Venugopal Rao hit a majestic 142 in Andhra's first innings score of 417 for seven at close on the second day.
Riding on a majestic 97 by Mithun Manhas, Delhi managed to take a crucial 72-run lead over Baroda on the second day of the Ranji Trophy semi-final match played in Indore on Sunday.
Gautam Gambhir has always been a non-conformist but he has had no regrets even if it meant an 'unfulfilled career' and a 'lot of enemies' because he could 'sleep peacefully at night'.
With 125 runs in three matches including two half-centuries, Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has made his best start yet to the IPL.
Seamers Parvindar Awana and S Narwal shared six wickets between them to help Delhi restrict Saurashtra to 234 for nine on the opening day of their four-day Ranji Trophy Elite Division match in Rajkot on Friday.
Eager to make a comeback to the Indian Test team, Punjab skipper Harbhajan Singh claimed a sensational six-wicket haul to skittle out Odisha for 205 in their first innings on the opening day of a Group A Ranji Trophy match in Mohali.
Skipper Shikhar Dhawan smashed an unbeaten 116 as Delhi thrashed Maharashtra by seven wickets in a Group B Ranji Trophy match to stay in contention for a knock-out berth.
Having conceded a 66-run first innings lead, Karnataka scored a comprehensive 475 for nine declared with as many as six batsmen hitting half-centuries. At stumps on Day 3, Delhi were in trouble at 40 for three chasing a huge target of 410.
The Delhi skipper struck an unbeaten half-century to help stop an embarrassing collapse in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A league match against Railways.
Delhi team will be bolstered by the presence of India internationals Ishant Sharma and veteran Gautam Gambhir against Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy match starting Thursday at Eden Gardens. Ishant was ruled out of New Zealand Test series due to chikungunya and Gambhir was busy on national duty. "Ishant and Gambhir will be playing in this match," chief coach KP Bhaskar told PTI on Tuesday.
Having lost to Uttar Pradesh in the opening match at Ghaziabad, hosts Delhi came back strongly as they defeated minnows Odisha by 10 wickets in the second round Ranji Trophy encounter to get a bonus point along with six for the outright win.
Odisha batsmen defended doggedly to delay an inevitable defeat as Delhi bowlers struggled on a dead Feroz Shah Kotla wicket on the penultimate day of the second round Ranji Trophy.
Mohit Sharma and Unmukt Chand scored fine fifties, but the hosts still have the daunting task of scoring 347 more runs for the first innings lead against Baroda, who put up a massive 561, in the Ranji Trophy match at the Ferozshah Kotla, in Delhi, on Monday.
Punjab rode on a solid batting display to post a massive 560 for 6 declared before reducing Odisha to 110 for 2 in their second innings on Day 3, in their Group A Ranji Trophy match in Mohali on Tuesday.
India captain Virat Kohli on Saturday said his career path became simple due to decisions taken by his father, whom he termed as his 'super hero' in real life.
Delhi were 108 for no loss, after Kerala were bowled out for 371 in their first innings, at stumps on day 3 in the Ranji Trophy match.
Delhi, replying to Tamil Nadu's first innings of 481 for 6, were 366 for 8 at stumps on day 3 in the Ranji Trophy match.
Delhi were reduced to 85 for three in reply to Tamil Nadu's 481 for six declared
Delhi achieved the victory target of 127 to win by seven wickets and with two days to spare in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match.
A fine century by opener Rajat Bhatia helped the hosts grab the first innings lead against Kerala.
Young and in-form Baba Aparajith smashed his second first-class double hundred while Ramaswamy Prasanna scored an unbeaten half-century to guide Tamil Nadu to a formidable position against Services at the end of second day's play in the Ranji Trophy Group B match in New Delhi on Monday.
Delhi picked two points from the first innings in the Ranji Trophy match.
Two dropped catches cost Delhi Daredevils the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League, said assistant coach Pravin Amre.
Pacer Shardul Thakur had match figures of eight for 113 as Mumbai beat Delhi by 204 runs to enter the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy.
The Delhi captain's unbeaten century helped his team register a huge score of 427 for seven against Karnataka.
Veteran spinner and Railways captain Murali Kartik was embroiled in a controversy once again after he was warned by the umpires for some "issues" with the ball in an acrimonious day three of their Ranji Trophy quarter-final match against Bengal.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
The pace duo of VS Thakur and AK Malik ripped through Delhi bundling them out a paltry 75 and forced the visitors to follow on after Himachal Pradesh piled up 343 in their first innings.
A 199-run opening partnership between Aakash Chopra and Shikhar Dhawan tilted the balance decisively in Delhi's favour and the hosts held all the aces against Saurashtra in the four-day Ranji Trophy Super League tie at the Roshanara Club ground.
"His elder brother Raj Kishan was a very talented cricketer. But then the parents needed to take a call that one boy would pursue sport and the other education. So Raj, being the elder sacrificed and pursued a medical degree.
Well-placed overnight, Delhi conceded a vital first innings lead of 25 runs to Karnataka on the third day of the Elite Group 'A' Ranji Trophy match.
Mahesh Pithiya's uncanny resemblance with Ravichandran Ashwin's action will surprise you.
The opener was unbeaten on 121 as Delhi reached 205 for 4 on the first day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match against Karnataka.
Unbeaten half-centuries from Aakash Chopra and Mithun Manhas helped Delhi reach 258 for two against Andhra Pradesh.
Captain Amit Mishra's all-round show helped hosts Haryana beat Delhi by 83 runs in a Ranji Trophy Group B encounter, at the Bansi Lal stadium in Rohtak, on Tuesday. Chasing a target of 292 on the final day, Delhi were all-out for 209, losing their last six wickets for only 36 runs.
Bengal registered a modest 229 for 7 on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Elite division Group 'A' match.
The friendly match, organised by World Cricket Academy and Veterans Cricket Association of Delhi will play at Jamia Milia Islamia ground in New Delhi on Tuesday.
The left-arm medium-pacer grabbed five wicketsto help Delhi gain a slender but a vital first innings lead in their Ranji Trophy Elite Division Group 'A' clash against reigning champions Uttar Pradesh.
Replying to Baroda's 244, Delhi were 256 for 3 at close on the second day of the Ranji Trophy match.
Delhi were 61 for three in reply to Saurashtra's first innings of 492 on day 2 of the Ranji Trophy match.
