao broke the stand by cleaning up Saraf and the visitors had added just six more runs that Shadab Nazar removed Saxena also.
Saraf's knock came off 172 balls and hit seven boundaries while Saxena's patient came off 141 balls with four shots to the fence.
Robin Bisht (16) and Rajesh Bishnoi (16) will resume their innings tomorrow and they have a big role to play if Rajasthan are to take first innings lead.
Brief Scores:
Services 1st innings: 325 all out in 105.2 overs (Rajat Paliwal 108 not out, Pratik Desai 65; Pankaj Singh 5/98)
Services: 131 for two in 72 overs (Siddharth Saraf 52, Vineet Saxena 42; K Rao 1/18).
Railways ahead against Baroda
Railways ahead against Baroda
Vadodara: Arindam Ghosh struck an unbeaten 76 as Railways took a 32-run lead over Baroda in their Group B Ranji Trophy match here today.
At stumps on the second day of the match, Railways were 208 for three in 106 overs, with H D Rawle giving Ghosh company on 50.
Nitin Bhille was run out after scoring 51 off 152 balls. He hit six fours.
The visitors had yesterday bowled out Baroda for 176, with Ranjitkumar Mali wreacking havoc with by picking up eight wickets for just 45 runs.
Resuming at overnight 24 for one, Railways rarely seemed to be in any sort of discomfort as they trudged along at an easy pace at the Moti Bagh Stadium.
The 27-year-old Ghosh struck nine fours and a six during his 157-ball knock, while Rawle found the fence five times and faced 217 balls.
Brief scores:
Baroda 1st innings: 176 all out in 69 overs (Aditya Waghmode 33; Ranjitkumar Mali 8/45).
Railways 1st innings: 208 for three in 106 overs (Arindam Ghosh not out 76, H D Rawle not out 50, Nitin Bhille 51.
Captain Patel leads a strong reply for Gujarat
Captain Patel leads a strong reply for Gujarat
Bangalore: Captain Parthiv Patel led from the front with a strokeful 83 as Gujarat made a strong reply to Karnataka's 306 all out by reaching 216 for five on the second day of their Group A Ranji Trophy match here today.
Parthiv, who struck 15 boundaries in his 98-ball knock, stitched a 104-run stand for the third wicket with opener Samit Gohel (38) to rebuild the Gujarat innings after the visitors were reduced to 29 for two at one stage at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Gujarat now trail by 90 runs with five first innings wickets intact.
At stumps, Bhargav Merai was batting on 41 while Akshar Patel was giving him company on six.
For Karnataka, Abhimanyu Mithun grabbed two wickets while R Vinay Kumar, Stuart Binny and K P Apanna took a wicket apiece.
Earlier, Karnataka added another 80 runs today after resuming the day at 226 for seven with Ganesh Satish remaining not out on 75.
Satish, who hit nine fours and a six in his 137-ball unbeaten knock, shared 56 runs for the final wicket with the last man Sreenath Aravind (17) to take Karnataka score past 300
Gujarat off-spinner Rakesh Dhurv scalped two more wickets today to return with innings figures of four for 83.
Brief Scores:
Karnataka 1st Innings: 306 all out in 104.1 overs (Ganesh Satish 75, Rakesh Dhurv 4/83).
Gujarat 1st Innings: 216 for 5 in 72 overs (Parthiv Patel 83, Abhimanyu Mithun 2/52).
Assam and Andhra share day 2 honors
Assam and Andhra share day 2 honors
Anantpur: Assam today lost their top-order, chasing Andhra Pradesh's first innings total of 297 on day two of their Ranji Trophy Group C match, here today.
Assam were 116 for four with opener Dhiraj Yadav (44) and Niral Patel (0) at the crease, still trailing by 181 runs.
Andhra Pradesh resumed at 233 for five and added 64 runs to their overnight total.
B Sumanth was top scorer for them with a 75-run knock which came off 205 balls with 12 fours.
Abu Nechim (5/62) was the pick of the bowlers for Assam with a five-wicket haul.
Himachal in command against J&K
Himachal in command against J&K
Dharamsala: Paras Dogra led a fine batting display with a sparkling 96 as Himachal Pradesh posted 454 all out in their first innings to place themselves in command of their Group C Ranji Trophy match here today.
Besides Dogra, who hit 16 fours from 185 balls, three other Himachal batsmen -- captain Rishi Dhawan (50), Bipul Sharma (74) and Akshay Chauhan (53) -- scored half centuries to give the home side a huge first innings lead of 276 runs.
The home side added 362 runs today after resuming the day on 92 for one at the HPCA Stadium.
Jammu and Kashmir, who were bundled out for 178 in their first innings, were 14 for one in their second essay at the draw of stumps.
Opener Adil Rishi and Manik Gupta were batting on 12 and one respectively.
The visitors now trail by 262 runs with nine second innings wickets remaining.
Brief Scores:
J&K 1st Innings: 178 and 14 for 1 in four overs.
Himachal 1st Innings: 454 all out in 117 overs (Paras Dogra 96, Bipul Sharma 74; Ram Dayal 4/97).
