Skipper Mayank Agarwal led from the entrance with an unbeaten century to take Karnataka to a commanding place on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group C match towards Chhattisgarh on Wednesday. Agarwal made 102 not out off 191 balls with the assistance of 9 boundaries and 5 sixes to take Karnataka to 202 for one of their first innings in reply to Chhattisgarh’s 311 all out in 109.3 overs. With Ravikumar Samarth (81 off 127 balls), Agarwal shared 163 runs for the opening stand to put the muse for an enormous whole.
After Samarth’s dismissal, Vishal Onat (15 not out) was giving Agarwal firm on the crease.
At stumps, Karnataka trailed Chhattisgarh by 109 runs.
Earlier, resuming on the in a single day rating of 267 for five, Chhattisgarh added simply 44 runs for his or her remaining 5 wickets.
Centurion Ashutosh Singh (135) added 17 to his in a single day rating.
Right-arm quick bowler Vidwath Kaverappa (5/67) registered his finest first-class figures whereas Vasuki Koushik (4/43) returned with 4 wickets.
In one other Group C match in New Delhi, Services have been 378 for five in reply to Puducherry’s 216 within the first innings.
In Lucknow, after no play was potential on the opening day on Tuesday, Haryana have been 140 for five of their first innings towards Uttar Pradesh, whereas in Thumba Goa completed day two at 200 for five in response to Kerala’s 265.
Brief Scores: At Bengaluru: Karnataka 202 for 1 in 64 overs (Mayank Agarwal 102, Ravikumar Samarth 81; Ajay Mandal 1/61 vs Chhattisgarh 311 all out in 109.3 overs (Ashutosh 135, Amadeep Khare 93; Vidwath Kaverappa 5/67, Vasuki Koushik 4/43).
At New Delhi: Puducherry 216 all out in 62.4 overs (Arun Karthik 58; Diwesh Pathania 3/39) vs Services 378 for five in 102 overs (Rahul Singh 137, Rajat Paliwal 101; Ankit Sharma 2/56).
At Thumba: Kerala 265 all out in 95.3 overs (Rohan Prem 112; Lakshay Garg 4/44) vs Goa 200 for five in 79 overs (Ishaan Gadekar 76 batting; Sijomon Joseph 3/35).
At Lucknow: Haryana 140 for five in 46 overs (Ankit Kumar 80; Aaqib Khan 4/50) vs Uttar Pradesh.
MP in command towards Vidarbha after Avesh’s five-for
India pacer Avesh Khan broke the again of Vidarbha’s top-order with a five-wicket haul as Madhya Pradesh took management of their Group D Ranji Trophy match on Wednesday. A nippy bowler, with a capability to maneuver the ball each methods, Avesh completed the second day’s play with glorious figures of 5/32 in 19 overs to depart Vidarbha at 145 for seven, nonetheless 164 runs adrift of MP’s first-innings whole of 309 all out.
Madhya Pradesh’s innings got here to a detailed after they added 75 runs to their in a single day whole of 234 for six.
Avesh gave MP the beginning they have been hoping for with the ball, eradicating Vidarbha captain Faiz Fazal (8) with simply 13 runs on the board.
Avesh, then, received the wickets of Atharva Taide (2) and Ganesh Satish (0) within the area of two overs, leaving Vidarbha reeling at 19 for 3 within the twelfth over on the Holkar Cricket Stadium.
Avesh was not carried out but as he subsequent bowled Akshay Wadkar for a duck, earlier than dismissing Mohit Kale (18) to make sure that Vidarbha’s crew was again within the dressing room with solely 53 runs on the board.
Even as wickets stored falling at one finish, opener Sanjay Raghunath (53) stood agency and added 60 runs for the sixth wicket with Aditya Sarwate (40), earlier than the latter was run out.
The hero of the day, Avesh additionally chipped in with the bat by scoring a 31-ball 28.
Medium-pacer Yash Thakur was Vidarbha’s most profitable bowler, returning with figures of 4/59 in 24.2 overs.
Brief scores: At Indore: Madhya Pradesh 309 all out in 108.2 overs (Rajat Patidar 121, Saransh Jain 61; Yash Thakur 4/59) vs Vidarbha 145/7 in 65 overs (Sanjay Raghunath batting 53; Avesh Khan 5/32).
At Valsad: Punjab 286 all out in 96.1 overs (Nehal Wadhera 123, Chintan Gaja 5/66) vs Gujarat 97 all out in 34.2 overs (Baltej Singh 7/28).
At Surat: Railways 427 all out in 105.1 overs (Mohammad Saif 233) vs J&Ok 161 all out in 60.3 overs (Akash Pandey 6/49) and 5/0 in 4 overs.
Arpit, Harvik centuries put Saurashtra in management on day two
Saurashtra, using on nice centuries from Arpit Vasavada (127 not out) and Harvik Desai (107), posted a mammoth 503 for six because the hosts took management of the Ranji Trophy Group B match towards a spineless Delhi bowling assault on Wednesday. At stumps on day two, Saurashtra have been 370 runs forward of Delhi’s first-innings whole of 133 and can be aiming for an innings win with a bonus level within the fourth spherical of Ranji matches.
A depleted Delhi bowling assault was on the mercy of the Saurashtra batters because the guests toiled all day lengthy with out a lot success after eliminating in a single day batter Desai, who may add simply three runs to his day one rating of 104 earlier than being run out by substitute fielder Himmat Singh.
The different in a single day batter Chirag Jani continued to pile on the runs, first including six runs to finish his half-century and at last getting out on 75. By the time his painfully gradual innings — Jani consumed 177 balls — got here to an finish, Saurashtra had taken a 102-run lead.
Arpit Vasavda and Samarth Vyas continued to flourish in house circumstances because the duo shared a 99-run stand, which accurately took the wind out of the Delhi bowlers’ sails.
Vyas’ departure on 54 introduced in Prerak Mankad, who too took a liking for the Delhi bowlers, smashing them for eight boundaries as Saurashtra inched nearer to the 500-run mark.
A declaration seemed a chance when Mankad departed on 64, however skipper Jaydev Unadkat got here out and smashed a quick-fire 24 off simply 28 balls because the 500-run mark was breached.
With a mountain of runs to cope with, the match seems to be pretty much as good as over for Delhi whose bowlers gave away 319 runs and managed to take simply 5 wickets on day two.
Quite a bit will rely upon how lengthy Delhi openers Dhruv Shorey and Ayush Badoni are in a position to maintain Unadkat and Co. at bay on Thursday. Unadkat had single-handedly run by the Delhi batting line-up within the first innings, snaring eight wickets.
If Unadkat will get going once more, the match might be over on day three itself.
Brief scores: At Rajkot: Delhi 133 versus Saurashtra 503/6 in 135 overs (Harvik Desai 107, Chirag Jani 75, Arpit Vasavada 127 n.o., Samarth Vyas 54, Prerak Mankad 64).
At Vizianagaram: Andhra 135 and 230/3 in 48 overs (CR Gnaneshwar 72; Srikar Bharat 70 n.o.; Rakshan Readdi 3/65) versus Hyderabad 197 in 63.1 overs (Nitish Kumar Reddy 4/64).
At Ambi: Assam 274 versus Maharashtra 307 for two in 87 overs (Siddhesh Veer 94 n.o., Kedar Jadhav 142 n.o.).
At Mumbai: Tamil Nadu 144 and 62 for 1 in 16 overs versus Mumbai 481 in 106.4 overs (Sarfaraz Khan 162, Tanush Kotian 71, Mohit Avasthi 69).
Bengal in full command as skipper Tiwary’s transfer pushes again Uttarakhand
Bengal skipper Manoj Tiwary‘s choice at hand over the brand new ball to left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed turned out to be a masterstroke as Uttarakhand have been staring down the barrel at 104 for six on second day of the Ranji Trophy Group A match on Wednesday. Shahbaz (2/34 in 12 overs) eliminated the 2 rival openers Avneesh Sudha (4) and skipper Jiwanjot Singh (4) inside first six overs to grab the management.
With the Abhimanyu Cricket Academy Stadium observe providing some help, different left-arm spinner Pradipta Pramanik (2/17 in 10 overs) additionally received into the act. The spin twins received sufficient help from pacer Akash Deep (2/21 in 10 overs), who additionally supplied well timed breakthroughs.
In reality, Shahbaz loved a satisfying day as an all-rounder, contributing a priceless 40 with the willow which took Bengal’s first innings rating to a wholesome 387.
This was after first day’s hero Abhimanyu Easwaran added just a few extra runs earlier than being dismissed for 165.
It was Uttarakhand left-arm spinner Mayank Mishra (6/95 in 34 overs), whose spell really gave Tiwary the assumption that his spinners have been in a greater place to use the activate provide with odd balls gripping the floor.
Uttarakhand want 238 to keep away from follow-on and at this level would want one other 134 runs to overhaul the entire with solely 4 wickets remaining.
Bengal want to go for the kill in subsequent two days and take pole place within the group.
If Uttarakhand handle some extent, they are going to go to twenty factors and stay on prime of the desk whereas Bengal shall be some extent shy at 19.
Brief Scores At Dehradun: Bengal 1st Innings 387 (Abhimanyu Easwaran 165, Sudip Gharami 90, Shahbaz Ahmed 40; Mayank Mishra 6/95) vs Uttarakhand 1st Innings 104/6 (Kunal Chandela batting 40; Shahbaz Ahmed 2/34).
At Lucknow: Haryana 1st Innings 140/5 (Ankit Kumar 80; Aaqib Khan 4/50) vs Uttar Pradesh.
At Vadodara: Baroda 1st Innings 378 (Vishnu Solanki 178; Kanwar Abhinay 3/63).
vs Himachal Pradesh 223/1 (Prashant Chopra 111, Raghav Dhawan 56).
At Cuttack: Nagaland 1st Innings 433 (Chetan Bist 129, Sedezhalie Rupero 71; Tarani Sa 3/86). Odisha 111/0 (Anurag Sarangi 75 batting).
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