Ranji Trophy HIGHLIGHTS, Day 2: Saurashtra 92/3 at stumps vs TN; Pawar nears ton for Mumbai; Sachin Baby leads Kerala recovery

Sandeep Warrier clips the off-stump as Sheldon Jackson misses an incoming delivery. Big wicket in the dying moments of the day for Tamil Nadu.

Bengal 39/2 (15) vs Odisha 265 (98)

Andhra 361 (112) vs Assam 113 & 62/5

Jharkhand 164 & 85/2 vs Karnataka 300 (89.1)

Chhattisgarh 531/9d (155) vs Goa 51/1 (17)

Haryana 158/6 (53 overs) vs Uttarakhand

Himachal Pradesh 15/0 (4.4 overs) vs Uttar Pradesh

Baroda 561/6d vs Nagaland 130 & 19/3

Hyderabad 355 (124 overs) vs Delhi 223/5

Mumbai 187/5 (56.4) vs Maharashtra 384 (115 overs)

Tamil Nadu 183/4 (90 overs) vs Saurashtra 92/3

Pondicherry 371 (127.3 overs) vs Kerala 111/3 (43)

Rajasthan 136 (45.4 overs) vs Services 178 & 181/2

Punjab vs Vidarbha 88/2 (31 overs)

Chandigarh 18/0 (6 overs) vs Jammu & Kashmir

Madhya Pradesh 98/1 vs Tripura 362 (134.3)

Gujarat 188/9 vs Railways 508 (116.4)

Bihar 392/4 (90) v Manipur

Sakibul Gani (191*) and Bipin Saurabh (117*) propel Bihar to a commanding position against Manipur during the day 1 of the Plate Group Final.

Jackson tees off with two fours and a six in an over against Tamil Nadu’s Ajith Ram. He swiftly moves to 14 off just seven balls.

Jay Gohil pumps a six down the ground and immediately falls to Ajith Ram. Sheldon Jackson walks in at number 4. Saurashtra 56/2.

Sakibul Gani, who made headlines with a triple century on debut last season, is piling on a massive hundred in the Plate Group final for Bihar against Manipur. He is on 168* as Bihar crosses 350 in just 77 overs. Wicketkeeper Bipin Saurabh also scores a ton.

M Siddarth traps Harvik Desai plumb in front. First wicket for Tamil Nadu. Saurashtra 37/1 as Harvik falls on 21.

Left-arm spinner Aniketh Reddy earns a caught-behind decision to send back the well-set Delhi captain Yash Dull (72, 74b, 16x4). Delhi 135 for 3

V. V. Subrahmanyam: Delhi 128 for two in 22 overs with captain Yash Dhull looking ominous with 71 at crease including 16 fours.

Saurashtra openers dropped anchor for the last seven overs of the session. Some turn on offer the spinners but Desai and Gohil saw it out. The deficit stands at 295.

Captain Ajinkya Rahane falls for just 14 runs. Maharashtra will feel it has the upper hand now. Prasad Pawar is past his fifty and is joined by Armaan Jaffer. The deficit is still 271.

The opening stand lasted for 83 runs before Dhruv Shorey was castled by Ajay Goud. Hrithik Shokeen joins Yash Dhull who is just four runs from his fifty.

With B.R. Sharath scoring 60, Karnataka managed to touch the 300-run mark, taking a lead of 136 runs in the first innings. Jharkhand already one down in the second innings. Aryaman Sen gone for a golden duck.

A positive start for Saurashtra. Three boundaries so far - one for Jay Gohil and two for Harvik Desai. Trails by 304 runs.

Huge blow for Kerala. Rohan Kunnummal is caught in the slips and he goes for 17 off 22.

-Dhruva Prasad

Divyaansh and Pawar’s rebuild, after Jaiswal’s early wicket, has come to an end. Palkar ends the partnership with Divyaansh’s wicket. Ajinkya Rahane out in the middle now.

Dodiya and Dharmendrasinh Jadeja pick two wickets each to wrap up the tail. The last five wickets fell for 36 runs.

Services leads by 95 runs now. Suthar got rid of opener Sufiyan but Rajasthan seems to be consolidating on the first innings lead.

Services leads by 95 runs now. Suthar got rid of opener Sufiyan but Rajasthan seems to be consolidating on the first innings lead.

Shahrukh Khan also goes after completing his fifty. He was going for a big heave over deep mid wicket but could not clear the fielder. Dodiya with his third wicket.

Openers Yash Dhull and Dhruv Shorey have started with positive intent for Delhi. They’ve reached 26 in just five overs. Deficit worth 329 runs.

Pondicherry sees a bit of a collapse. Jalaj Saxena gets his second in the over and fourth of the match as Abin Mathew is cleaned up.

-Dhruva Prasad

Padikkal is dismissed by Anukul Roy. B.R. Sharath is still in the middle and nearing his fifty. The advantage stands at 116 runs.

And just after his fifty, Vijay Shankar falls while attempting a pull shot. Yuvrajsinh gave just that little extra flight which gets a top edge. Vasavada runs all the way from short mid wicket to the mid off region to complete the catch.

Yashasvi Jaiswal trapped leg before by Dadhe for a duck on the first delivery. Trails by 359 runs.

Vijay Shankar continuing his rich vein of form completes a half century. Another fifty away from a fourth consecutive century in Ranji Trophy.

Harshit Rana sends back Kartikeya Kak, forcing him to snick to slips.

Padikkal goes into Lunch at 102 runs. Shubhang Hedge is 16 short of a half century. The 88-run stand between them has seen Karnataka’s lead stretch to 55 runs.

Tamil Nadu adds 89 runs in the morning session. Vijay Shankar is unbeaten on 46. Shahrukh Khan has had an eventuful stay in the middle. He was dropped on 5 and has hit two sixes and one four since the repreive. Ravindra Jadeja picked the only wicket of the session, dismissing Baba Indrajith.

Mohit Avasthi claimed his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket as Mumbai bundled out Maharashtra for 384 in a crucial Ranji Trophy Elite Group B fixture.

Maharashtra added 70 runs to its overnight score of 314-6 before Avasthi furrowed the tail. He struck early in the day, cleaning up Saurabh Nawale for 58 off 74 deliveries in his second over of the day, and a few moments later, Armaan Jaffer dropped Satyajeet Bachhav at second slips, denying Avasthi to add to its wicket tally.

However, as the day progressed, Jaffer made up for it, catching Bachhav at second slip and as Avasthi celebrated his fourth wicket, the Mumbai camp looked rejuvenated.

However, it dropped a couple of catches - Prasad Pawar dropped Vicky Otswal at 12 off a Despande delivery, while Ashay Palkar was dropped at 53 by Dhrumil Matkar off Deshpande - and making the most of the opportunity Otswal made 17 before being dismissed by Shams Mulani.

As Pradeep Dadhe was trapped leg before by Avasthi, Palkar remained not out at 66.

-Shayan Acharya

Irresponsible heave by Aniketh Reddy off Hrithik Shokeen, caught in the deep.

-V.V. Subrahmanyam

The right-arm spin of Swarupam Purkayastha has done well for Assam as the spinner picked four wickets to halt Andhra’s march towards gaining a huge lead. At Lunch, the home side is six down for 253 runs on the board but has gained a vital lead of 140 runs. Karan Shinde is approaching a half-century, batting on 41 with Shoaib Mohammed Khan in company. Shinde will hold the key for Andhra as it aims to take an advantage in the match going forward.

-V.S Aravind

Pulkit Narang with a fifer as Services reduces Rajasthan to 136 in the first innings. A lead of 42 runs.

Bengal pacer Akash Deep, who was hit on the head by odd bounce while fielding at gully during the second over of the day, was taken off the field. Left-arm pacer Geet Puri came on as concussion substitute.

-Y.B. Sarangi

Hyderabad loses seventh wicket, pacer Pranshu Vijayran forces Ajay Dev Goud to snick to wicketkeeper. Rohit Rayudu completed his century earlier.

-V.V. Subrahmanyam

Devdutt Padikkal brings up his century. He’s scored at brisk pace, hitting six fours and five sixes. The team’s lead is now at 47 runs.

Jadeja gets his man! His first wicket of the game. It is Indrajith again. An edge to first slip and Prerak Mankad makes no mistake. He goes for 66 off 216. Shahrukh Khan is the new batter.

Vicky Ostwal (12) has ably supported Palkar (58*) and the duo has added 37 runs for the ninth wicket. Frustrating for Mumbai.

Ricky Bhui is the wicket of Day 2 as Sarupam Purkayastha gets him caught to Riyan Parag. Andhra lead stands ar 122 runs and it still has six wickets to extend it. Karan Shinde and Ashwin Hebbar in the middle for Andhra.

Jadeja gets Indrajith caught at short leg but a long check by the third umpire shows that he had overstepped. A repreive for Tamil Nadu.

Karnataka is almost level with Jharkhand in the first innings. Devdutt Padikkal, with two fours and four sixes, has reached 65 runs. Shubhang Hegde batting on 18 runs at the other end.

Vijay Shankar takes the attack to Saurashtra. Two boundaries off Prerak Mankad as he moves to 29 runs. Indrajith has brought up his fifty.

Wicket! The partnership is finally broken. Basil Thampi gets the breakthrough as Arun Karthick goes for 85 off 133.

-Dhruva Prasad

Not a good start for Rajasthan as it loses two wickets. Still 90 runs from parity.

Saurashtra has taken the new ball in the morning session and there has been movement in the air for Sakariya and Jani. The runs have again been difficult to come by but Shankar and Indrajith remain at the crease. Tamil Nadu eyeing a 300+ total.

Mumbai starts the morning with a wicket. Mohit Avasthi gets his third wicket of the innings and castles Nawale.

Captain Subhransu Senapati aims to rebuild Odisha’s innings after Bengal scalped three early wickets. Odisha crosses the 100-run mark in the 38th over.

The Plate Group final between Bihar and Manipur is set to begin in Patna. Bihar has won the toss and elected to bat.

National selector Sridharan Sharath was present Ravindra Jadeja-led Saurashtra took on Tamil Nadu in Chennai on Tuesday. Jadeja bowled 17 overs in his first day out since his comeback from injury.

Bengal vs Odisha 96/2 (35 overs)

Andhra 160/3 (47 overs) vs Assam 113

Jharkhand 164 vs Karnataka 80/2 (27 overs)

Chhattisgarh 273/4 (88 overs) vs Goa

Haryana 158/6 (53 overs) vs Uttarakhand

Himachal Pradesh 15/0 (4.4 overs) vs Uttar Pradesh

Baroda 420/5 (90 overs) vs Nagaland

Hyderabad 247/4 (90 overs) vs Delhi

Mumbai vs Maharashtra 314/6 (87 overs)

Tamil Nadu 183/4 (90 overs) vs Saurashtra

Pondicherry 253/4 (87 overs) vs Kerala

Rajasthan 58/2 (21 overs) vs Services 178

Punjab vs Vidarbha 1/0 (1 over)

Chandigarh 18/0 (6 overs) vs Jammu & Kashmir

Madhya Pradesh vs Tripura 239/6 (82 overs)

Gujarat vs Railways 372/6 (89 overs)

Opener Shantanu Mishra grabbed some attention with an unbeaten 41 as the opening day’s action of the Ranji Trophy Group A match between Bengal and Odisha at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata was severely curtailed due to the damp pitch on Tuesday.

The wet pitch, apparently due to excessive watering, was a cause of concern for the teams on the eve of the match. It badly affected the first day’s action as the toss took place at 12.30 p.m. and play began at 1 p.m, instead of the usual 8.45 a.m. start, following four rounds of inspection by the umpires.

Put in to bat, Odisha scored 96 for two wickets in 35 overs in its first innings, as less than three hours of play was possible through the whole day.

-Y.B. Sarangi

In a must-win game for Kerala, Pondicherry put up an inspired show to end the opening day of the Ranji Trophy match at 253 for four at the Siechem Ground here on Tuesday.

The visitor frittered away its early advantage as Pondicherry preyed on Kerala’s hapless bowling through an unbeaten 151-run partnership between Paras Dogra (117 n.o., 254b, 11x4) and Arun Karthick (65 n.o., 109b, 5x4, 1x6).

-Dhruva Prasad

Kedar Jadhav (128, 168b, 18x4, 1x6) made the most of a reprieve early on in the innings and smashed his second century of the season to guide Maharashtra to 314-6 in a crucial Ranji Trophy Elite Group B fixture against Mumbai.

-Shayan Acharya

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