Ranji Trophy wrap-up: Karnataka quarters chances stubbed by Haryana, Mumbai roll out big guns with 3 centuries

Having restricted group-leaders J&K to 246 successful the archetypal innings, Baroda needed to overhaul the full for their transition to the quarterfinals. Instead, J&K spinners weaved a web astir Baroda to unopen them retired for 166 with off-spinner Sahil Lotra being the prime of the bowlers with 4 wickets (4-26 successful 25.1 overs). And having taken a immense lead, J&K person started their 2nd effort connected a beardown enactment successful Vadodara. J&K present person a pb of 205 and person 9 wickets successful manus arsenic Baroda present request to triumph this lucifer outright to marque it past the radical stages.

At BKC, Siddhesh Lad, Akash Anand and Shams Mulani scored centuries portion Ajinkya Rahane made 96 and Shardul Thakur a 42-ball 84, arsenic Mumbai declared astatine 671/7 successful effect to Meghalaya’s 86. On Day 3, Mumbai request 8 wickets to wrapper up the triumph and seal their spot.

Akash Anand was 1 of the 3 centurions for Mumbai against Meghalaya successful their Ranji Trophy lucifer played astatine MCA successful Mumbai. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

Brief scores: At Mumbai: Meghalaya 86 & 27/2 vs Mumbai 671/7 dec (Siddhesh Lad 145, Akash Anand 103, Shams Mulani 101, Ajinkya Rahane 96, Shardul Thakur 84, Suryansh Shedge 61).

At Vadodara: Jammu & Kashmir 246 & 125/1 (Shubham Khajuria 67 batting) vs Baroda 166 (Shivalik Sharma 64; Sahil Lotra 4/26, Shubham Khajuria 3/47, Abid Mushtaq 3/56).

Group B: Gujarat unfastened doors for Himachal

At Ahmedabad, the lucifer betwixt Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh is mounting up for a choky finish. On Day 2, Gujarat had the accidental to bat Himachal retired of the game, but an mean batting effort saw them being dismissed for 247 and instrumentality a slender pb of 32 runs. It present comes down to the 2nd innings with Himachal, needing a win. They person a accidental to acceptable Gujarat a steep people provided they bat good connected Day 3. With a pb of 32 runs, and 8 wickets successful hand, Himachal person an accidental to marque a lucifer retired of this.

Brief scores: Himachal Pradesh 215 & 63/2 vs Gujarat 247 (Jaymeet Patel 55, Manan Hingrajia 45; Mayank Dagar 4/62, Mukul Negi 3/71).

Group C: Kerala corroborate spot, Haryana unopen doors connected Karnataka

As expected, Jalaj Saxena returned with a lucifer haul of 10 wickets astatine Thumba arsenic Kerala defeated Bihar by an innings and 169 runs to suffice for the archetypal clip successful 5 seasons. It was the off-spinner’s grounds 11th 10-wicket haul successful Ranji Trophy arsenic Bihar were bowled retired for 64 and 118 connected Friday aft Kerala posted 351 successful the archetypal innings that ended earlier connected the 2nd day. Kerala could adjacent extremity up topping the array if Haryana extremity up conceding archetypal innings pb to Karnataka.

At M Chinnaswamy Stadium, wherever Karnataka needed to triumph with a bonus constituent to qualify, they faced an uphill task against Haryana. Made to bat first, Karnataka needed to bat erstwhile and agelong which could springiness them a changeable astatine dismissing Haryana twice. And resuming the time astatine 267/5, Karnataka managed lone 304 and erstwhile Haryana avoided follow-on with their skipper Ankit Kumar starring from the beforehand with 118, the doorway was unopen connected the erstwhile champions, who failed to marque it to the knockouts for the archetypal clip since 2014/15 season.

Brief scores: At Thumba: Kerala 351 (Salman Nazir 150) bt Bihar 64 (Jalaj Saxena 5/19) & 118 (Sakibul Gani 31; Jalaj Saxena 5/34, Aditya Sarwate 3/27) by an innings & 169 runs.

At Bengaluru: Karnataka 304 (Anshul Kamboj 4/32, Anuj Thakral 4/68) vs Haryana 232/5 (Ankit Kumar 118).

Group D: Saurashtra oculus apical spot, TN respire easy

At Rajkot, 18 wickets fell successful a time arsenic Saurashtra were successful a beardown presumption to not conscionable triumph with a bonus constituent but besides drawback the apical spot. Having resumed their time astatine 361/3, Saurashtra mislaid their remaining 7 wickets for conscionable 113 arsenic Cheteshwar Pujara was dismissed for 99. But a full of 474 was much than capable for their bowlers, who wasted nary clip to vessel retired Assam for 164 successful the archetypal innings and enforce follow-on. Unless TN propulsion of a singular chase, Saurashtra volition extremity up arsenic radical toppers.

At Jamshedpur, array toppers TN who were looking astatine the anticipation of an exit, managed to rescue themselves. Having conceded a 79-run pb connected Day 1, TN bowlers did good to restrict Jharkhand to 154 with R Sai Kishore taking 5 wickets and Ajith Ram picking up four. Set a people of 234 connected a turning track, TN ended Day 2 astatine 137/5, inactive 97 runs distant from sealing the apical spot. If they lose, TN volition person to settee for the 2nd spot which volition mean, they person to look Vidarbha successful the quarterfinals distant from home.

TN had to convey Chhattisgarh arsenic well, who unopen the doorway connected Chandigarh. Having restricted Chandigarh to 283, Chhattisgarh person managed to instrumentality the archetypal innings pb arsenic they were placed 310/4 astatine stumps. Needing a triumph with a bonus point, Chandigarh are present successful a helpless situation.

Brief scores: At Rajkot: Saurashtra 474 (Cheteshwar Pujara 99, Samar Gajjar 60; Mukhtar Hussain 3/50) vs Assam 164 (Riyan Parag 51, Mukhtar Hussain 46 n.o; Dharamendrasinh Jadeja 4/61) & 67/1.

At Jamshedpur: Jharkhand 185 & 154 (Utkarsh Singh 35, R Sai Kishore 5/43, S Ajith Ram 4/30) vs Tamil Nadu 106/9 & 137/5 (Mohamed Ali 44; Manishi 3/36).