Ranji Trophy Highlights 2024 Quarterfinals Day 2 Updates: Baroda starts well in Mumbai chase; TN increases lead vs SAU

TN 300/6 in 100 overs vs Saurashtra 183

BAR 127/2 in 35 overs vs Mumbai 384

KAR 98/2 in 24 overs vs Vidarbha 460

MP 21/0 in 7 overs, 234 vs Andhra 172 

Yash Thakur removes the set KV Aneesh. Edges one to Wadkar behind for 34. Karnataka trails by 393 runs.

WICKET!! Kulwant Khejroliya cleans up Girinath Reddy and Andhra concedes a 62 run lead to MP in the first innings.

Fifty stand up between R Samarth and K V Aneesh after the fall of their captain. A long way to go though with the team trailing Vidarbha by 403 runs.

WICKET!! Shams Mulani breaks the 54-run partnership. J K Singh is caught by Bhupen Lalwani at silly point. Vishnu Solanki in at 4.

WICKET! Wicket number 3 for Kumar Kartikeya. Sasikanth falls for 12. Girinath Reddy and Lalith Mohan, the last batting pair for Andhra. Andhra trails MP by 68 runs.

Bhoopati Vaishna Kumar falls for 65. Yuvrajsingh Dodiya with the wicket. TN leads Saurashtra by 84 runs.

Fifty partnership up between Shashwat Rawat and J K Singh. Baroda trails Mumbai by 323 runs.

Dipak: WICKET!!! Indrajith tries to loft Dharmendrasinh Jadeja and ends up giving a simple return catch. Out for a well-made 80.

There was a 100 there for the taking. TN has been brisk post tea scoring 8 boundaries and a six. 55 runs in 10.1 overs . Lead by 70.

Onus on Boopathi to get a big one here. TN has been bold this year blooding youngsters. Boopathi the only batter among them to score 2 half-centuries. a century in quarters would go a long way in repaying the faith show in him by the selectors.

Fifty for Bhoopathi Vaishna Kumar!! Has provided able support to Indrajith at the other end. TN will be looking to take the lead as high as possible with Vijay Shankar yet to come.

Shayan: Kumar Kartikeya claims another wicket. Nithish Kumar Reddy is trapped leg before for 7.

Shayan: Anubhav cleans up Shoaib for 22. Andhra loses another wicket for 147.

Third wicket for Agarwal.

100 partnership runs between Indrajith and Bashir. TN leads Saurashtra by 58 runs. 

WICKET!! Huge wicket for Vidarbha. Mayank edges Thakare behind to the keeper to depart for a duck.

Tamil Nadu has slowly and steadily tightened its grip on the match with fine half-centuries from R. Sai Kishore and B. Indrajith, helping the hosts take the first-innings lead.

After lunch, Sai Kishore got to his half-century before his opposite number, Jaydev Unadkat, dismissed him caught behind. Since then, Indrajith and M. Boopathi Vaishna Kumar have come together for an unbroken 64-run stand that has taken TN past Saurashtra’s total.

Indrajith has yet again lived up to his reputation as TN’s man for the crisis. The 29-year-old is known for his exceptional skills against spin and used his feet well against the left-arm spinners on a pitch, helping them. 

He looked untroubled and was happy to nudge it around, taking 79 balls to his first boundary. Boopathi, too, has looked solid, playing some nice cut shots against the tweakers. Tamil Nadu will look to continue in the same fashion and ensure it ends the day with a 100-run lead without losing more than one or two more wickets.

Aditya Thakare is dismissed by a comical runout as Vidarbha folds for 460 on the back of Atharva Taide’s century and 90s from Yash Rathod and Karun Nair.

Kumar Kartikeya removes Karan Shinde for 38. 48-run stand with Shoaib Mohammed Khan is broken.

Yash Thakur finally falls for 31. Five fours in his innings. V Vyshak picks up his first wicket.

TN takes a lead against Saurashtra with six wickets in hand. Indrajith nears yet another half century while Bhoopati has provided good support with his 25. 50-run partnership up between the two.

WICKET! Shardul gets a wicket in his first over. Priyanshu Moliya is bowled for one off six balls. 

Dheeraj Gowda removes Harsh Dubey for 20. Yash Thakur continues to frustrate the Karnataka bowlers. The pacer speeds to 26 with Umesh Yadav for company.

Musheer remains unbeaten on 203 as Bhargav and Ninad Rathva skittle out the rest of the wickets. Bhargav finishes with a seven-for. 

In only his fourth FC innings, Musheer Khan converts his maiden hundred into a double. 350 balls for his 200 with 18 fours. Mumbai 379/7 in 137.3 overs

Shayan: Kulwant Khejroliya strikes! Ricky Bhui falls for 32 and Andhra is reeling at 89 for 5

Shoaib dropped at the second slip..

Karun Nair falls for 90. Played a perfect straight drive against Kaverappa in the first ball of the over, but the pacer comes back with a beauty that uproots off stump. Harsh Dubey survived a chance in the previous over when Samarth dropped a chance at first slip.

WICKET!! Bhatt continues to impress. Forces Shardul to prod forward and defend. Catches the edge after turning and first slip does the rest.

Mumbai 364/7 in 132.2 overs

Captain removes captain. Unadkat gets Sai Kishore caught behind for 60. Bhoopati Vaishna Kumar in at 6.

Kaverappa gets another. Gets Sarvate to nick one to the keeper. Vidarbha loses its sixth. Harsh Dubey walks in at 8. Launches Hardik Raj back down the ground for six. 

Fifty for Sai Kishore!! A crucial knock from the TN captain. Six fours and three sixes so far. TN trails by 54 runs.

Shayan: The ball seamed and the fast bowlers generated bounce on Day 2 of the quarterfinals as Avesh Khan and Anubhav Agarwal claimed two wickets apiece to restrict Andhra to 62 for 4 at lunch. Making the most of the conditions, the seasoned Avesh struck early removing DB Prashanth Kumar on the fourth ball of his opening over. He followed it up with the precious wicket of Ashwin Hebbar, who was caught by Harsh Gawali at first slip.

The onus was on the seasoned Hanuma Vihari to rebuild, but he did not look comfortable in the middle before being trapped leg before by Anubhav. Vihari reviewed the decision, but it was upheld - leading to a huge blow for the visiting team.

Shortly before lunch, Anubhav claimed his second victim in Revanth Reddy to add to Andhra’s woes. With captain Ricky Bhui batting on 13 and Karan Shinde on 4, Andhra has a mountain to climb, after bundling out MP for its overnight score of 234.

Dipak: It was a hard-fought session, but Tamil Nadu will be the happier side as it is just 66 runs away from the first-innings lead.

Runs were hard to come by, but skipper R. Sai Kishore, who came as a nightwatchman, has held fort at one end with a tight defence, batting well on 48. While compact, Sai Kishore has not held back either and used the long handle to good effect. He has hit three sixes, two off the spinners and one against Jaydev Unadkat. 

The TN skipper had his second reprieve of the innings on 40 when Kevin Jivrajani dropped a chance at second slip off Unadkat in the penultimate over of the session. He got his first life when Parth Bhut dropped him when he was batting on five on the first day.

However, Bhut (12-4-21-2) has been the visitors’ best bowler on day two. The left-arm spinner kept asking questions of the batters and eventually had N. Jagadeesan trapped leg-before. He then snuck one past Pradosh Ranjan Paul’s defence with the batter stuck on the backfoot. 

TN has scored briskly throughout the session but has had to earn its runs, motoring along at just 2.5 runs per over. The host will hope for one more good session, which could get it into the lead from where it can control the game.

TN 118/3 in 46 overs. Trails Saurashtra by 65 runs

Mumbai 344/6 in 125 overs vs Baroda

Vidarbha 372/5 in 119 overs vs Karnataka

Andhra 62/4 in 27 overs. Trails MP by 172 runs.

Shayan: Revanth Reddy is trapped leg before for 22. A big wicket for MP just before lunch. 

Two fours in the over from Shardul Thakur as the partnership grows to 18. Musheer into the 180s now. Mumbai looking set for atleast 400 here.

WICKET!! Baroda finally gets the breakthrough. Hardik Tamore is dismissed for a well made 57. Ninad Rathva picks up his second. 

Meriwala goes for the short ball. Gets Musheer in an awkward situation. Just about manages to get some bat on it while trying to sway away. Runs behind the slip fielder for four. 

Dipak: Parth Bhut strikes again. Bowls Pradosh with a quicker delivery that clips the off-stump.

Shayan: Hanuma Vihari reviews the decision after he has given LBW off an Anubhav delivery. The decision is upheld and Andhra loses a huge wicket for 36. Vihari lbw b Anubhav 14.

WICKET! Hardik gets his second! Mohit Kale went back to defend but the ball takes the edge before nestling in the hands of first slip. 35-run stand broken.

Dipak: After a good first hour, Parth Bhut strikes removing the in-form N. jagadeesan, leg-before. The left-arm spinner in his three overs, kept troubling the batters and gets his reward.

This is the kind of pitch where you could lose wickets in clusters, something Sai himself said yesterday. Important for TN to avoid that and not let Saurashtra get into the game.

A brilliant straight drive from Karun Nair closes out the over. 50 up for the middle order batter. Ominous signs for Karnataka.

A punch through the offside helps Musheer bring up his 150. 13 fours in his innings so far. 161 partnership runs now with Hardik Tamore and Mumbai look set to post a formidable first innings score against Baroda.

Fifty partnership runs between Jagadeesan and Sai Kishore as TN trails by 124 runs. TN will hope the duo can carry on in the same fashion.

Akshay Wadkar falls for 16 to Kaverappa this morning. Karun Nair remains unbeaten on 44 against his former team. 

Shayan: Ashwin Hebbar caught at first slip, Avesh Khan is excited. Umpires review the decision and it’s given out.

With 9256 First Class runs, Hanuma Vihari is the new man in, and Andhra needs a big innings from him. After restricting Madhya Pradesh for 234, Andhra is in a spot of bother.

Musheer Khan with an unbeaten 139, has held one end together, and Hardik Tamore is approaching his century. The duo, with an unbeaten 136-run partnership, have Mumbai in a position of strength against Baroda. 

A lot happening in the first 20 minutes of play at Holkar Stadium as Avesh Khan strikes early and removes Andhra opener D.B. Prashanth Kumar for a duck. Ashwin Hebbar and K Revanth Reddy are in the middle, with Andhra yet to open its account. Andhtra trails by 234 runs.

Andhra polishes off things within the first six minutes of play to bowl out Madhya Pradesh for 234. KV Sasikanth picks up four wickets, and K Nitish Reddy takes three. Yash Dubey with a 133-ball 64 and Himanshu Mantri with a 97-ball 49 were the top scorers for Madhya Pradesh.

The following matches will be streamed live through the Jio Cinema app and website. 

Vidarbha vs Karnataka

Madhya Pradesh vs Andhra

Mumbai vs Baroda

QF 1: Vidarbha vs Karnataka

Toss: Karnataka opted to field 

Stumps Day 1: Vidarbha 261/3 (86 overs) 

QF 2: Mumbai vs Baroda

Toss: Mumbai opted to bat 

Stumps Day 1: 248/5 in 90 overs 

OF 3: Tamil Nadu vs Saurashtra

Toss: Saurashtra opted to bat 

Stumps Day 1: Saurashtra 183 all out in 77.1 overs | Tamil Nadu 23/1 in 10 overs 

QF 4: Madhya Pradesh vs Andhra

Toss: Madhya Pradesh opted to bat 

Stumps: Madhya Pradesh 234/9 in 81 overs