Seamers put New Delhi in a commanding position as Ishant Sharma and Simarjeet Singh struck big blows against Hyderabad on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy match. Here is a round-up of all the Ranji Trophy action on Day 2 on Thursday.
Replying to Maharashtra's first innings total of 215, Bengal were all out for 325 on the third day of the Ranji Trophy.
Ranadeb Bose claimed a five-wicket haul as Bengal pocketed two points against Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy.
Hanuma Vihari said he will never play for Andhra again after the state association 'humiliated' him by stripping him of captaincy mid-season for shouting at a reserve player.
Skipper Manoj Tiwary and lower-order batsman Pankaj Shaw cracked individual hundreds but could not save Bengal from suffering a huge 355-run defeat against Madhya Pradesh in the five-day Ranji Trophy quarter-final at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Starting the final day on 113 for 3 and chasing an improbable victory target of 788, Bengal were kept in the fight till the extended tea session by Tiwary (124), Shaw (118) and Ashok Dinda (52) before they folded up for 432. Lanky pacer Ishwar Pandey once again led the bowling honours for MP with a haul of 4 for 93 to add to his first innings tally of 4 for 45, while debutant pacer Chandrakant Sakure finished with a match haul of six wickets that included his second innings 3 for 114. MP, who thus recorded their second outright win over Bengal in nine outings in the tournament, now take on 40-time champions Mumbai in the five-day semi finals commencing at Cuttack on February 13.
Bengal had an unlikely hero in Subhomoy Das who rescued the hosts with a delightful 95 in their Group A Ranji Trophy opener against two-time defending champions Rajasthan in Kolkata.
Ganguly informed CAB Joint Secretary Saradindu Pal of his decision and got it Okayed
Replying to Bengal's 335, Karnataka were dismissed for 292 in the first innings, conceding a vital 43-run lead in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match.
Rohan Gavaskar scored a patient 54 as Bengal took a 63-run first innings lead over Delhi on day 2 of the Ranji Trophy match.
Their Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match against Maharashtra ended in a tame draw.
Replying to Maharashtra's first innings of 350, Bengal recovered after the loss of four wickets for 63 runs to score 378 in the Ranji Trophy match.
Skipper Subramaniam Badrinath led from the front with a sparkling innings of 152 to put Vidarbha in control against Rajasthan on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Group B match.
Subramaniam Badrinath struck an unbeaten 93 to guide Tamil Nadu to an eight-wicket victory over Bengal and take his side to Ranji Trophy semi-finals on the fourth and final day in Bangalore on Monday. After conceding a first innings lead of 39, Tamil Nadu bounced back by bundling out Bengal for 187 before notching up the victory target of 227 losing two wickets in the process.
Bengal's pace trio of Ashoke Dinda, Sourav Sarkar and Shami Ahmed failed miserably. They weren't able to get the last six Gujarat wickets on the final day as home team managed only three points from the third round Ranji Trophy encounter at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
As a result of the win, Bengal have seven points after two matches while Tripura's has just one point.
Two-time defending champions Rajasthan found themselves reeling at 63 for four in reply to Bengal's 258 on a curtailed second day of their Ranji Trophy match in Kolkata.
Pakistan was the designated hosts for the tournament scheduled for September, but with the BCCI making it clear that the Indian team would not be able to travel to the neighbouring country owing to security concerns, the event has been moved to Dubai.
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala came up with a spirited century but Bengal still conceded the first innings lead to Madhya Pradesh as their Group A Ranji Trophy match headed towards a draw on the third and penultimate day, in Indore, on Monday.
Ganguly, who is expected to join the West Bengal team midway, has not yet reached the coal township.
Opener Arindam Das struck a fine knock of 111 to give Bengal a headstart against Karnataka on the opening day\nof the Ranji Trophy group league match.
Out-of-favour India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has been handed a golden opportunity to get back into the reckoning after being named captain of Rest of India for the Irani Cup match against Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka, in Bangalore, from February 9 to 13. Also included in the Rest of India team is Gautam Gambhir, who is also keen to make a comeback to the Indian team. However, his Delhi team mate Virender Sehwag failed to make the cut after a poor run in the Ranji Trophy.
Railways caused the biggest upset in this Ranji Trophy season so far, after they defeated domestic giants Mumbai by 10 wickets within three days in their Elite Group B match, in Mumbai, on Friday. Railways pacer Himanshu Sangwan (5-60) took five wickets, as Mumbai were bundled out for 198 in their second essay at the Wankhede Stadium, after India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane failed miserably in the second innings as well.
Bengal were 199 for five in reply to Maharashtra's 215 in the Ranji Trophy match.
Uttar Pradesh tightened the noose around Bengal, reaching 437 for seven on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Super League tie at the Eden Gardens.
Hyderabad, following-on, were 81 for 3 in their second innings, still 148 runs behind Bengal, on the penultimate day of the Ranji Trophy match.
Bengal were 172 for 7 in reply to Hyderabad's first innings of 309 at close on the second day of the Ranji Trophy match.
Baroda were 129 runs for loss of three wickets in their first innings in reply to Bengal's first innings total of 370 runs still needing 241 runs to surpass Bengal's total at the Motibagh ground on the second day of the Elite group Ranji Trophy match on Friday.
Paceman Gagandeep Singh claimed four wickets as Punjab dismissed Bengal for 156 runs. In reply, Punjab were 75 for three.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Sunday
The left-arm spinner claimed five wickets as Bengal defeated Karnataka by 116 runs in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' league match.
A five-wicket haul by Dinda guided Bengal to victory in the Ranji Trophy match.
Manoj Tiwary served a timely reminder to the selectors with an inspirational 191 as hosts Bengal stayed on course for bonus points against Gujarat in a third round Ranji Trophy encounter at the Eden Gardens on Monday.
Shikhar Dhawan was all guts and grit while negotiating tough conditions in his comeback game as he boosted Delhi's morale with a well-controlled 137 against Hyderabad in their Ranji Trophy Group A match in New Delhi. A round up of Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday.
Arindam Das blasted his maiden double century to help his team take a massive 300-run first innings lead over Gujarat.
Cheteshwar Pujara missed out on a second successive double hundred but his 182 went a long way in Saurashtra piling up a mammoth 570 in their first innings against Gujarat on the second day of the Ranji Trophy.
Gujarat's Mukund Parmar rallied with the lower order to deny Bengal first-innings lead
A round-up of Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy group matches played on Thursday.
The visitors reached 206 for six on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match against Andhra.
Bengal, chasing 497 to win, were 109 for 3 in the second innings in the Ranji Trophy match.
Bengal pacer Mukesh Kumar and Madhya Pradesh's run machine Rajat Patidar on Sunday got their maiden India call-up for the upcoming three match ODI series against South Africa, starting in Lucknow on October 6.
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