Tushar Deshpande and Shardul Thakur starred with the ball to put Mumbai on top following a meek display from Tamil Nadu on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy semi-final.
Royal Challengers Bangalore's Vyshak Vijaykumar on Sunday said experienced campaigner Mohammed Siraj's advice helped him control his nerves in one of the most important matches of his career.
Despite a top order collapse, Karnataka took a slim 13-run first innings lead over Railways
The opener was unbeaten on 122 as Karnataka, replying to Gujarat's first innings total of 210, were 280 for 6 on day 2 in the Ranji Trophy match.
Veteran Karnataka medium pacer R Vinay Kumar, who also represented India and led his state team to successive Ranji Trophy titles, on Friday announced his retirement from international and first-class cricket.
The duo put on 164 runs for the seventh wicket as Bengal held on for a draw in the Ranji Trophy match.
Robin Uthappa's third century of the season powered Karnataka to 309 for six on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy match against Tamil Nadu.
Cheteshwar Pujara was dismissed cheaply as Rest of India spinners shared bulk of the spoils restricting Saurashtra to 212 for 9 on the second day of the Irani Cup in Rajkot on Monday.
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The visitors thwarted the Delhi attack for over an hour to finish at 201 for 7 in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match.
After their below par showing in the World Cup, some senior Indian players are living on borrowed time.
Spurred by Chirag Jani's a five-wicket haul, defending champions Saurashtra scripted their first knockout win of the season with a 238-run thrashing of Vidarbha on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match in Nagpur on Sunday.
Karnataka were 35 for two in reply to Andhra Pradesh's 405 at the end of the third day.
After dismissing Karnataka for a paltry 111 in their first innings, they were were 62 without loss at draw of stumps on day two, taking their lead to 189 runs.
A summary of all the action from Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday.
Karnataka scored a thrilling two-wicket win over Uttar Pradesh on the last day of the Ranji Trophy tie.
Bowled out for a modest 233 in their first essay, Mumbai came out all guns blazing and skittled out Karnataka for a paltry 130 in their first innings on the dramatic second day of the Ranji Trophy final at the Gangotri Glades in Mysoore on Tuesday. However, having conceded a 103-run lead, Karnataka's seamers hit back to have the Mumbaikars in a tizzy at 51 for five.
Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka started off their pre-season campaign in style as they beat Bangladesh 'A' side by four wickets on the third and final day in Mysore.
Young Delhi all-rounder Harshit Rana showed his all-round prowess as North Zone finished the opening day of their Duleep Trophy semi-final against South Zone.
Mumbai won the Ranji Trophy for the 39th time when they beat Karnataka by six runs in the final in Mysore on Thursday. Chasing 338 victory on the fourth day of the match, hosts Karnataka, who resumed the day on 135 for 3, folded for 331, despite a dogged 144 from Manish Pandey.
All-rounder Stuart Binny stamped his class by hitting a sparkling unbeaten century as Karnataka took firm grip of the Irani Trophy match against Rest of India (ROI) with a 189-run first innings lead in Bangalore on Monday.
Unless India performs very well at the T20 World Cup, it could be curtains for chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma.
Uttar Pradesh came back strongly to keep their hopes alive for an interesting finish as they needed another 278 runs with nine wickets in hand to register an outright victory over Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final at Chinnaswamy stadium.
Between them, these Spin Punjab's Director of Cricket Operations Anil Kumble (619 Test wickets) and his former spinning partner Harbhajan Singh (417 Test wickets), who is plying his trade for the Kolkata Knight Riders this IPL season (though he hasn't got a game yet in the UAE phase), chat after the encounter.
Delhi survived a mighty scare before their lower order, led by Nitish Rana and Sumit Narwal, saved the day with some gritty batting as they beat Rajasthan by two wickets in their Group B Ranji Trophy match in Wayanad on Thursday. Resuming the final day on 51 for 3, needing 102 runs more to win, Delhi suffered a batting collapse but finally crossed the target of 153 with Rana (31) and Narwal (27 not out) playing some sensible cricket to take their side home at the Krishnagiri Stadium. The day's start for Delhi was a horrible one with overnight batsman Vikas Tokas (10) being bowled by Pankaj Singh in the fifth over of the day with the addition of just five runs to his individual overnight score. The score was 62 for 4 at that stage.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar blew away Bengal top-order in an incredible five-wicket haul
A summary of action from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday.
A summary of Ranji Trophy matches played on the fourth and final day on Tuesday.
'I remember walking up to him and telling him, "Sambhal ke khelna".'
The prices of the tickets per day has been kept at Rs 1250 (Grand Terrace), Rs 750 (E-Executive), Rs 500 (D Corporate) and Rs 100 respectively.
Suresh Lokeshwar (52) and Pradosh Ranjan Paul (65) struck half-centuries to help Tamil Nadu complete the formalities and win their Ranji Trophy Group C match against Goa by seven wickets, in Porvorim on Monday.
Movie stars from all over India got together to enjoy the Celebrity Cricket League finals over the weekend.
Former captain Vinay Kumar hit an unbeaten 83 and shared a crucial 97-run stand for the last wicket Ronit More (10) to help Karnataka take a 39-run first innings lead against Rajasthan in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal, in Bengaluru, on Wednesday.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Thursday.
Muralidharen Gautam carried on with his good form as he completed his double century to lead Karnataka to a mammoth 619 for eight on day two of their Ranji Trophy Group B match against Vidarbha, in Mysore on Sunday.
The 'Pran Pratishtha' of the idol of Ram Lalla -- the childhood form of Lord Ram -- will be attended by people from all walks of life, including representatives of major spiritual and religious sects of the country and of various tribal communities and prominent personalities.
Karnataka beat Delhi by 167 runs and claimed four points from the Ranji Trophy match.
A summary of Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday.
Karnataka defended their title in grand style after their top-order led by centurion Mayank Agarwal rose to the occasion to crush a hapless Punjab by 156 runs in the Vijay Hazare one-day tournament final in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
With the fans allowed to watch the final on Sunday's tickets, there were many fans, who had scheduled their hotel check-out
