Baroda secured three points by virtue of their first innings lead after their Ranji Trophy Group B match against Karnataka ended in a tame draw on the fourth and final day in Vadodara on Monday.
Pacer Sandeep Singh grabbed four wickets in an impressive spell to help Vidarbha thrash Haryana by eight wickets on the third day of their opening Ranji Trophy group game in Rohtak on Sunday.
A formidable Delhi outfit boasting of some big names will try to avert an outright defeat against a spirited Uttar Pradesh side as an injured Virender Sehwag led the visitors' fight to keep themselves in contention in their opening Ranji Trophy group league game in Ghaziabad on Sunday.
All-rounder Abhishek Nayar scored the third century of the innings for Mumbai as the hosts notched up a massive total of 570 against a poor Railways bowling attack on the second day of the Ranji Trophy group league game in Mumbai.
Openers Robin Uthappa and KB Pawan scored half-centuries as Karnataka gave a strong reply to Baroda by reaching 148 for two in reply to hosts' 406 all out on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group B match in Vadodara.
Captain Dheeraj Jadhav smashed a brilliant double century to take Assam to a commanding position on the second day of their Ranji Trophy group league match against Tripura in Guwahati.
Jiwanjot Singh (116) smashed a century on his first class debut and fellow opener Karan Goel (106) also hit a hundred as Punjab are all set to take a first innings lead against Hyderabad in their Ranji Trophy Group A match, in Mohali.
Irfan Pathan and Aditya Waghmode hit contrasting centuries as Baroda piled up an impressive 308 for 4 against Karnataka on Day 1 of their Ranji Trophy Group B match at Moti Bagh stadium, in Vadodara, on Friday.
Gujarat captain Parthiv Patel hit a brilliant 162 as Gujarat ended the first day of their Ranji Trophy group league campaign on 327 for five in Indore on Friday.
During the current Ranji Trophy season, a star son has been launched. But for 25-year-old Agni Dev Chopra, he never had the luxury of a re-take that his film-maker father Vidhu Vinod Chopra has had throughout his illustrious career.
A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday.
Captain Shiv Sunder Das (82) and wicketkeeper Haladhar Das (78 not out) ensured East Zone reach a respectable total (265/7) at close of play on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy Group A match at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.
A summary of the second day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches played at various venues across the country.
'He is the best technically sound batsman I have seen till date and that too without a helmet.'
Holders Vidarbha thrashed Mumbai by an innings and 145 runs to knock out the 41-time Ranji Trophy champions.
'His father was a cricketer. He had played Vizzy Trophy and was also a medium-pacer but for some reasons, could not play further.'
Ajinkya Rahane and Prithvi Shaw faltered yet again as Karnataka pacers wreaked a havoc and bundled out Mumbai for a paltry 194 on the opening day of their Elite Ranji Trophy match in Mumbai. Services bowled out Maharashtra for 44 with medium pacer P S Poonia picking up 5/11 in their Ranji Trophy match in New Delhi
A summary of Friday's action in Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
Delhi missed a golden opportunity to register an outright win as Assam managed to sneak home with a point defending a target of 79 in 14 overs during final hour of play, on Monday.
A round-up of Ranji matches played across India on Sunday.
His mother sold her gold chain so Dhruv could buy a cricket kit after his father, a Kargil War veteran, told him to give up the game because it was too expensive.
Tamil Nadu stared at defeat after Uttar Pradesh set them a mammoth target of 421 on a day when 14 wickets fell in their Ranji Trophy Group B match in Chennai on Monday.
Jharkhand's top order fired in unison to finish the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group C match against Goa on a strong 222 for two in Jamshedpur.
Only 2.1 overs of play was possible between Odisha and Tamil Nadu on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Group B match due to rain and wet outfield at the DRIEMS stadium in Cuttack.
A summary of the opening day's play in the final round of the Ranji Trophy league matches.
Hosts Delhi will bank heavily on their premier batsman Virat Kohli as they take on defending champions Mumbai in a do-or-die final Ranji Trophy group encounter at the Roshanara ground from Wednesday. After their shock defeat against Railways in the last game, the Mithun Manhas-led Delhi side will be keen to put aside the disappointment and aim for an outright win in order to qualify for the knock-out stages.
Swapnil Singh broke an eleven-year jinx as he scored his maiden first class century, a knock of 164 without a blemish, to help Baroda take a massive first innings lead of 404 runs against Mumbai on Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy Group C match.
Ravindra Jadeja, who is making a return to competitive cricket after close to six months, on Monday said his first priority is to get "100 percent" match fit ahead of the four-Test series against Australia next month.
Saurashtra's Sandeep Jobanputra grabbed six wickets to leave Karnataka tottering at 216 for nine in the first innings.
Replying to Delhi's first innings total of 224, Saurashtra were 175 for 7 at close on day 2 of the Ranji Trophy match.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels that the trio of Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Mohit Sharma should not be forced to play domestic games.
A summary of Monday's play in the Ranji Trophy matches at various venues across the country.
B D Thaker's strokeful unbeaten 151-run knock helped Gujarat reach a strong 291 runs for five against Punjab on day one of their Ranji Trophy group A Super League match at Sardar Patel stadium at Motera in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
Veteran opener Virender Sehwag is making most of his hard-earned form as he blended caution with aggression during an attractive unbeaten knock of 147 to take Delhi to a respectable 278 for 7 at stumps against Haryana in the Ranji Trophy Group B match in Lahli, on Monday.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Tuesday
Natraj Behera scored his second century of the match as Odisha rallied to earn a draw after being forced to follow on against Mumbai, on the fourth and final day of their Group A Ranji Trophy match, in Mumbai.
Bihar youngster Sakibul Gani smashed an astounding 341 in the Ranji Trophy Plate Group match against Mizoram in Kolkata on Friday to break the world record for the highest individual score on first-class debut.
A round-up of Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final matches played on Thursday.
After being forced to follow on, Himachal Pradesh fought back to score 236 for five in their second innings on the penultimate day of their four-day Ranji Trophy Group A Super League match against Mumbai. The match is now interestingly poised with the hosts 80 runs ahead and five second innings wickets in hand, with only a day left in the match.
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.
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