The third round of Ranji Trophy matches got underway today. Here’s how all the action unfolded on the opening day.
Group A
Saransh Jain was the hero for Madhya Pradesh in the Group A fixture, picking up 7-40 to skittled Bihar for just 99 before MP amassed 261 runs on the back of an unbeaten century from Saksham Purohit. Baroda rode on Priyanshu Moliya’s unbeaten 113 to post 259-6 at stumps against Jammu & Kashmir. Uttar Pradesh became 67-4 against Puducherry, while Goa finished on 204-8 against Vidarbha.
Brief Scores
Baroda 259-6 (Priyanshu Moliya 113*, Umar Nazir 2-28) vs Jammu & Kashmir.
Madhya Pradesh 261-3 (Saksham Purohit 113*) vs Bihar 99 (Mangal Mahrour 42, Saransh Jain 7-40)
Uttar Pradesh 67-4 (Madhav Kaushik 23, Ankit Sharma 2-14) vs Pondicherry
Goa 204-8 (Yash Kasvankar 51*, Darshan Misal 51, Nachiket Bhute 4-40) vs Vidarbha
Group B
In Group B, Prabhsimran Singh starred for Punjab with 81 against Hyderabad. They posted 289-6 with Salil Arora remaining unbeaten on 52. Shikhar Shetty scalped a five-wicket haul as Tripura were bundled out for just 194. In response, Karnataka became 10-1 by stumps. Andhra got 231 against Chhattisgarh, while Assam reached 235-6 against Saurashtra.
Brief Scores
Chhattisgarh 35-1 vs Andhra 231 (SV Rahul 89, Jayant Yadav 4-75)
Punjab 289-6 (Prabhsimran Singh 81, Salil Arora 52*, Rakshan Readdi 2-53) vs Hyderabad
Karnataka 10-1 vs Tripura 194 (Bikramkumar Das 51, Shikhar Shetty 5-54)
Assam 235-6 (Denish Das 90, Sibsankar 59*, Jaydev Unadkat 3-27) vs Saurashtra
Group C
Ayush Badoni continued his rich vein of form, smashing an unbeaten 106 for Delhi against Jharkhand. Pulkit Narang ran through Odisha with 6-47 as Services dominated the proceedings. Meanwhile, Bengal struggled against Kerala, mustering only 172-6 in 50 overs of play that was possible. Gujarat were skittled for only 223 as Siddhesh Veer picked up four wickets. In response, Maharashtra lost Prithvi Shaw for a duck as they finished the day at 24-1.
Brief Scores
Delhi 309-5 (Ayush Badoni 106*, Sumit Mathur 50*) vs Jharkhand
Services 13-0 vs Odisha 194 (Swastik Samal 39, Pulkit Narang 6-47)
Bengal 172-6 (Ankur Paul 66, Aditya Sarvate 3-38) vs Kerala
Maharashtra 24-1 vs Gujarat 223 (Abhishek Desai 79, Siddhesh Veer 4-20)
Group D
Chandigarh and Mumbai batters dominated against Himachal Pradesh and Haryana respectively. Arjun Azad and Nehal Pajni slammed tons for Chandigarh as they ended the day at 363-2, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Musheer Khan starred for Mumbai. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu stumbled to 71-3 in response to Railways’ 184 in the first innings, while Uttarakhand bowled out Rajasthan for 272.
Brief Scores
Chandigarh 363-2 (Arjun Azad 147, Nehal Pajni 126*) vs Himachal Pradesh
Mumbai 290-3 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 114, Musheer Khan 109) vs Haryana
Tamil Nadu 71-3 vs Railways 184 (Zubair Ali 75, Sonu Yadav 3-46)
Uttarakhand 18-0 vs Rajasthan 272 (Kartik Sharma 73, Devendra Bora 6-72)
Plate Group
In the Plate Group, Nagaland could only muster 187 against Sikkim. Fifteen wickets fell on the opening day in Manipur versus Arunachal Pradesh, with the latter being dismissed for just 111. Manipur finished on 165-5. Meanwhile, Meghalaya batters Ajay Duhan and Kishan Lyngdoh smashed unbeaten tons as they plundered 385-2 against Mizoram.
Brief Scores
Sikkim 30-1 vs Nagaland 187 (Joshua Ozukum 59, Ankur Malik 3-23, Abishek Kumar 3-29)
Manipur 165-5 (Karnajit Yumnam 56, Jotin Pheiroijam 52*) vs Arunachal Pradesh 111 (Ajay Singh 4-27)
Meghalaya 385-2 (Ajay Duhan 167*, Kishan Lyngdoh 144*) vs Mizoram
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