Pacer Parvinder Awana got his second consecutive five-wicket haul as Delhi skittled out Karnataka for a paltry 192 in a Ranji Trophy Group league encounter at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
A round-up of Ranji matches played across India on Saturday
Punjab looked on course for a crushing victory after bundling out Uttar Pradesh for a paltry 95 in their second innings, on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Group A match in Hyderabad, on Monday.
Andhra Pradesh were 92 for 4 at stumps in the first innings on Day 2 in reply to Delhi's 355, 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.
Ishank Jaggi scored an unbeaten century while Ishan Kishan made 83 to hand Jharkhand the crucial first innings lead over Haryana in a Ranji Trophy match.
Stakeholders have shown a distinct lack of seriousness in bringing a law against corruption in Indian sports, a reason why someone like tainted former pacer S Sreesanth got away despite strong evidence of spot-fixing against him in the 2013 IPL, former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar has said.
It was another Ranji Trophy match at Bansi Lal Stadium that turned out to be farcical contest as Baroda beat Bengal by 21 runs with 40 wickets falling well inside two days.
A summary of Friday's action in Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
A spirited team effort by Karnataka saw them defeat Delhi by a whopping 159-run margin despite conceding the first innings lead in a Ranji Trophy group league encounter at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on Tuesday. Starting the day at 40 for 3, Delhi were all out for 250 in 81.5 overs, nine of the 10 wickets being claimed by the home team's seamers.
Out-of-favour India opener Prithvi Shaw returned to form in style with a 153-ball 244 for Northamptonshire in England's One-Day Cup tournament against Somerset in Northampton on Wednesday.
The pace-spin combination of Parminder Awana, who claimed a hat-trick, and Chaitanya Nanda shared eight wickets between them in Delhi's seven-wicket victory over hosts Maharashtra.
Gautam Gambhir and Aakash Chopra struck centuries in the second innings to restore dented pride after star-studded Delhi faced the ignominy of following on against unfancied Himachal Pradesh
Abhimanyu Easwaran dropped anchor at one end as his 97-run stand with Shreevats Goswami enabled Bengal to reach 185 for four against Madhya Pradesh on the first day of their final group league encounter of the Ranji Trophy, in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Young left-hander Vaibhav Rawal's impressive show continued as he scored a century to help Delhi pile up a massive 523 for nine declared on the second of their final group league encounter against Vidarbha in Nagpur on Sunday.
Displaying steely resolve, Dhruv Shorey stood out with an unbeaten century and steered Delhi to 271 for six, but Vidarbha did just enough to share honours on day one of the Ranji Trophy final in Indore.
Sarfaraz Khan's omission from the Indian team has been linked to fitness and disciplinary issues but sources in Mumbai cricket insisted that there was no truth in the claims.
Speedster Amit Bhandari claimed three wickets as Delhi took control of the Ranji Trophy match against Gujarat.
Minnows Odisha hit back in the final session to pick three Delhi wickets, after the home team bowlers dismissed them for a paltry 143, in the second round Ranji Trophy encounter at the Ferozshah Kotla in Delhi on Friday. Having gained the upper hand, Delhi's top-order, however, couldn't perform as per expectations and they were reduced 62 for 3 in 31 overs when stumps were drawn.
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Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly backed Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan and said the 25-year-old should be given an opportunity to prove himself.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India's acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary blamed CEO Rahul Johri for the Board's non-objection to the International Cricket Council's decision of converting the 2021 Champions Trophy into a World T20 championship.
Amit Bhandari and Sanjay Gill claimed three wickets each to earn a slender 15-run lead for Delhi.
A round-up of final day of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday.
Replying to Gujarat's first innings total of 214, the visitors declared their first innings on 430 for 8 and then had Gujarat reeling on 205 for 5 at close of play on day 3 of the match.
"The match is on," said Rajat Bhatia, some time after playing what was probably one of the best knocks of his career.
Opener Gautam Gambhir fell four runs short of his second successive century, but Delhi's batting crumbled after his dismissal in the post-lunch session.
Less than a week after he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, Bengal skipper Manoj Tiwary on Tuesday said he has decided to reverse his decision.
Hosts Haryana are in an advantageous position against Delhi, having ensured three points after the first innings lead and then extending it to 250 at stumps on the penultimate day of their Ranji Trophy group league match at the Bansi Lal stadium in Rohtak, on Monday. Haryana got the vital first innings lead after Delhi were dismissed for 224, in reply to their first innings total of 307.
Unmukt Chand's impressive half century was the lone bright spot in an otherwise dull day for Delhi as they were struggling 165 for six in reply to Haryana's decent first innings score of 307 in a group league encounter of the Ranji Trophy.
Mohit Sharma cashed in on dropped chances to notch his maiden first-class hundred as Delhi piled the agony on Tamil Nadu by declaring their first innings on 555 for 4 in their Ranji Trophy Group B match in Delhi on Sunday.
Hosts Mumbai rode on a solid batting display following their excellent bowling stint and looked poised for an outright win against Punjab on Day 3 of their Ranji Trophy match in Mumbai on Saturday.
Mithun Manhas played a brilliant innings on a poor Feroz Shah Kotla pitch as Delhi look well and truly on their way to notching up their first outright win in the second round Ranji Trophy encounter against Odisha.
Shib Shankar Paul took six wickets for Bengal to skittle out Delhi for 148 in the first innings
Skipper Shikhar Dhawan led from the front, scoring his 15th first-class century before young Unmukt Chand hit a composed unbeaten 134 to help Delhi finish the opening day at 287 for one against Tamil Nadu in their Ranji Trophy Group B match in Delhi.
Baroda batsmen, led by skipper Ambati Rayudu, showed a lot of application as they posted a commendable 525 for seven against hosts Delhi at stumps on the second day of their third round Ranji Trophy Group B encounter in New Delhi.
The Delhi skipper rallied his team from 37 for 4 to 274 for 7 at close on day one of the Ranji Trophy match against Punjab.
Four players will miss the Ranji Trophy match against Andhra after they were picked to play for India 'A'.
Delhi dismissed Andhra Pradesh for 209 to gain a massive 146-run first innings lead on the penultimate day of the four-day Elite Group A Ranji Trophy match.
Virat Kohli showed great strength of character as he played a vital innings of 90 just hours after his father's demise against Karnataka.
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