Ranji Trophy 2022-23: Parth Bhut stars as Saurashtra beat Punjab in quarters
Jaydev Unadkat etches name in history books
Jackson's 133* overshadow Gaikwad's milestone ton as Saurashtra clinch 2nd VHT title
Irani Cup: Cheteshwar Pujara named in Saurashtra’s Squad
Experienced Sheldon Jackson, Arpit Vasavada, all-rounder Prerak Mankad and Chirag Jani will form the Saurashtra middle order.
Ranji Trophy 2021-22 | Day 1 | Round-up: Devdutt Padikkal makes headlines with unbeaten ton
Karnataka’s Devdutt Padikkal made headlines on the first day of the Ranji Trophy match against Puducherry after he struck a fine century and remained unbeaten at 161 to help the side put 293/3 before stumps in Chennai. The side lost a couple of early wickets and were reduced to 39/2 before Padikkal and Krishnamurthy Siddharth got into the act. The two batters rescued the side with a 223-run stand for the third wicket. Siddharth eventually departed for 85. Padikkal was then joined by Manish Pandey and the left-right batting duo made sure that there were no further fall of wickets in the day. Pandey was not out at 21 on Day 1. Punjab vs Tripura On a low scoring Day 1 during the clash between Punjab and Tripura in Delhi, the Punjab side was pushed on to the back foot after being reduced to 79/7. In reply to Tripura’s 127 in the first innings, Punjab were off to a dismal start after losing two wickets for just 10 runs. Anmolpreet Singh and Sandeep Singh tried to steady the ship and chipped in with a partnership of 44 runs for the third wicket. But Mandeep’s departure for 18 broke the shackles as Punjab lost wickets in quick succession and were left tottering at 79/7 before stumps were called. Manisankar Murasingh scalped a fifer for his side. Earlier, Punjab bowlers produced an exceptional performance and bowled out Tripura early during the course. Baltej Singh had a five-for to his name while Kaul and Vinay Choudhary picked up a couple of wickets each. Saurashtra vs Goa Riding on some fine piece of batting from Chirag Jani and Sheldon Jackson on Day 1 of the match against Goa, Saurashtra posted 343/7 in Ahmedabad. Batting first, Saurashtra lost Snell Patel with no score on the board but Harvik Desai and Jani came in for the team’s rescue. The two stitched a partnership of 75 runs with Jani doing the bulk scoring. Desai was later sent back in the hut for 14. Jani was then joined by Cheteshwar Pujara and they put up a stand of 53 runs for the third wicket before Pujara who looked steady, was trapped in front of the stumps by Prabhudessai for 28. But the real dominance with the bat for Saurashtra began now as Jani along with Jackson pushed the Goa team on the back foot. Both the batters together scored 102 runs for the fourth wicket with Jani scoring a massive 140 and Jackson eventually remaining unbeaten at 96. Tamil Nadu vs Jharkhand It was Baba Indrajith and R Sai Kishore who rescued Tamil Nadu from a tricky situation and provided them resistance against Jharkhand on Day 1 in Guwahati. Batting first, Tamil Nadu were reduced to 32/4 when Indrajith was joined by Sai Kishore in the middle. The two batters then began the rebuilding process for the side and stitched a stand of 171 runs with Indrajith notching up a ton and Sai Kishore chipping in with 81. Tamil Nadu ended the day’s proceedings at 256/7. Rahul Shukla picked up three wickets for his side. Railways vs J&K Railways’ Karan Sharma rattled the Jammu and Kashmir batting unit after he returned with six wickets on the first day of the match in Chennai. The J&K side were off to a decent start with openers Suryansh Raina and Qamran Iqbal putting up 88 runs for the first wicket. But Raina’s dismissal for 28 saw wickets going down for J&K at regular intervals and they were reduced to 238/8 to eventually get bowled out for 259. Iqbal top-scored with 83. Day 1 Scores: Nagaland 276/5 vs Mizoram Chhatisgarh 290/4 vs Delhi Baroda 92/2 vs Hyderabad 197 Bengal 329/6 vs Chandigarh Haryana 269/4 vs Himachal Pradesh Madhya Pradesh 218/2 vs Kerala Railways 0/0 vs Jammu and Kashmir 259 Bihar 76/6 vs Arunachal Pradesh 196 Services 101/1 vs Rajasthan 92 Sikkim 337/7 vs Manipur Tamil Nadu 256/7 vs Jharkhand Punjab 79/7 vs Tripura 127 Andhra Pradesh 42/1 vs Uttarakhand 194 Karnataka 293/3 vs Pondicherry Gujarat 303/3 vs Meghalaya Odisha 250/6 vs Mumbai Maharashtra 296/4 vs Uttar Pradesh Assam 289/6 vs Vidarbha Saurashtra 343/7 vs Goa
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-22: Ruturaj Gaikwad steals the show with scintillating ton
Maharashtra captain Ruturaj Gaikwad was on a roll in Rajkot on Wednesday after he struck a match-winning century while chasing a target of 329 runs against Madhya Pradesh. Beginning the chase, Gaikwad and Yash Nahar were off to a steady start as the two batters put 107 for the first wicket before Nahar was dismissed for 49 by Mihir Hirwani. While Rahul Tripathi who had later walked in at number four struck a fifty, Gaikwad went on to score 136 off 112 to eventually win the match for the side. Earlier, in the day, the Madhya Pradesh batters had a terrific time in the middle as Abhishek Bhandari notched up a half-century while Shubham Sharma and Aditya Shrivastava scored individual tons during the course to help the side put 328/6 in 50 overs. Tamil Nadu vs Mumbai Tamil Nadu etched an easy win against Mumbai after beating them by 54 runs while defending a target of 291 in 50 overs in Thiruvananthapuram. The Tamil Nadu team rode on some fine piece of batting from Shahrukh Khan who struck 66 off 35 that included five maximums and six fours. Later, Mumbai batsmen didn’t really get into the groove and were eventually bundled out for 236. Manimaran Siddharth returned with figures of 3/43 in 10 overs for his team. UP vs Saurashtra Saurashtra’s Chriag Jani scalped a fifer for his side against Uttar Pradesh as they clinched a victory by 32 runs. Chasing 224, UP were bundled out for 191 despite fifties from Almas Shaukat and Rinku Singh. Jani returned with figures of 5/35 in 9.1 overs. Other results Goa beat Assam by 5 wickets Services beat Railways by 5 runs Rajasthan beat Punjab by 6 wickets Nagaland beat Manipur by 8 wickets Meghalaya beat Sikkim by 164 runs Tripura beat Arunachal Pradesh by 210 runs Mizoram beat Bihar by 7 wickets Gujarat beat J&K by 5 wickets Odisha beat Andhra Pradesh by 63 runs Delhi beat Jharkhand by 6 wickets Kerala beat Chandigarh by 6 wickets Chhattisgarh beat Uttarakhand by 21 runs Bengal beat Baroda by 27 runs Karnataka beat Puducherry by 236 runs Hyderabad beat Haryana by 5 wickets