Bowled out for a modest 233 in their first essay, Mumbai came out all guns blazing and skittled out Karnataka for a paltry 130 in their first innings on the dramatic second day of the Ranji Trophy final at the Gangotri Glades in Mysoore on Tuesday. However, having conceded a 103-run lead, Karnataka's seamers hit back to have the Mumbaikars in a tizzy at 51 for five.
A gutsy 67 by Vinayak Sawant helped 38-time champions Mumbai recover and post 233 in their first innings agaisnt Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy final. In reply, Karnataka were 15 for one at stumps on Day 1.
Cheteshwar Pujara says he pays no attention to talk about his slow batting, as his job is to make sure that the team wins at all times.
India's batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Friday said he was not in favour of playing matches at neutral venues as it takes away much of the charm.
Two players, one from Delhi and the other from Uttar Pradesh, who were part of the India under-19 team on tour in South Africa and not quite certain to play the Ranji Trophy final, stole the limelight on the opening day of the final.
Opener Tanmay Srivastav scored 105 as Uttar Pradesh posted 292 for 7 on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy final against Delhi.
A round-up of Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday
The Bengal captain will have to miss his team's first two East Zone one-day league games.
Sachin Tendulkar scored 105 in Mumbai's first innings against Bengal in the Ranji Trophy final.
Young spinner Piyush Chawla grabbed four wickets to restrict Bengal to 349 for 8 at close on day 3 of the Ranji Trophy final.
Bengal entered the final of the Ranji Trophy championship, beating Baroda in the semi-finals by virtue of the first innings lead.
"Anybody can make a comeback and Sourav too could return to the playing eleven," said the selection committee chairman.
Bengal reached 138 for two at close on the second day of the Ranji Trophy final.
The Mumbai Ranji Trophy captain has been handed the reigns as Dinesh Mongia, who was named skipper earlier, will be leading Punjab in the Ranji Trophy final against Railways.
The opener scored an unbeaten 98 in a seven-wicket victory over Hyderabad in the semi-finals.
Punjab need 68 runs more with six wickets in hand to beat Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy semi-final
Tamil Nadu were 163 for three in their second innings at close on the fourth day, needing another 156 runs to avoid an innings defeat in the Ranji Trophy final.
The Tamil Nadu batsman, who has been in wilderness since a home one-day international against Zimbabwe in 2002.
Saurashtra head coach Karsan Ghavri says the use of limited DRS hasn't served its purpose in the Ranji Trophy final. The DRS was the talking point once again on Day 4 after Saurashtra skipper and lead pacer Jaydev Unadkat was at the receiving end on two occasions.
Named as a replacement player for injured Murali Vijay in the Indian squad for the third and final Test against Sri Lanka, young Karun Nair said that the call up was a dream come true for him and will boost his confidence.
His unbeaten 119 enabled Mumbai take a 219-run first innings lead and tighten its grip on the Ranji Trophy final.\n\n
The match will be played in Chennai from March 26.
Sairaj Bahutule claimed match figures of 10 for 95 as Mumbai crushed Hyderabad by an innings and 152 runs in the Ranji Trophy semi-final.
Rajneesh Gurbani's sensational bowling guided Vidarbha to their maiden Ranji Trophy final after they stunned defending champions Karnataka by five runs in a thrilling semi-final, in Kolkata, on Thursday.
Skipper Paras Mhambrey lauded his players for the thumping semi-final victory over Baroda.
Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar feels BCCI president Sourav Ganguly should initiate a revamp of the Duleep Trophy as players competing in the event seem more focussed on individual performances than their teams.
With the nationwide lockdown in place to fight the spread of COVID-19, the first condolence meeting held on virtual platform. Banerjee had died on March 20 after a prolonged illness while Goswami succumbed to cardiac arrest on April 30.
BCCI Apex Council will work on finalising India's revised Future Tours Program and the domestic season.
Vihari, who had scored a hundred in the last Irani Cup, once again held the innings together, scoring 114 off 211 balls with 11 fours and two sixes. It was in complete contrast to Agarwal's innings which was laced with 10 fours and three sixes.
After helping Saurashtra win their maiden Ranji Trophy title last month, little did he know that he would be spending all his time at home. Pujara is enjoying the 'forced' break and most of his time goes into entertaining his two-year-old daughter.
Karun Nair's unconquered 310 put Karnataka in the driver's seat in the Ranji Trophy final against Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. The defending champions ended Day 3 of the match with a mammoth 618 for 7, having added 295 runs to their overnight score, to extend their first innings lead to an imposing 484 runs at the Wankhede stadium, in Mumbai.
He scored 460 of his 542 Test runs in West Indies and played only one more Test after that.
Comeback man Dhawal Kulkarni wreaked havoc with the new ball to hand Mumbai the initial edge in their quest for 41st Ranji Trophy title by reducing Saurashtra to 192 for eight in the first innings on the opening day of the summit clash, in Pune on Wednesday. Back in the side after missing the semifinal due to a groin strain, Kulkarni utilised the green track on offer to perfection after Mumbai skipper Aditya Tare won the toss and invited Saurashtra to bat. -Scorecard Kulkarni was spot on with his line and length, and managed to cut through Saurashtra top-order with figures of four for 30, which included the important wickets of opener Avi Barot, Cheteshwar Pujara, Arpit Vasavada and skipper Jaydev Shah. Kulkarni was ably supported by his new ball partner Shardul Thakur (2/59), Abhishek Nayar (1/42) and Balwinder Sandhu (1/41). Kulkarni, in particular, produced an impressive opening spell as Mumbai reduced Saurashtra to 108 for seven at one stage. Had it not been for Arpit Vasavada and debutant Prerak Mankad, it could have been an embarrassing scorecard for Saurashtra at the end of day's play during which they played 84.4 overs.
Mumbai made it to their first Ranji Trophy final in three seasons even though they were denied an outright victory after fighting centuries from Madhya Pradesh wicketkeeper-batsman Naman Ojha and Harpreet Singh on Day5 of the semi-final in Cuttack, on Wednesday.
Having taken a huge first innings lead, defending champions Karnataka are on course for an outright victory over Tamil Nadu after reducing them to 113 for 3 in their second essay on Day 4 of the Ranji Trophy final, at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai, on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Karnataka posted a massive 762 in their first innings in reply to Tamil Nadu's paltry 134.
The three-day practice game will give a chance for the players who are already in the West Indies to shift from limited overs to the five-day format.
Mumbai ended runner-up for the 5th time -- they last lost to Haryana in 1990/91
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