Ranji Trophy HIGHLIGHTS, Round 3 Day 4: Mumbai beats Kerala by 232 runs; Karnataka vs Goa ends in draw

With these set of results, the third round of fixtures in Ranji Trophy 2023/24 come to an end. Sportstar will be back for the next round of matches which start on January 26.

Punjab and Tripura settle for a point each. The light does not improve and Tripura would feel a bit hard done by the outcome. A few more overs and it could have crossed Punjab’s 109-run total to take two more points. 

UP plays a little less than five overs before the two teams decide to settle for a draw. Since the innings could not be completed, both teams will get a point each.

YB Sarangi: Bengal vs Chhattisgarh match drawn without the completion of the touring team’s first innings. Chhattisgarh 214/6. Both teams get one point apiece.

Not the news which Tripura would have wanted. The light is not good enough for play to continue so off go the players. Tripura 51/2.

Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal has his fourth wicket by removing Amandeep Khare, which leaves Bengal just four wickets away from securing a first-innings lead.

Uttar Pradesh has managed 43 runs in just four overs at the expense of captain Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh. Still, getting to 280 runs will be too big an ask in the remaining time.

Tripura gets off to a flying start against Punjab in hope of getting a first innings lead. Bikram Kumarr Das is on 23 off 18. Wridhiman Saha gets a run-a-ball 13 before Baltej Singh gets his wicket.

Goa gets to 282/6 before the teams decide to end the game. Suyash Prabhudessai stays unbeaten on 143 off 289 deliveries. Karnataka takes three points out of the match for having taken a first innings lead.

Nehal Wadhera (56 off 94) fought till the very end but Punjab folds up for a paltry 109. Will the light allow enough time for Tripura to make a dash at three points.

The fifth wicket for Karnataka is taken by Rohit Kumar who removes Darshan Misal on 13.

The two teams decide to call it a Draw. Services gets the three points for taking a first innings lead.

Tripura with a desperate effort to bowl out Punjab in whatever little overs it can get out of the day. The one man standing in the way is Nehal Wadhera, batting on 50.

Ashutosh Desai is unbeaten on 62 off 178 deliveries. His 66-run partnership with Sanjeet Desai ensured the momentum remains with Chhattisgarh.

LS Kumar notches up a fifty as Services sees its lead get past 150 runs.

The fourth wicket partnership between Suyash Prabhudessai and Deepraj Gaonkar ends three short of a century. Darshan Misal joins Prabhudessai in the middle.

Hundred up for Suyash Prabhudessai, and he takes the team’s total past 200 as well. 

Ravi Chauhan’s mammoth innings comes to an end on 158 after he is castled by Shahbaz Nadeem. AP Sharma and LS Kumar add 48 runs for the seventh wicket before Anukul Roy removes the former.

The action finally resumes at the Victoria Park Stadium where Pratap and Veer Pratap Singh will carry on the Bihar innings.

Goa finally moves ahead of Karnataka. Suyash Prabhudessai batting on 84 off 204 deliveries.

The first breakthrough for Bengal comes after Lunch with Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal picking up JP Butte. 

Goa has cut down the deficit to just 17 runs now, largely due to Prabhudessai’s unbeaten 72 off 179 deliveries. The result of this match is all but evident now. Unless Goa suffers a shocking collapse here, this should be a draw.

Y.B. Sarangi from the ground: Only 20 overs could be bowled in the morning session as bad light forced another delayed start.

MR Praveen Chandran: Mumbai wraps it up as Shams Mulani takes a fifer. Suresh is injured and does not bat. Shamsi takes the last two wickets Basil Thampi is out stumped and Nidheesh is out leg before. 

JP Butte and Ashutosh Singh are nearing a 50-run partnership for the third wicket. They have stabilised the innings after a wobbly start and put their side on path to not concede a defecit.

MR Praveen Chandran: Seventh wicket down for Kerala as Shams castles Shreyas Gopal.

MR Praveen Chandran: Mumbai spinners wreak havoc on a spinning pitch. Tanush Kotian removes Sachin Baby after the drinks break as the batter gives a catch to silly point. Vishnu Vinod is out sweeping caught in the slips off Tanush again.

That’s it. Umran Malik seals the match for his side with a single. Abdul Samad with a commendable 66 of 83 was the anchor who held the run chase together. Credit to Odisha for making a contest out of a low total.

The Kerala collapse continues with Tanush Kotian sending Sachin Baby back to the hut. Mumbai closing in on a win now.

SIX! Umran Malik packs a maximum off Rajesh Mohanty to get the scores level.

Rajesh Mohanty completes his fifer with the wicket of Umar Nazir. It is Umran Malik who joins Abdul Samad now.

The Equation: Nine runs to win, two wickets in hand.

Manish Golamaru picks three wickets in two overs to put the contest to an end. Assam, after resisting for a considerable amount of the session, concedes the last three wickets for three runs.

Shams Mulani castles Rohan Prem to leave Kerala reeling. Skipper Sanju Samson joins Sachin Baby to begin the rescue operation.

MR Praveen Chandran: Shams Mulani cleans up Rohan Prem as the batter plays back and misses the cut. 

Play has finally resumed at Eden Gardens and the visiting side will resume its innings from 27/2.

Fifty for Suyash Prrabhudessai. A dogged innings that has lasted 120 deliveries so far. 

Just when it seems Odisha is out of the contest, it makes a breakthrough. Veteran Rajesh Mohanty gets the wicket of Abid Mushtaq. Abdul Samad is playing on 55 and has to manage in the company of tail enders now.

SC Ghadigaonkar brings up his fifty. He has been effortless in switching gears after he had dropped anchor with Riyan Parag firing at the other end. Six fours and one six on the way.

Abdul Samad brings up his fifty and thereby ensures the mini-collapse has seized. J&K just 24 runs from home now. Does Odisha have another trick up its sleeve?

MR Praveen Chandran from the ground: Kerala loses three wickets inside the first 30 minutes. Dhawal Kulkarni drew the first blood by dismissing Jalaj and he followed it up with Krishna Prasad’s wicket. Shams Mulani got into the act by sharing Rohan Kunnammal. Kerala in trouble, 47/3. Rohan Prem and Sachin Baby are at the crease.

Mumbai has its tail up! After Dhawal Kulkarni made early inroads, Shams Mulani comes in and removes opener Rohan Kunnummal on 26.

Akash Sengupta has provided able support to SC Ghadigaonkar after the fall of Riyan Parag. The partnership is worth 25 runs now and has frustrated Andhra bowling.

ANOTHER WICKET! Sunil Kumar Roul brings about the end of Fazil Rashid. Odisha just four wickets now surely has a sniff of victory.

Dhawal Kulkarni gets another one. Krishna Prasad departs for four runs off nine balls. Two quick wickets for Mumbai!

Sunil Kumar Roul gets the wicket of Auqib Nabi to give a glimmer of hope to Odisha. Jammu & Kashmir is just 39 runs away with Abdul Samad nearing a half century. Is there a twist in the tale here?

V Vyshak gets the wicket of the half-centurion Siddharth KV. His stay ends on 57 off 75 deliveries.

The first wicket for Mumbai comes with Dhawal Kulkarni cleaning up Jalaj Saxena on 16.

Start of play on Day 4 delayed due to bad light.

Start of play on Day 4 delayed due to bad light.

One brings two. Lalith Mohan gets another wicket by castling Siddharth Sarmah. 

IT IS THE BIG WICKET! Lalith Mohan ensures that Riyan Parag holes out to Hanuma Vihari. The Assam captain departs for 75 off 54 deliveries. He hit five sixes and as many fours during his stay.

Auqib Nabi and Abdul Samad have made a cautious start to the day and wiped off 13 runs from the target.

Assam is past 100 runs now with captain Riyan Parag continuing in the same aggressive vein. He is on 67 of 45 and has brought up a 50-run stand with SC Ghadigaonkar who is batting on 11 off 47.

The start of play on Day 4 has been delayed due to bad light.

Riyan Parag has raced to a 31-ball half century. That has been the lone silver lining for Assam which is otherwise staring at a massive defeat.

Jammu & Kashmir needs 77 runs to win on the final day while Odisha is six wickets away from getting the full quota of points.

Assam 81/5 & 160 vs Andhra 188 & 334/9

Punjab 78/7 vs Tripura 

Chhattisgarh 27/2 vs Bengal 381/8d

J&K 72/4 & 180 vs Odisha 130 & 198

Gujarat 86/2 vs Chandigarh

Goa 93/1, 321 vs Karnataka 498/9d

Services 315/3 vs Jharkhand 316

Tamil Nadu won by an innings and 129 runs vs Railways

Madhya Pradesh won by 86 runs vs Delhi

Rajasthan won by 10 wickets vs Maharashtra

Haryana won by an innings and 338 runs vs Manipur

Hyderabad won by an innings and 198 runs vs Sikkim

Saurashtra won by 238 runs vs Vidarbha

Pondicherry won by 55 runs vs Uttarakhand

Meghalaya won by an innings and 128 runs vs Nagaland

Mizoram won by 8 wickets vs Arunachal Pradesh