Welcome to Sportstar 's live coverage of the third day of the second round of the 2021-22 season of the Ranji Trophy.
Railways vs Pondicherry| Lalith Kalidas: STUMPS. Railways finish day 3 at 525/9 with a 183-run lead. A hard day out in the heat for Pondicherry.
Mumbai vs Goa | Amol Karhadkar: Tanush Kotian (57*) and Shams Mulani's (49*) 114-run partnership has bailed Mumbai out of trouble. They end the day at 322/7, with a hefty lead of 158 runs. Mumbai is on the verge of doing a Mumbai on Goa. Far from dull Sunday in store.
Tamil Nadu vs Chhattisgarh | S. Dipak Ragav: A superb 50-run stand between Harpreet Bhatia and Veer Pratap Singh. Skipper unbeaten on 149. Chhattisgarh end day 3 on 261/8. Truncated day belongs to them. Day promised much for TN. But lost one session in the morning due to wet outfield and couldn't get a wicket in the last one.
Karnataka vs JK | Stumps on Day 3.. J&K finish at 190/4. Ian Dev Singh is unbeaten on 65.
Mumbai vs Goa | Amol Karhadkar: Successive boundaries off Misal takes Tanush Kotian past 50. Mumbai cross 300 too and the partnership is nearing 100. Kotian and Mulani have got Mumbai back in the game. 303/7, 139 ahead
Gujarat vs Kerala | P. K. Ajith Kumar: A fiery spell from Basil Thampi has put Kerala in a strong position in the final session. Thampi has not just taken two wickets, but has shaken up the Gujarat batting. At 84 for five, Gujarat is in deep trouble; it is just 33 ahead. M.D. Nidheesh, Jalaj Saxena and Sijomon Joseph have taken the other wickets.
Tamil Nadu vs Chhattisgarh | S. Dipak Ragav: Mohammed gets his first over of the day. Final hour of play here. TN still searching for the last two wickets. Chhattisgarh got to 250. TN doesn't have a fast bowler who can knock off the tail. Like Natarajan, with his accurate yorkers.. Perennial problem hurting them again.
Karnataka vs JK | S. Dinakar: Karnataka leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal had Fazil Rashid, who made an attractive 65, caught at slip to break the 79-run fourth wicket stand and leave Jammu & Kashmir at 142 for four. This was Shreyas' third wicket of the innings. Skipper Ian Dev Singh was batting on 39 with 40 minutes to go for stumps on day three.
Bengal vs Hyderabad | Y. B. Sarangi: Bengal all out 201 in 2nd innings. Target for Hyderabad 239. Tilak Varma took three wickets in an over to wrap up the Bengal innings sooner than expected.
Tamil Nadu vs Chhattisgarh | S. Dipak Ragav: Chhattisgarh batters doing well. Veer Pratap Singh and Bhatia have added 37 runs for the 9th wicket stand. 245/8
Mumbai vs Goa | Amol Karhadkar: Shams Mulani and Tanush Kotian are running hard between the wickets. With the partnership swelling to 65 runs, Lakshay Garg is recalled into the attack. Can he repeat the magic of the first day? Mumbai 273/7, 109 runs ahead
Mumbai vs Goa | Amol Karhadkar: Goa take the new ball after the 84th over. Darshan Misal, the left-arm spinner, and Amit Yadav, the offie, continue to bowl with the hard ball. Mumbai have crossed the 250-run mark .
Karnataka vs JK | S. Dinakar: Jammu and Kashmir was 103 for three in its second innings 10 minutes after Tea. Wicket-keeper batsman Fazil Rashid was on 54. Leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal took two wickets for Karnataka. J&K is chasing 508.
Railways vs Pondicherry| Lalith Kalidas: At Tea, Railways are 419/5, leads by 77 runs. Saif agonisingly fell on 99 after an excellent stumping from S Karthik. Skipper Karn Sharma has walked in and raced to 10 with a six and a four. Railways would want to pile on quick runs from here before declaration.
Mumbai vs Goa | Amol Karhadkar: 243/7 at tea. Tanush Kotian and Shams Mulani have added 35 runs. The lead is now 79. Which camp would be happier heading into the break? Take your pick
Andhra vs Services | M. R. Praveen Chandran: Tea: Services 258/5. Paliwal rtd hurt 67 Lochchab batting on 36 Pulkit Narang 7 batting.
Ashish took the only wicket to fall in the post lunch session when he clean bowled Arjun Sharma for one
Gujarat vs Kerala | P. K. Ajith Kumar: Gujarat in a spot of bother at tea, after losing the wicket of Bhargav Merai (11) off the fourth ball of the last over before the break. M.D. Nidheesh had him lbw, for his sixth wicket of the match. Gujarat 59 for three, a lead of eight. Manrprit Juneja is batting on one.
Railways vs Pondicherry| Lalith Kalidas: Bhati's bouncer whistles past Upendra Yadav's outside-edge. Loud appeal from the Pondy fielders. The umpire is unmoved and the players gather around him for a long conversation.
Tamil Nadu vs Chhattisgarh | S. Dipak Ragav: It was a session that had something in it for both teams. Chhattisgarh lost an early wicket but an 83-run stand between Harpreet Singh Bhatia and Ajay Mandal ensured the team added 118 runs in this session in about 40 overs.
The skipper Bhatia is unbeaten on 117 and has been positive today. He has gone for his shots without taking huge risks. He has played the sweeps well and been brave to hit the spinners down the ground as well, clearing the ropes twice.
Tamil Nadu has got three wickets though the team would have wished it could have been a bit tighter. Vijay Shankar has been proactive with his bowling changes, trying two off-spinners in Aparajith and Shahrukh when there were two left-handers in the middle.
The team would want to knock off these last two wickets quickly and enforce the follow on. There were times when they could have had more close-in fielders considering the huge lead instead of allowing the batters easy singles.
TN doesn’t have an outright quick bowler who can clean-up the tail, someone like T Natarajan with his accurate yorkers.
Gujarat vs Kerala | P. K. Ajith Kumar: Gujarat has lost two wickets in successive overs and stills trails Kerala by six runs. After Saurav Chauhan was bowled while trying to sweep Jalaj Saxena, his fellow-opener Kathan Patel was trapped lbw by Basil Thampi with a ball that came sharply in. Gujarat 45 for two, with the two new men, captain Bhargav Merai and Manprit Juneja, at the wicket.
Mumbai vs Goa | Amol Karhadkar: There you go! Yadav gets one to dip on Rahane and he bat-pads it to backward short leg. 205/7. Lead of just 41. Mumbai in big trouble
Tamil Nadu vs Chhattisgarh | S. Dipak Ragav: Harpreet Bhatia brings up his 100 in style, hitting Aprajith straight down the ground to go from 99 to 103. Top innings. Yesterday, it was about hanging in there. Today he has been proactively scoring and playing shots. 206/7
Mumbai vs Goa | Amol Karhadkar: Rahane is batting on 51 (137b, 3x4) and Tare on 8 (43b) as Mumbai are 198/5 at drinks. And the first ball after the break, Tare drives straight to Snehal Kauthankar at covers. Mulani joins Rahane. 198/6, lead of 34. Goa smelling the blood now.
Tamil Nadu vs Chhattisgarh | S. Dipak Ragav: WICKET !!! Aparajith strikes. Removes Ajay Mandal caught behind. Jagadeesan fumbles but takes it one-handed on the second effort. Good glovework as well. Bhatia is on 98 at the other end. 201/7
Karnataka vs JK | Karnataka get another breakthrough. Jatin Wadhwan is caught by Devdutt Padikkal off Shreyas Gopal's bowling. J&K 39/2.
Tamil Nadu vs Chhattisgarh | S. Dipak Ragav: TN tried a few overs of Sandeep Warrier. Nothing in it for the pacers. Now Shahrukh Khan is into the attack. Off-spinner against the two left-handed batters.
Gujarat vs Kerala | P. K. Ajith Kumar: Kerala’s first innings has just come to an end here in Rajkot, at 439 – that’s a lead of 51. The highlight of the day has been the batting of Vishnu Vinod (113, 143b, 15x4, 1x6). He fell lbw to left-arm spinner Siddharth Desai, but only after he ensured that Kerala went past Gujarat’s first innings total of 388. Desai finished with five for 132 from 39 overs. It was against Kerala that he made his First Class debut four seasons ago, and had taken wickets in the match to spin Gujarat to a four-wicket victory. Arzan Nagwaswalla has taken three wickets here and Roosh Kalaria two.
Railways vs Pondicherry| Lalith Kalidas: Railways takes the first-innings lead! Ghosh and Saif have made scoring look easy all day, finding the gaps while also sneaking in quick singles. Arindam Ghosh brings up his century in style. A cracking slog-sweep six over mid-wicket. Backs up his 105 at the same venue against Karnataka with another classy knock. He falls right after the milestone. First wicket for Pondy on Day 3. Udeshi finds the edge and Dogra holds on to the catch at first slip. Railways 351/4, Upendra Yadav walks in.
Bengal vs Hyderabad | Y. B. Sarangi: Bengal 118/5 in 49 overs, Anustup Majumdar 15, Shahbaz Ahmed 0, Lead 155. Ritwik (41), who played a patient knock, was caught beautifully at slip off Tanay.
Tamil Nadu vs Chhattisgarh | S. Dipak Ragav: Runs coming easily for Chhattisgarh and skipper Bhatia. Harpreet has now moved to 84 without taking much risks. 161/6. 55 runs in 17 overs today so far.
Railways vs Pondicherry| Lalith Kalidas: Second session begins. Railways 28 short of the lead. Make or break for Pondicherry with Ghosh and Saif looking dangerous together.
Mumbai vs Goa | Amol Karhadkar: Second over after lunch, Darshan Misal gets the big scalp of Sarfaraz for 48. Missed a sweep off the left-arm spinner. 170/5, with a lead of 6. In comes Tare to join Rahane.
Tamil Nadu vs Chhattisgarh | S. Dipak Ragav: Chhattisgarh skipper Harpreet Singh Bhatia has made a crucial 50. A paddle sweep to fine leg, gets him 2 runs and takes him to a milestone. 109/5. A few overs later, WICKET!!! Sai Kishore strikes on day 3. Shashank Singh caught at silly point... don't think it was lbw will confirm 118/6. Ajay Mandal, who was the man of the match in the last game, and skipper Harpreet Bhatia have a long task ahead. Two left-handed batters. TN might be tempted to get Aparajith soon in place of one of Sai Kishore or Siddharth.
Gujarat vs Kerala | P. K. Ajith Kumar: After beginning the day at 277 for four, Kerala has taken lunch at 409 for eight, a lead of 21. Vishnu Vinod has been the star for Kerala. His second First Class hundred ensured his team got the lead after Kerala lost the wickets of Vathsal Govind (25), Salman Nizar (six), Sijomon Joseph (four) and Basil Thampi (15). Vishnu, who hasn’t had a particularly memorable match as a wicketkeeper but has more than made up for that with his bat, is unbeaten on 105 (126b, 14x4, 1x6). Spinner Siddharth Desai has taken four wickets and there are two each for pacers Roosh Kalaria and Arzan Nagwaswalla.
Mumbai vs Goa | Amol Karhadkar: Rahane and Sarfaraz have negotiated spin from both ends over the last hour. Yadav posed a few problems with his flight and drift from the end that's offering more turn but the Mumbai duo has been up to the mark. 170/4 at lunch, lead of six.
Andhra vs Services | M. R. Praveen Chandran: Lunch at St.Xavier's College ground. Services 188/4. Sandeep dismisses the well set Ravi Chauhan for 88. Paliwal batting on 43
Karnataka vs J&K | S. Dinakar: Chasing 508 for a win, Jammu & Kashmir was 11 for one at lunch on day three. Opener Qamran Iqbal was leg before to in-form paceman Prasidh Krishna for 4.
Railways vs Pondicherry| Lalith Kalidas: Lunch, Day 3. Railways 315/3, trails Pondicherry by 27. Ghosh (84*) and Saif (51*) have racked up a solid partnership! They have maintained a penchant for shots down the ground against the spinners.
Karnataka vs J&K | S. Dinakar: Karnataka declared at 298 for three, setting Jammu & Kashmir a target of 508 on day three at the IIT-Chemplast ground here. For Karnataka, Karun Nair remained unbeaten with 71. K.V. Siddharth made 72.
Bengal vs Hyderabad | Y. B. Sarangi: Bengal 86/4 at lunch. Ritwik Roy Chowdhury (28 batting) and Anustup Majumdar (0) at the crease. Ritwik and Sayan Shekhar Mandal (16) batted for crucial 15 overs in the morning session before Tanay Thyagarajan broke the 35-run stand in his first over. Manoj Tiwary was run out minutes before lunch. Bengal had an overall lead of 123 runs.
Karnataka vs J&K | Karnataka has declared its second innings at 298/3. The target for Jammu and Kashmir is a gargantuan 508. There are 59 overs left in the day.
Gujarat vs Kerala | P. K. Ajith Kumar: Kerala has taken the important first-innings lead against Gujarat. It is one run ahead, at 389 for seven. And it has to thank Vishnu Vinod for that; he is 93 not out off 104 balls. After Kerala lost the wickets of Vathsal Govind (25), Salman Nizar (six) and Sijomon Joseph (four), it was imperative that Vishnu stayed on. He has obliged.
Tamil Nadu vs Chhattisgarh | S. Dipak Ragav: Good News.. We are expecting to start day 3 at 12 noon. 2.5 hours lost. Early lunch has been taken here at the Nehru stadium.
Mumbai vs Goa | Amol Karhadkar: Goa have stuck to pace-spin combo. Ranjane (5-1-9-1) makes way for Garg. Starts with a misdirected short ball, Rahane glides it to fine leg for a four. Next ball is flicked through square-leg for two. And Yadav is back from the other end. 111/4
Tamil Nadu vs Chhattisgarh | S. Dipak Ragav: More foot tennis.. next inspection at 11 am. Maybe an early lunch. TN losing valuable time in the match. They need full points especially after Chhattisgarh had an outright win in the first game.
Mumbai vs Goa | Amol Karhadkar: Amit Yadav tosses one up, nightwatcher Dhawal Kulkarni goes for an audacious cover drive, the ball turns in to knock the off-stump off. Mumbai 93/4, still trailing by 71 runs. Can Ajinkya Rahane and Sarfaraz Khan be their saviours?
Andhra vs Services | M. R. Praveen Chandran: Stephen gets the breakthrough for Andhra. He has Hardik Sethi caught in the slips for 25. Ravi Chauhan has completed his fity and is batting on 57. Andhra 111/3.
Mumbai vs Goa | Amol Karhadkar: Goa have yet again had a perfect start. Two nicks - Aakarshit Gomel off Shreekant Wagh to first slip and Sachin Yadav caught behind off Shubham Ranjane - mean Mumbai tottering at 87/3. In walks Ajinkya Rahane with nightwatcher Dhawal Kulkarni for company.
Railways vs Pondicherry| Lalith Kalidas: Pondicherry has dropped its first chance of the day with Saif being handed a reprieve by the silly point fielder on 12. The extra yards before play haven't paid dividends just yet. Railways have narrowed the deficit to 112. Arindam Ghosh backs up his century from R1 with a fifty off 84 balls, laced with seven fours and a massive six over mid-wicket.
Bengal vs Hyderabad | Y. B. Sarangi: Bengal is 45/2 after an hour's play on the third day. Captain Abhimanyu Easwaran, who looked in good touch and played some fine shots, poked Punnaiah to wicketkeeper Prateek Reddy on 24. He added 34 with Ritwik Roy Chowdhury. The young pace duo of Punnaiah and Rakshann bowled in tandem for 10 overs in helpful conditions, giving away little.
Gujarat vs Kerala | P. K. Ajith Kumar: Good morning from a cold, yet sunny Rajkot. Kerala has moved briskly to 313 for four, adding 36 runs in half an hour. Vishnu Vinod is batting on 45 (48b, 6x4, 1x6) and Vathsal Govind on 21 (71b). Vishnu, though, had been given out, after being caught brilliantly at slip by Gujarat captain Bhargav Merai, but it turned out to be off a no-ball from Arzan Nagwaswalla. Vishnu has been batting well, however. He is one of Kerala’s most aggressive batters, while Vathsal has the technique and temperament to bat all day. Kerala needs this partnership to flourish. It is trailing Gujarat by 75 runs.
Saurashtra vs Odisha | After being bowled out for 501, Saurashtra have reduced Odisha to 64/4. Unadkat has a couple, Sakariya and Dharmednrasinh Jadeja have one each.
Mumbai vs Goa | Mumbai have lost an early wicket; Aakarshit Gomel is caught off Shrikant Wagh. Sachin Yadav has joined Dhawal Kulkarni in the middle with Mumbai's deficit now under 100. Mumbai 73/2 in 20 overs, trail by 92.
Tamil Nadu vs Chhattisgarh | S. Dipak Ragav: Teams are having their warm-ups. Word is that there is going to be an inspection at 10.15 a.m.
Railways vs Pondicherry| Lalith Kalidas: Pondicherry has intensified its fielding practice under coach Dishant Yagnik. They've had as many as seven dropped catches to thank for the extra 70-90 runs on the board. Wouldn't want butter fingers to get in the way, especially with Railways closing in on the lead.
Railways vs Pondicherry| Lalith Kalidas: Good morning from Guru Nanak College. Railways will begin Day 3 at 205/3, trailing Pondy by 137. They lost opener Vivek Singh (92) right before close of play yesterday. Focus will now be on Arindam Ghosh and Md. Saif who had frustrated Karnataka in R1.
Tamil Nadu vs Chhattisgarh | S. Dipak Ragav: Different day, similar story. It rained heavily till about 9 pm last evening in Guwahati. We are likely to have yet another delayed start. It could be even later than the 10 am starts we have had over the last two days. 8:35 am: The covers are off now but we are looking at an hour or more of delay.
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The third day of the second round of India's premier red-ball competition begins today.
All 38 teams will be in action, including defending champion Saurashtra, which squares off against Odisha in Ahmedabad. Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane will once again be in action. They will be keen on extending their form from last game.
In another clash, Tamil Nadu, the Vijay Hazare Trophy runner-up, will play Chhattisgarh in Guwahati.
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