Replying to Uttar Pradesh's first innings of 269, Baroda were 259 for the loss of five wickets at close of play on day 2 of the Ranji Trophy match.
Left-arm spinner Bhargav Bhatt spun the web around Odisha's batsmen to put Baroda in a commanding position at the end of the opening day's play in a Ranji Trophy Group B match in Vadodara.
Maharashtra opening batsman Rohan Bhosale's century went in vain as Baroda beat Maharashtra by four wickets in Rajkot on Saturday to qualify for the knockout stages of the Ranji Trophy one-day tournament along with Mumbai. Chasing 251 for victory, Baroda's top order batsmen clicked in unison as they cantered to victory with more than 10 overs to spare.
Anmolpreet smashes fastest List A hundred by an Indian
The RBI is likely to reduce the key interest rate by 25 basis points this week after keeping it on hold for two years, complementing the Union Budget initiatives to push consumption-led demand, though the sliding rupee continues to be a concern. As the retail inflation has remained within the Reserve Bank's comfort zone (less than 6 per cent) for most of the year, the central bank can take rate action to boost growth hit by sluggish consumption, opined experts.
A 71-run unbeaten 10th wicket partnership between SD Vohra and SM Singh helped Baroda reach a respectable total of 241 for 9 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Super League tie.
Baroda batted with grit to force a draw after being asked to follow-on in their Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match against Andhra Pradesh in Visakhapatnam.
Baroda took a 172-run first innings lead against Karnataka on the second day of the four-day Ranji trophy Elite Group 'A' match.
The India all-rounder is content to spend time with son Agastya and nephew Kavir.
With this win, Mumbai maintain their third sport in the group with 22 points.
Hardik Pandya on Thursday posted a video of himself bowling with the red-ball during a training session in England.
'As the Budget has taken some measures to spur growth, similar action from the MPC may be expected.'
The Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER) of the rupee moderated in December to 107.20 after hitting a peak of 108.14 in November, latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed. The REER was 103.66 in January 2024. The rupee depreciated around 3 per cent against the dollar in 2024.
Baroda were 82 for 1 in their Ranji Trophy match against Services, which saw only 26.2 overs being bowled because of wet conditions and bad light.
Tamil Nadu are well on course for a record fifth Vijay Hazare Trophy after the Southern side scored a convincing six-wicket win over Baroda in the first semi-final of the domestic ODI tournament at the Feroze Shah Kotla stadium, in New Delhi on Thursday.
India pacer Mohammad Shami, playing his third game of the tournament, went for runs as he took 3/61 in 10 overs.
At 17 years and 168 days, Mhatre broke the previous record set by India batter Jaiswal, who was 17 years and 291 days when he achieved the feat while playing for Mumbai against against Jharkhand in 2019.
Devdutt Padikkal and Ravichandran Smaran starred with the bat, guiding Karnataka to a five-wicket win over Haryana in the Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-final.
Shreyas Iyer slammed 178, while captain Siddhesh Lad made a responsible 130, to power Mumbai to an imposing score of 439 for eight against Baroda, on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match.
The former India batsman was unbeaten on 58 as Baroda recovered from 59 for 3 to 162 for four at close on the second day of the Ranji Trophy match against Assam.\n
Andhra Pradesh finished the day at 57 for 3 in reply to Baroda's 262.
Baroda bundled out hosts Andhra for 204 and bagged two points by virtue of their first innings lead
Mumbai bowled out Baroda for 213 in the first innings on the opening day of the four-day Ranji Trophy match.
A summary of Friday's action in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
Yusuf Pathan played his second consecutive match-winning knock to lead Baroda to a convincing four-wicket victory over Maharashtra in the West Zone leg of the Vizay Hazare One-Day Championships in Pune on Wednesday.
Hosts Baroda pocketed three valuable points by virtue of the first innings lead after their Ranji Trophy Group B match against Vidarbha ended in a tame draw in Vadodara.
Maharashtra earned three vital points by vitue of a handy 87 runs first innings lead after their Ranji Trophy Group B match against Baroda ended in a draw in Pune.
Baroda were struggling at 13 for 2 after being bowled out for 64 in the first innings against Tamil Nadu.
Having taken a small first-innings lead, Tamil Nadu eked out three points from their Group B Ranji Trophy match against Baroda, in Vadodara on Tuesday.
Baroda scored a respectable 287 for six on the first day of their four-day Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' match against Maharashtra.
Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (MSE) plans to raise Rs 120 crore from investors in an attempt to stay afloat. The beleaguered exchange's board has approved issuance of 1.19 billion equity shares of face value Rs 1 at a premium of Rs 1 through private placements, according to a disclosure on its website.
From madrasa and gulley cricket to the doorstep of Indian cricket, Irfan Pathan has come a long way.
Following-on, they were 69 for 4 in their second innings, still needing 155 runs to save the Ranji Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh.
Roundup of matches across the country in the ongoing BCCI Ranji Trophy
Perry (57, 34b, 6x4, 2x6) and Ghosh (64 not out, 27b, 7x4, 4x6) were in sublime touch as defending champions RCB scaled down the target of 202 with ease in the tournament opener.
A compilation of results from the Vijay Hazare Trophy matches played on Saturday.
An unbeaten century by all-rounder Yusuf Pathan 101 n.o. (72b, 5x4, 7x6) enabled Baroda beat Mumbai by four wickets in the opening match of the West Zone Ranji Trophy one day tournament played at the RMC ground in Rajkot.
The upcoming Union Budget to be presented on February 1 is likely to assume a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) growth between 10 and 10.5 per cent for FY26, a Business Standard poll of 10 economists showed. The first advance estimates released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) had estimated a nominal GDP growth of 9.7 per cent for FY25. Nominal GDP, calculated at current market prices, factors in the effect of inflation. It is used as the base to calculate crucial macroeconomic indicators, such as fiscal deficit, revenue deficit, and debt-to-GDP ratio.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.
The right-arm pacer informed about his surgery in a social media post on Tuesday. He was left out of Mumbai's 30-man probable list for the upcoming Ranji Trophy season.
