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First round of Ranji trophy ended on Sunday.
Updated : Sep 30, 2017, 10:01 AM IST
Punjab captain Yuvraj Singh suffered a double failure as Railways picked up three points on the basis of first innings lead in the Ranji Trophy Group A match that ended in a draw at New Delhi on Sunday.
Railways, resuming their second innings at 180 for two, went on to declare at 245 for seven with first innings centurion Shivakant Shukla
Punjab in their second innings were 170 for three when play was called off with Uday Kaul and Mandeep
Yuvraj, who scored 9 in first innings, was out caught and bowled to Ashish Yadav on 17 for a double failure in his first match of the Ranji Trophy.
Brief scores: Railways 331 and 245/7 decl (Shukla 97).
Punjab 215 all out and 170/3 in 58 overs (Uday 61 not out, Mandeep 41 not out).
Points: Railways 3, Punjab 1.
Heavyweights UP crash to innings defeat against MP
Uttar Pradesh suffered badly due to ill-health of their skipper Suresh Raina crashing to an innings and 64 run defeat at the hands of arch-rivals Madhya Pradesh in an opening group league fixture of the Ranji Trophy in Hyderabad.
After being forced to follow-on, UP started the final day on 118 for two, with another 171 runs in arrears. However pacer Chandrakant Sakure
Like first innings, skipper Raina did not bat in the second innings also as he is recovering from a bout of flu. For UP, left-hander Tanmay Srivastava
Brief Scores: MP 1st innings 465. UP 176 and 225 in 99.4 overs (Tanmay Srivastava 93, Sarfara
MP won by an innings and 64 runs.
Points: MP 7; UP 0.
Jharkhand start with six-wicket win over Maharashtra
Jharkhand knocked off the remaining 37 runs to open their campaign with a six-wicket victory over Maharashtra in a group league encounter of the Ranji Trophy in New Delhi. With a paltry victory target of 93, Jharkhand coming in at 56 for four, did not have much problems as they achieved their goal in only 6.5 overs. Virat Singh (33 no) and Anand Singh (25 no) added 48 runs for the unbroken fifth wicket stand.
Maharashtra scored 210 and 188 in their two innings while Jharkhand scored 306 in their first essay with Kaushal Singh scoring 130. The match attracted some attention because India's limited overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Brief Scores: Maharashtra 210 and 188. Jharkhand 306 & 93/4 (Virat Singh 33 no, Anand Singh 25).
Jharkhand won by 6 wickets.
Points: Jharkhand 6; Maharashtra 0.
Bowlers lead Hyderabad to nine-wicket win over Goa
The bowlers, led by paceman M Ravi Kumar, scripted Hyderabad's
Goa, who conceded a 224-run first innings lead, needed to bat through the day to save the match but despite skipper Sagun Kamat (55) and Saurabh Bandekar (51) fighting knocks the side cracked under pressure.
Hyderabad needed only 35 tuns to win and take six points which they did by losing just one wicket. Opener Tanmay agarwal scored an unbeaten 27 to complete the formalities. Ravi Agarwal
Brief Scores:
Goa 164 and 258 all out (S Kamar 55, S Bandekar 51; M Ravi Kiran 3/40)
Hyderabad 388 and 35/1 in 5 overs.
Kerala settle for three after rain halts play
Rain played spoilsport to Kerala's hope of securing an outright win as they had to settle for three points by virtue of their first innings lead against Jammu and Kashmir in their Ranji Trophy group C match at Bengal Cricket Academy in Kalyani (West Bengal).
Following on, Jammu and Kashmir were tottering at 91 for four --- trailing by 94 runs when rain saved them from an innings defeat halting the proceedings at 1.21 pm. The final day's play could not resume again and the match was called off at 4 pm with with Kerala getting 3 points from the game. This was for the third consecutive day rain had halted the proceedings and J& K had a lucky escape with a point.
Wet outfield had forced a 30-minute delay this morning.
Starting on overnight score of 106 for 5 in first innings, J&K lost their remaining five wickets in 15 runs as Kerala enforced follow-on with a massive 205-run lead. Kerala spinners took 8 wickets in J&K's first innings and it was their left-arm orthodox K Monish who led the way with exceptional figures of 4/9 from his eight overs. Iqbal Abdulla (3/36) and Jalaj Saxena (1/3) were the other two spinners who brought about opposition downfall for 121 in 44 overs.
Parveez Rasool's boys began their second innings ominously when Basil Thampi bowled Adil Reshi
Brief Scores: Kerala 1st Innings 306; Jammu and Kashmir 1st Innings 121; 44 overs (K Monish 4/9, Iqbal Abdulla
Points: Kerala 3. J and K 1.
Odisha draw against Vidarbha
Odisha put up an improved batting display led by skipper Govinda Poddar's fifty to eke out a draw against Vidarbha who settled for three points by virtue of their first innings lead in their Ranji Trophy group B match in Visakhapatnam.
Resuming on 74 for no loss with 48 runs in arrears, Odisha lost Sandeep P
In the second session, Odisha lost three wickets in seven runs -- Subhranshu Senapati (34), H
Having impressed with his medium pace bowling en route to a 3/35 yesterday, Behera wielded the willow with three two fours and three sixes in an entertaining 64-run eighth wicket stand with Basant Mohanty (24; 3x4,
Poddar declared their second innings with 274/9 in 102.1 as the match ended in a draw and Odisha returned with one point.
Brief Scores
Odisha 1st Innings: 150 and 2nd Innings: 274/9 declared; 102.1 overs (Govinda Poddar 58; Akshay Wak
Vidarbha 1st Innings: 272/6 declared; 102 overs (Faiz Fazal 99; Deepak Behera
Points: Vidarbha 3, Odisha 1.
Rajasthan-Saurashtra clash ends in draw
Rajasthan managed to escape with a draw but Saurashtra picked up three points on account of their first innings in their opening Group B Ranji Trophy encounter which ended in Vizianagram (AP) on Sunday.
On the fourth and final day of the game, Rajasthan were bowled out for 105 in their first innings in reply to Saurashtra's massive total of 430. Forced to follow on, Rajasthan were again tottering at 30/4 before stumps were drawn.
Shaurya Sanandia was the wrecker-in-chief for Saurashtra, snaring six wickets, which broke the back of Rajasthan's batting in the first innings. He added one more to his kitty in the second innings.
Opener Manender Singh was the lone Rajasthan batsman to play a knock of significance with his 59-ball 44 in the first innings.
Brief Scores:
Saurashtra: 430
Rajasthan: 105 and 30/4 (f/o) in 14 overs (Rajat Bhatia 14, Jaydev Unadk
Gujarat take three points after Juneja's double ton
Mayank Juneja smashed a double hundred while Axar Patel scored his maiden century as Gujarat responded strongly to Baroda's total to secure three points on the basis of first innings lead in the Ranji Trophy Group A match in Jaipur.
In response to Baroda's 544/8 declare, Gujrat amassed 554/4 to take the lead on day four of the match that ended in a draw. It was a marathon effort from Juneja, who consumed 334 balls to be 201 not out. Patel too played a memorable knock and was unbeaten on 109 alongside Juneja when the play was called off.
Gujarat, resuming the day at 277/4, frustrated the opposition the entire day with Juneja and Patel sharing an unbeaten 237 run stand.
Brief scores: Baroda 544/8 decl. Guj
Haryana earn 3 points against Services in drawn Ranji game
The Ranji Trophy match between Services and Haryana ended in a draw after a plethora of overs were lost on the first two days of the game played at the iconic Brabourne stadium in Mumbai.
The play on the first two days started post lunch owing to a wet outfield. Haryana however earned three crucial point based on their 51-run first innings lead. Services earned a point.
Services, which resumed the final day on 148/2 declared their second innings on 329/6 with half-centuries by keeper-batsman Nakul Verma (
Haryana had made 248 in their first innings.
Given a target of 279, Haryana batsman Nitin Sai
Brief Scores (Services 197 and 329/6 declared) draw versus Haryana (248 and 136/1).
Haryana 3 points and Services : 1 point.