Chennai: Cheteshwar Pujara got some much-needed batting practice ahead of India's tour of South Africa making 269 while skipper Jaydev Shah missed a double ton by five runs as Saurashtra grabbed the first-innings lead against Tamil Nadu in their Ranji Trophy match here today.
Pujara faced 461 balls and hit 33 boundaries while Shah made 195 off 296 balls. Shah faced the fence 17 times and was involved in a huge 353-run stand for the fourth wicket with Pujara in the Group B match.
Thanks to their efforts, Saurashtra overtook Tamil Nadu's massive first-innings score, eventually declaring at 581 for six in 161.4 overs. Tamil Nadu had scored 565 for eight in 158.2 overs.
After the fall of Shah, Pujara added 157 runs with Aarpit Vasavada (70).
This was Pujara's third first-class century on the trot, having reached the three-figure mark in the Mumbai Test against the West Indies and versus Bengal in a Ranji match.
Resuming at overnight 326 for three with both Pujara and Shah well past their hundreds, Saurashtra had little trouble in tackling the Tamil Nadu attack spearheaded by L Balaji.
Pujara started the day on 152 while Shah was batting on 133 at the start of day's play.
Puajara's effort was the match's second double century, with Abhinav Mukund making 240.
Brief scores:
Tamil Nadu 1st innings: 565 for 8 in 158.2 overs
Saurashtra 1st innings: 581 for 6 in 161.4 overs (Cheteshwar Pujara 269, Jaydev Shah 195).
Mumbai thrash Vidarbha by 338 runs to shoot to top of Group A
Mumbai thrash Vidarbha by 338 runs to shoot to top of Group A
Mumbai: Defending champions Mumbai needed just 22 minutes and 31 balls to wrap up a massive 338-run victory over minnows Vidarbha and log six points to shoot to the top of the Ranji Trophy Group A table at the Wankhede Stadium here today.
Chasing an imposing target of 530 and staring defeat in the face last evening at 177 for 8, Vidarbha collapsed for 191 by adding 14 runs while losing their last two wickets to medium pacer Shardul Thakur, who ended up with innings figures of 4 for 48 on the fourth and final day of the lop-sided clash.
Thakur, who grabbed 3 for 40 in the first innings, polished off the Vidarbha innings in a morning spell of 2.4-0-2-2 for impressive match figures of 7 for 88.
The Vidarbha batsmen who were dismissed by Thakur today were Akshay Wakhre, who was caught behind for 5 and last man Sandeep Singh, who was beaten and bowled for a duck to leave Shrikant Wagh stranded without partners on 41 off 52 balls.
Mumbai took their overall points tally to 19 from 4 games, three more than second-placed Punjab and five ahead of third-placed Gujarat, who have also played four games each.
The 40-time champions next face another weak team, Jharkhand, at home from December 6-9.
Brief scores: Mumbai 261 and 381 for 4 decl beat Vidarbha 113 and 191 (S Shrivastava 69, S Wagh not out 41; S Thakur 4 for 48, V Dabholkar 2 for 33) by 338 runs.
Goa trounce Tripura for 1st Ranji win this season
Goa trounce Tripura for 1st Ranji win this season
Porvorim: Goa recorded their first win in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season, beating Tripura by 49 runs in their Group C encounter here today.
The home team, which had set Tripura a target of 256, dismissed the visitors for 206 today to be third from bottom in the group standings with eight points.
Pacer Harshad Hanumant Gadekar starred with the ball for Goa, snaring five wickets in 18.4 overs, conceding 49 runs.
Tripura, precariously placed at 72 for two when stumps were drawn yesterday, were failed by most of their batsmen barring K B Pawan (77) and skipper Yogesh Takawale (44).
Pawan's knock-in-vain came off 144 balls and included nine fours and a six. Takawale took 130 deliveries and hit six boundaries during the course of his innings.
Brief Scores:
Goa: 252 and 177
Tripura: 174 and 206 in 87.4 overs (K B Pawan 77, kipper Yogesh Takawale 44, Harshad Hanumant Gadekar 5/49).
Gujarat earns three points, Jharkhand settle for one
Gujarat earns three points, Jharkhand settle for one
Jamshedpur: Gujarat earned three points by virtue of first innings lead as host Jharkhand managed 166 for seven wickets and the match ended in a draw on the final day of the four-day Group A Ranji Trophy match at Keenan stadium here today.
Earlier, Gujarat made 352 for nine in reply Jharkhand’s first innings score of 289.
Resuming at overnight score of 28 for no loss, Jharkhand suffered a setback in the very first over of the morning losing overnight batsman and opener Rameez Nimat in the fifth delivery.
Nimat, who scored a brilliant 78 in the first innings, fell prey to medium pacer Jasprit Bumrah for the second time in the match.
Jharkhand wickets kept on tumbling in quick sucession with score reading 76 for seven at one stage.
Bhavin Thakker, who was retired hurt at 2 overnight, took to the crease and partnered in-form middle-order southpaw Saurav Tiwary, who stepped in at the fall of skipper Shahbaz Naddem’s wicket, to rescue the team to a respectable score. Both score unbeaten fifties sharing an unbroken partnersip of 90 runs for the eighth wicket when stumps were drawn.
Jharkhand lost three wickets in the form of Ishank Jaggi, Pappu Singh and Nadeem for a duck while two other batsmen failed to reach double figures.
For Gujarat, Bumrah emerged as the highest wicket taker with three for 27 while Akshar patel and R Dhruv shared two wickets apiece.
Brief scores:
Jharkhand : 289 & 166 for seven in 98 overs (Bhavin Thakkar not out 50, Saurabh Tiwary not out 50; Jasprit Bumrah 3/27).
Gujarat 1st innings: 352 all out.
Bengal manage three points vs Services on a placid track
Bengal manage three points vs Services on a placid track
New Delhi: Favourites Bengal picked up the remaining four Services wickets within 90 minutes to grab three points by virtue of their 127-run first innings lead in their fifth round Ranji Trophy encounter here today.
Chasing Bengal's first innings total of 431, Services were all out for 304 in in 120.5 overs as speedster Ashoke Dinda (3/97 in 32 overs) and off-break bowler Sourashish Lahiri (3/69) were successful bowlers.
Left-arm spinner Iresh Saxena (2/54 in 30 overs) also did a good job by removing Soumya Ranjan Swain (56) early in the morning with an armer that he padded up at the Airforce Ground in Palam.
Bengal now have 11 points from five games and will be desperate for an outright win in their next game against the Railways which will be followed by two heavyweight teams in Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
Sourashish Lahiri was adjudged man-of-the-match by the on-field umpires and match referee Sanjay Patil and will get a financial reward of Rs 25,000.
The match as a contest was over when Services were all out within 19.5 overs in the day. Once Irfan Khan (0) was run out after a mix-up, Services were reduced to 267 for eight and still required 15 runs to avoid follow-on. It was Suraj Yadav (42 no), who batted with a twisted ankle helped Services to get past the 282-run mark required to avoid follow-on.
In an inconsequential second innings, Bengal scored 126 for three with veteran Subhamoy Das (54) and Arindam Das (50) helping themselves to half-centuries.
The match was called off after the first mandatory over with out-of-form batsmen Anushtup Majumdar (12 no, 35 balls) and Sandipan Das (5, 27 balls) batting out 10 overs without showing any positive intent making it unbearable for the handful who were present at the ground.When skipper Laxmi Ratan Shukla was asked about it, he said,"Actually when you are out of form, one feels that it's better to remain not out than go for shots and get out. Definitely, we would be backing both the boys to do well in the coming games. As far as this match is concerned, I am happy to get three points from a track like this".
The Bengal skipper also said that he would be speaking to the selectors about adding Bengal U-25 captain Sudeep Chatterjee to the squad. Sudeep scored a century against Gujarat in the last CK Nayudu Trophy game.
The move will help them think about replacing Sandipan, who has not at all looked ready for first-class cricket unlike some of his former U-19 teammates such as Unmukt Chand, Baba Aparajith and Vijay Zol who are regulars in their respective senior state teams.
Questioned whether it's high time to get an outright win in order to qualify, Shukla again insisted about playing good cricket.
"If we can play well for four days, points will follow. Sourashis was outstanding in this match and the bowlers did a tremendous job considering the nature of the track," Shukla said.
Brief Scores: Bengal 431 & 126/3 in 54 overs (Subhamoy Das 54, Arindam Das 50).
Services 304 in 120.5 overs (Vishnu Tiwary 71, Soumya Ranjan Swain 56, Pratik Desai 52, Ashoke Desai 3/97, Sourashis Lahiri 3/69). Points: Bengal 3; Services 1.
Maharashtra take 3 points against Andhra
Maharashtra take 3 points against Andhra
Cuddapah: Maharashtra picked up three points on the basis of taking the first-innings lead in their Group C Ranji Trophy match against Andhra here today.
Andhra were 237 for seven in their second innings when the four-day match ended at the Y S Raja Reddy Stadium. Maharashtra had scored 440 in their first innings in reply to Andhra's 317, with Kedar Jadhav scoring a strokeful 173.
Resuming their second innings at an overnight 27/1, Andhra rode on Gonnabattula Chiranjeevi's patient 85 and useful contributions from the lower middle-order on the final day.
For Maharashtra, Anupam Sanklecha picked up 3/52.
Bried scores:
Maharashtra 440 all out
Andhra 317 and 237/7 in 90 overs (Gonnabattula Chiranjeevi 85, Marripuri Suresh not out 38; Anupam Sanklecha 3/52).
J&K beats Kerala by 278 runs
J&K beats Kerala by 278 runs
Jammu: Adil Rishi and skipper Parvez Rasool scored unbeaten centuries before pacer Mohammed Mudhasir returned with a five-wicket haul to guide Jammu and Kashmir to a convincing 278 runs win over Kerala in a Ranji Trophy Group C match, here today.
Jammu and Kashmir rode on opener Rishi's 160 off 190 balls and Rasool's breezy 100 off 101 balls to declare their second innings at 337 for two and set an improbable 408 runs before Kerala for an outright win.
Then pace trio of Mudhasir (5/31), Samiullah Beigh (3/47) and Ram Dayal (2/28) exploited the conditions perfectly to bowl out Kerala for 129 runs in 41.4 overs to ensure six points for Jammu and Kashmir.
Captain Sachin Baby top-scored for the visitors with 38 while opener Abhishek Hegde made 32. Earlier, resuming at the overnight score of 111 for one, Jammu and Kashmir lost Bandeep Singh for 24.
But then Rishi and Rasool joined hands and played aggressively to share 171 runs off 175 balls to give Jammu and Kashmir bowlers enough time to bowl out Kerala. Rishi struck 18 boundaries and one six during his knock while Rasool laced his innings with 11 fours.
Brief Scores: Jammu and Kashmir: 377 & 337 for two wickets in 67.4 overs (Adil Rishi 160 not out, Parvez Rasool 100 not out; Perumparambath Anthaf 1/62).
Kerala: 307 & 129 all out in 41.4 overs (Sachin Baby 38; Mohammed Mudhasir 5/31).
Karnataka win by four wickets, earn full points
Karnataka win by four wickets, earn full points
Cuttack: Abhimanyu Mithun and HS Sharath took five-wicket haul each as Karnataka got the better of Odisha by four wickets and earn full six points on the fourth and final day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match here today.
After Mithun (5/58) and Sharath (5/80) shared all 10 wickets between them to bundle Odisha all out for 279 in their second innings, Karnataka were required to chase down just 127 for victory, which they achieved comfortably.
Earlier, Karnataka had scored 379 in their first innings in reply to Odisha's 226 in the first essay, thereby taking a solid 153-run lead.
Resuming on 169 for four, Odisha lost overnight batsman Abhilash Mallick early. Mallick could just add just three more runs to his last night's score of 47 to complete his half-century before he fell victim to Mithun.
His 50 came off 89 balls and it included six boundaries and a six. Mallick also shared an important 100-run stand with skipper Biplab Samantray for the fifth wicket. Samantray, having resumed on 50, went on to score a fine century and also put on two important partnerships with the tailenders.
He first stitched 50 runs with Alok Sahoo (21) for the seventh wicket and then coupled with Basant Mohanty (14 not out) to put on another 35 runs for the ninth wicket. But Samantray's innings was cut shot by Sharath, who trapped the captain lbw. He departed for a well-made 215-ball 106, laced with 14 hits to the fence and two sixes.
Chasing a modest target, Karnataka batsmen reached 130 for six in 41.3 overs. Ganesh Satish top scored with 34, followed by Lokesh Rahul (29). For Odisha, Suryakant Pradhan (3/38) took three wickets, while Basant Mohanty (2/34) claimed two and Deepak Behera chipped in with one.
Brief scores: Odisha: 226 & 279 all out (Biplab Samantray 106, Abhilash Mallick 50; Abhimanyu Mithun 5/58, HS Sharath 5/80). Karnataka: 379 & 130 for six in 41.3 overs (Ganesh Satish 34, Lokesh Rahul 29; Suryakant Pradhan 3/38).
Middle-order earns draw for Rajasthan against UP
Middle-order earns draw for Rajasthan against UP
Jaipur: A determined batting by their middle- order batsmen ensured that Rajasthan walked away with a draw but Uttar Pradesh grabbed three points by the virtue of their first innings lead in a Ranji Trophy Group B match, which ended here today.
Chasing 361 to win, Rajasthan batted out the whole day, scoring 253 for six with at least three batsmen scoring half-centuries.
Bist brother -- Robin and Chetan -- and Rajesh Bishnoi saved the hosts, who were reeling at 76 for four one stage after starting the day at 15 for no loss.
Robin made 51, Rajesh 53 and Chetan remained unbeaten on 61 at Swai Mansingh stadium.
The hosts lost openers Siddarth Saraf (5) and Vineet Saxena (21) cheaply as paceman RP Singh had the former caught behind.
Imtiaz Ahmed removed Sexena and struck a vital blow to the hosts by dismissing rival skipper Hrishikesh Kanitkar (5).
Ali Murtaza in between removed well-set Ashok Menaria (40) but Robin combined with Bishnoi to stabilise the innings.
They added 93 runs for the fifth wicket before Arish Alam had Bishnoi caught by Murtaza.
The two Bist brothers then batted together long enough to ensure that Rajasthan reach a safe position.
Brief Scores:
Uttar Pradesh 226 and 319 for 5 declared
Rajasthan 185 and 253 for 6 in 93 overs.(Robin Bist 51, Rajesh Bishnoi 53, Chetan Bist 61 not out; Imtiaz Ahmed 3/48).
