Skipper Mayank Agarwal led from the front with an unbeaten century to take Karnataka to a leading position on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group C match against Chhattisgarh on Wednesday. Agarwal made 102 not off 191 balls using nine boundaries and five sixes to take Karnataka to 202 for one in 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 lay the foundations for a grand total.
After Samarth’s dismissal, Vishal Onat (15 not released) gave company to Agarwal.
At stumps, Karnataka trailed Chhattisgarh with 109 points.
Earlier, resuming with the overnight score of 267 for 5, Chhattisgarh added just 44 runs for their remaining five wickets.
Centurion Ashutosh Singh (135) added 17 to his overnight score.
Right arm fast bowler Vidwath Kaverappa (5/67) recorded his best first-class figures as Vasuki Koushik (4/43) returned with four wickets.
In another Group C match in New Delhi, Services were 378 for 5 in reply to Puducherry’s 216 in the first innings.
In Lucknow, after being unable to play on opening day on Tuesday, Haryana were 140 for 5 in their first innings against Uttar Pradesh, while in Thumba Goa, day two ended 200 for 5 in response to Kerala’s 265.
Short Scores: In 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).
In New Delhi: Puducherry 216 all out in 62.4 overs (Arun Karthik 58; Diwesh Pathania 3/39) vs Services 378 for 5 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 5 in 79 overs (Ishaan Gadekar 76 at bat; Sijomon Joseph 3/35).
In Lucknow: Haryana 140 for 5 in 46 overs (Ankit Kumar 80; Aaqib Khan 4/50) against Uttar Pradesh.
Member of Parliament commands against Vidarbha after Avesh’s five-for
India pacer Avesh Khan broke the back of Vidarbha’s top league with a five wicket haul as Madhya Pradesh took charge of their Group D Ranji Trophy match on Wednesday. A spirited bowler, with the ability to move the ball in either direction, Avesh finished the second day’s game with excellent figures of 5/32 in 19 overs to leave Vidarbha on 145 for seven, still 164 runs behind MPs total of 309 in the first innings. all out.
Madhya Pradesh’s innings came to an end after they added 75 runs to their aggregate tally of 234 for six over the night.
Avesh gave MP the start they were hoping for with the ball and knocked out Vidarbha captain Faiz Fazal (8) with just 13 runs on the board.
Avesh then got the wickets of Atharva Taide (2) and Ganesh Satish (0) in the space of two overs, leaving Vidarbha reeling at 19 for three in the 12th over at Holkar Cricket Stadium.
Avesh wasn’t done yet as he next bowled Akshay Wadkar for a duck, before sending off Mohit Kale (18) to ensure Vidarbha’s team were back in the dressing room with just 53 runs on the board.
Even as the wickets continued to fall to one side, opener Sanjay Raghunath (53) held on to add 60 runs for the sixth wicket with Aditya Sarwate (40), before the last ran out.
The hero of the day, Avesh, also scored with the bat, scoring a 31-ball 28.
A medium pace, Yash Thakur was Vidarbha’s most successful bowler, returning with figures of 4/59 in 24.2 overs.
Short Scores: In 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 hits 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&K 161 all out in 60.3 overs (Akash Pandey 6/49) and 5/0 in 4 overs.
Arpit, Harvik for centuries gave Saurashtra control on day two
Saurashtra, riding fine centuries from Arpit Vasavada (127 not out) and Harvik Desai (107), posted a mammoth 503 for six as the hosts took the lead in the Ranji Trophy Group B match against a slack bowling attack in Delhi on Wednesday. On day two, Saurashtra had a 370 run lead over Delhi’s total of 133 in the first innings and would aim for an innings victory by a bonus run in the fourth round of Ranji matches.
An exhausted bowling attack in Delhi was at the mercy of the Saurashtra batsmen as the visitors toiled all day without much success after knocking out night batsman Desai, who was only able to add three runs to his score of 104 on day one before being knocked out by an invader. fielder Himmat Singh.
Other overnight batsman Chirag Jani kept piling up the runs, first adding six runs to complete his half-century and finally totaling 75. By the time his painfully slow innings – Jani expended 177 balls – came to an end, Saurashtra had taken a lead of 102 points.
Arpit Vasavda and Samarth Vyas continued to thrive in home conditions as the duo shared a 99-run tie which literally took the wind out of the Delhi bowlers’ sails.
Vyas’ departure on 54 brought in Prerak Mankad who also took a liking to the Delhi bowlers and crushed them for eight boundaries as Saurashtra closed in on the 500 run.
An explanation seemed possible as Mankad took off on 64, but skipper Jaydev Unadkat came out and hit a swift 24 off just 28 balls as the 500-run mark was crossed.
With a mountain of runs to contend with, the game looks all but over for Delhi, whose bowlers gave away 319 runs and took just five wickets on day two.
Much will depend on how long Delhi openers Dhruv Shorey and Ayush Badoni Unadkat and Co. keep Thursday at a distance. Unadkat had single-handedly run through Delhi’s batting line-up in the first innings and had snagged eight wickets.
If Unadkat gets going again, the match could be over on day three itself.
Short Scores: In Rajkot: Delhi 133 vs Saurashtra 503/6 in 135 overs (Harvik Desai 107, Chirag Jani 75, Arpit Vasavada 127 no, Samarth Vyas 54, Prerak Mankad 64).
At Vizianagaram: Andhra 135 and 230/3 in 48 overs (CR Gnaneshwar 72; Srikar Bharat 70 no; Rakshan Readdi 3/65) vs Hyderabad 197 in 63.1 overs (Nitish Kumar Reddy 4/64).
At Ambi: Assam 274 vs Maharashtra 307 for 2 in 87 overs (Siddhesh Veer 94 no, Kedar Jadhav 142 no).
In Mumbai: Tamil Nadu 144 and 62 for 1 in 16 overs vs Mumbai 481 in 106.4 overs (Sarfaraz Khan 162, Tanush Kotian 71, Mohit Avasthi 69).
Bengal is in full command as skipper Tiwary’s move pushes Uttarakhand back
Bangladeshi skipper Manoj Tiwary’s decision to hand the new ball to left-handed spinner Shahbaz Ahmed proved to be a masterstroke as Uttarakhand stared 104 for 6 on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Group A match on Wednesday. Shahbaz (2/34 in 12 overs) removed the two rival openers Avneesh Sudha (4) and skipper Jiwanjot Singh (4) within the first six overs to seize control.
With the Abhimanyu Cricket Academy Stadium course providing some assistance, other left arm spinner Pradipta Pramanik (2/17 in 10 overs) also got into action. The spintwins got enough support from pacemaker Akash Deep (2/21 in 10 overs), who also made breakthroughs in time.
Shahbaz even enjoyed a satisfying day as an all-rounder, contributing a valuable 40 with the Willow taking Bengal’s score to a healthy 387 in the first innings.
This was after Day 1 hero Abhimanyu Easwaran added a few more runs before being dismissed for 165.
It was Uttarakhand left-arm spinner Mayank Mishra (6/95 in 34 overs), whose spell basically led Tiwary to believe his spinners were in a better position to exploit the turn on offer with strange balls gripping the surface.
Uttarakhand needs 238 to avoid follow-on and would need a further 134 runs at this point to make up the total with only four wickets remaining.
Bengal is looking to go for the kill in the next two days and take pole position in the group.
If Uttarakhand manages to score a point, they move to 20 points and remain at the top of the table, while Bengal falls one point short at 19 points.
Short 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 inning 40; Shahbaz Ahmed 2/34).
In Lucknow: Haryana 1st Innings 140/5 (Ankit Kumar 80; Aaqib Khan 4/50) v Uttar Pradesh.
At Vadodara: Baroda 1st innings 378 (Vishnu Solanki 178; Kanwar Abhinay 3/63).
against 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 at bat).
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