Finds his rhythm for Mumbai Punjab have Delhi on the mat
Pacer keeps Gujarat in check; Raval stands between home team’s bid to take lead
Khan 2/10) vs Madhya Pradesh 328 all out in 128 overs (Y Dubey 79, N Ojha 79, R Patidar 73, J Saxena 4/120) Chennai: Tamil Nadu 263 all out in 106 overs (B Aparajith 103, Kaushik 51, I Porel 5/48, P Pramanik 3/82) vs Bengal 189 all out in 63.5 overs (AK Raman 98, R Shah 5/46, M Mohammed 4/39)
Elite Group C
Guwahati: Assam 310 all out in 117.3 overs (G Sharma 96, S Roy 49, J Yadav 3/63, P Mehta 3/51) vs Haryana 97 all out in 27.2 overs (A Das 5/52, R Mali 3/25) & 78/7 in 24 overs (C Bishnoi 39*, A Das 4/23)
Cuttack: Tripura 122 & 130/5 in 50 overs (B Ghosh 48, R Mohanty 3/42) vs Odisha 212 all out in 59.2 overs (B Samantray 89, S Senapati 41, MM Singh 3/37, A Sarkar 3/33)
Porvorim: Goa 364 all out in 140.2 overs (A Verma 154, S Amonkar 95, A Kumar 3/71) vs Jharkhand 147/2 in 37 overs (M Nazim 71, S Tiwary 39*) Delhi: J&K 95 & 115/6 in 51 overs (P Rasool 53*, DG Pathania 3/24) vs NEW DELHI: Delhi were staring down the barrel in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B game against Punjab at the Feroze Shah Kotla, here on Friday. Having conceded a lead of 165 in first innings, the hosts were struggling at 106/6, still 69 runs adrift. After skipper Mandeep Singh’s 90 and his 70-run partnership with Yuvraj Singh (24) guided Punjab to 282, much rested on Gautam Gambhir to pull Delhi out of the mire.
The former India and Delhi skipper started aggressively, hitting a boundary off the first ball and following it up with a six, which might have led to his dismissal had the fielder not dropped it and parried it over the boundary rope.
Cashing in on that chance, Gambhir put on 72 for the first wicket with Hiten Dalal and it seemed Delhi were willing to show resistance.
However, left-arm spinner Vinay Choudhary struck two quick blows, removing Dalal and batsman Dhruv Shorey, before things began to mess up.
Siddarth Kaul, who was high on confidence after the six-for in the first innings, worked out Nitish Rana and Gambhir by peppering them with sharp, shortpitched deliveries and keeping fielders for the hook shot. Both fell trying to hook.
While Rana (10) was caught at short fine leg, Gambhir (60) was scalped by the keeper soon after. Tempers flared as Rana’s dismissal brought about a war of words between a frustrated Delhi skipper and Kaul.
RAJASTHAN REDUCE UP TO 146/7
KANPUR: Rajasthan pacers rose to the occasion and put up a spirited show as they reduced Uttar Pradesh to 146/7 on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C game, here on Friday.
In search of their fourth win on the trot, Aniket Choudhary (4/34) and Tanvir Mashrat Ul-haq (3/39) wreaked havoc on the Uttar Pradesh batsmen as their wickets kept tumbling at regular intervals.
Choudhary ran through the UP top-order as the hosts were reduced to 36/4 at one time. Suresh Raina (33) and Rinku Singh then tried to steady the ship as they helped their side pass the 100-run mark.
TN TAKES FIRST INNINGS LEAD AGAINST BENGAL
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu gained the upperhand, securing a 74-run first innings lead against Bengal on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match, here on Thursday.
After ending their first innings at 263, built on Baba Aparajith’s (103) superb knock, Tamil Nadu struck back with medium pacer M Mohammed (4/39) and spinner Rahil Shah (5/46) ripping through the visitor’s batting line up to bundle them for 189 in 65.5 overs.