Ranji Trophy round-up: Binny hits ton for Karnataka, Pujara misses out on double hundred
Cricket | Nov 11, 2017, 12:00 AM ISTBinny, who has been in a fine form with knocks of 41 and 61 runs in previous matches, continued the momentum.
Binny, who has been in a fine form with knocks of 41 and 61 runs in previous matches, continued the momentum.
Opener Murali Vijay warmed up in style for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka by scoring a century to help Tamil Nadu reach 292 for 3 against Odisha on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Group C match.
The 41-time Ranji Trophy winners will be playing their 500th encounter in the coveted domestic tournament against Baroda at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday to become first among the equals.
The master blaster also described how Mumbai overtook Tamil Nadu's first innings score of 485 successfully with him at the crease with last man Santosh Saxena.
In terms of quality, Karnataka are way ahead of Delhi with the presence of current national team players like KL Rahul and Manish Pandey who are back in the mix to beef up the batting lineup for the hosts.
Mumbai, who finished runners-up to maiden title winners Gujarat last season, are currently lying third on the table with 10 points, while Baroda are in the fifth spot with 4 points.
Saurashtra's wicketkeeper Sumit Kumar scored 108 off 147 balls with 12 boundaries and five sixes. Dharmendra Jadeja took 4 for 108.
After facing a lot of embarrassment due to the security breach, the Services authorities today swung to action.
Shami wrapped up the tail en route his sixth five-wicket haul in first-class cricket but by then HP had done enough to get a point.
Chasing 413 for an unlikely win, Odisha were never in the hunt, losing wickets at regular intervals with only captain Govind Poddar offering resistance, with a knock of 87.
In reply to Saurashtra's 553 for 9, Jharkhand were all out for 270 runs in their first innings as the hosts got a whopping 283-run lead.
Agarwal, who was unbeaten on 219 on Thursday, notched up an unbeaten 304 off 494 balls that included 28 fours and four sixes to guide Karnataka to 628/5 declared.
A number of international players like Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Ishant Sharma and Rishabh Pant were in the field when the incident took place.
At around 4:40 pm, 20 minutes from close of play, a silver grey Wagon R suddenly drove onto the field of play with Uttar Pradesh batting in their second innings.
Along with Chirag Jani (108), Pujara added 210 runs for the seventh wicket which knocked the stuffing out of Jharkhand bowlers.
Resuming the day on 306/5, Bengal made steady progress as Tiwary notched up his 24th first-class century and first of this season.
Raman occupied the crease for nearly six hours to help Bengal recover from a jittery 44 for 2 after they were put into bat.
The 137-run stand between Pujara and Prerak Mankad (85) got Saurashtra in a comfortable position.
The UP batting, which has failed miserably so far in the tournament, was again found wanting against the moving ball.
Prithvi Shaw's magnificent scoring rate and his ability to consistently hit the three-figure mark has often drawn comparisons with master blaster Sachin Tendulkar.
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