Harbhajan Singh’s 10-wicket haul sends Punjab in quarters
Skipper Harbhajan Singh turned the clock back with a devastating spell of off-spin bowling as his 7/37 helped Punjab shot out hosts Tamil Nadu for a paltry 69 to enter the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy.
The Punjab captain had match-figures of 10/67 as Tamil Nadu were bowled out in only 22 overs in chase of 313 on a very difficult track at the NPR College ground.
File photo of Harbhajan Singh. AFP
It was one of the worst matches for Tamil Nadu as they scored 68 and 69 in their two innings.
The TNCA prepared a turner keeping in mind their battery of spinners but India’s third highest wicket-taker showed that ‘Old is Gold’ as the Tamil Nadu batsmen did not have any answer to his viciously turning deliveries and the bounce that he generated off the track.
As many as six Tamil Nadu batsmen were out without scoring while Baba Aparajith (32) and Rajagopal Sathish (14) reached double figures.
Earlier, Punjab were all-out for 174 in 42.5 overs in their second innings with keeper-batsman Gitansh Khera scoring 43.
This is the 6th such match in Ranji Trophy which ended inside two days.
Brief Scores: Punjab 206 & 174 (Gitansh Khera 43, DT Chandrasekhar 4/56, Malolan Rangarajan 4/53) Tamil Nadu 68 & (target 313) 69 in 22 overs (Harbhajan Singh 7/37). Punjab won by 243 runs.
Akhil Herwadkar misses double ton but Mumbai amass 531
Left-handed opener Akhil Herwadkar missed out on a maiden double century by eight runs after a marathon stay, as Mumbai amassed an imposing first innings total of 531 before reducing Gujarat to 102 for three on day two of their four-day Group B Ranji Trophy match in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Herwadkar occupied the crease for three minutes under eight and a half hours during his 326-ball 192 that included two sixes and 22 fours. He departed 20 minutes after lunch, having commenced at his overnight 143 in a team score of 370 for two.
Brief scores: Mumbai 1st innings: 531 (A Herwadkar 192, S Yadav 104, S Iyer 75; R P Singh 2/74, R Kalaria 2/96, A Patel 3/99). Gujarat 102 for 3 (B Merai not out 41, R Bhatt not out 13; S Thakur 2/21).
Uttar Pradesh 134-5 in reply to Baroda’s 321 in Ranji Trophy
Umang Sharma cracked an unbeaten half-century but pace duo of Munaf Patel and Irfan Pathan claimed two wickets each to reduce Uttar Pradesh to 134-5 against Baroda on the second day of their Group B Ranji Trophy match in Greater Noida on Wednesday.
At the draw of stumps, Umang (74) was at the crease and giving him company was Eklavya Dwivedi (0) with Uttar Pradesh still trailing by 187 runs with 5 wickets remaining in their first innings.
Brief Score: Baroda 1st innings: 321 allout in 113.5 overs (Irfan Pathan 48; Piyush Chawla 3/41) Uttar Pradesh 1st innings: 134/5 in 48 overs (Umang Sharma 70 not out; Munaf Patel 2/15)
Andhra struggling to avoid innings defeat against MP
Madhya Pradesh spinner Ankit Sharma took a 10-wicket haul in two innings as Andhra were bundled out for a mere 56 in the first innings and then finished day two on 159 for five while following on in a Group B Ranji Trophy cricket match in Indore on Wednesday.
Andhra still need 64 more runs with five wickets in hand to make MP bat again.
Resuming on 261 for nine, MP added 18 runs to their overnight score to be all out for 279 in their first innings.
Brief scores: Madhya Pradesh 1st innings: 279 Andhra: 56 (Ankit Sharma 6/17) & 159 for five (f/o) in 48 overs (Mohammad Kaif 51, DB Prasanth Kumar 49; Ankit Sharma 4/65).
Odhisa shot out for 129, Rajasthan need 152 for win
Rajasthan require another 152-runs to win against Odisha as sixteen wickets fell on the second consecutive day of the Ranji Trophy Group A match in Jaipur.
Rajasthan, who were left reeling at an overnight 28/6, were bowled out for 51 in response to Odisha’s 151 on the opening day.
Later in the day, Odisha were shot out for 129 before the hosts did well to make 79 for two, thanks to an unbeaten 56 by Puneet Yadav.
Brief scores: Odisha 1st innings: 151 and 129 in 39.2 overs (Ranjit Singh 31; Aniket Choudhary 4/31, Pankaj Singh 4/43). Rajasthan 1st innings: 51 and 79/2 in 22.3 overs (Puneet Yadav batting 56; Basant Mohanty 1/21, Alok Sahoo 1/28).
Dinda rocks Assam with 4/0 after Bengal score 444/6
Senior speedster Ashoke Dinda wreaked havoc against Assam with a devastating two-over spell taking four wickets without conceding a run as Bengal took complete control of their final Ranji Trophy group league encounter, in Guwahati on Wednesday.
File photo of Ashok Dinda. Reuters
After putting up a commendable first innings score of 444 for six, riding on Shreevats Goswami’s (112) maiden first-class ton and Pankaj Shaw’s well-compiled 99, Bengal send Assam reeling at 1/4 in four overs with another 290 runs required to avoid follow-on.
Brief Scores: Bengal 1st Innings 444/6 declared (Shreevats Goswami 112, Pankaj Shaw 99, Sayan Sekhar Mondal 87, Sudeep Chatterjee 65) Assam 1st Innings 1/4 (Ashoke Dinda 4/0)
Maharashtra take first innings lead against Karnataka
Maharashtra took a surprising first innings lead after bowling out defending champions Karnataka for 180 on day two of the Ranji Trophy Group A match in Pune on Wednesday.
Medium pacers Anupam Sanklecha, Shrikant Mundhe and Nikit Dhumal ran through the Karnataka batting with the innings ending in 67.4 overs.
Brief scores: Maharashtra 1st innings: 212 allout and 70/4 in 30 overs (Rahul Tripathi batting 31; Vinay Kumar (2/24, Sreenath Aravind 2/17) Karnataka 1st innings: 180 all out in 67.4 overs (Mayank Agarwal 33; Anupam Sanklecha 4/58, Shrikant Mundhe 3/54, Nikit Dhumal 3/46)
On turning track, Himachal Pradesh beat Kerala inside two days
Himachal Pradesh rode on left-arm spinner Bipul Sharma’s brilliant six-wicket haul to inflict a six-wicket thrashing on Kerala inside two days in one of the Ranji Trophy cricket matches in Mallapuram on Wednesday.
Trailing by 60 runs, Kerala suffered a batting collapse and were bundled out for 83 in their second innings early on day two with Sharma claiming 6 for 33 in 10.2 overs.
Rishi Dhawan, Karanveer Singh and Rahul Singh picked up a wicket apiece, as none of Kerala’s batsmen managed to score more than 20. Captain Sanju Samson top-scored with 19.
Himachal were set only 24 to win and they completed the formalities in the fifth over of the innings to end the Group C match inside four sessions.
The visiting side, however, made a heavy weather of the paltry run chase as they lost four wickets in the process with Kerala left-arm spinner Karaparambil Monish picking up all of them in just two overs and without conceding a run.
Monish claimed three wickets on the first, third and sixth ball of the fourth over. He had taken his first wicket in the fourth ball of his first over and second of the innings.
The four-wicket haul put Monish on top of wicket-taking chart of the Ranji Trophy this season.
Himachal secured six points from the win while Kerala got none. By virtue of the win, Himachal are virtually assured of a place in the quarterfinals with 30 points from eight matches. The defeat meant that Kerala are out of reckoning for a knock-out spot.
Brief Scores: Himachal Pradesh: 163 and 24 for 4 beat Kerala 103 and 83 (Bipul Sharma 6/33) by 6 wickets
Tiwary hits 190 as Jharkhand take massive first innings lead
Saurabh Tiwary scored an unbeaten 190 as Jharkhand reached 336 for six on day two and took a healthy first innings lead over Hyderabad in their Ranji Trophy Group C cricket match Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Saurabh Tiwary. Getty
In reply to Hyderabad’s first innings total of 145, Jharkhand have already managed to take a huge 221-run lead by the close of play today, with four wickets still remaining.
Resuming on 31 for one, the two overnight batsmen — Shiv Gautam and Anand Singh — got out cheaply to leave Jharkhand reeling at 48 for three.
Sheldon Jackson (121) blasted a strokeful century to power Saurashtra to a mammoth 491 for 9 in their first innings against Jammu and Kashmir on the second day of a Group C Ranji Trophy match in Jammu on Wednesday.
Overnight batsman Jackson blasted 11 fours and seven sixes in his 142-ball innings, while No. 9 batsman Jaydev Unadkat scored 91 not out with the help of nine boundaries and four sixes as Saurashtra took a 353-run lead
Brief Score: Jammu & Kashmir 1st innings: 138 Saurashtra 1st innings:491/9 in 122 overs (S Jackson 121; Z Sofi 3/51)
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