There have been solely 9 events in Ranji Trophy the place each groups completed their first innings scores stage. And Mumbai wanted three factors to make it to the quarter-finals, all they needed to do was surpass Maharashtra’s complete of 384 and drive a draw. However, they managed solely 384 runs, regardless of Prasad Pawar’s maiden century (145) and Tanush Kotian’s 93. When the eighth wicket fell, Mumbai wanted 44 extra runs, with Kotian combating alone. Then Mohit Awasthi fell, 13 runs in need of the goal. But seeing the scores tied, left-arm spinner Vicky Otswal bowled Kotian and dashed Mumbai’s hopes. With neither group getting the lead, because it stands, each Maharashtra and Mumbai will get just one level and won’t make it to the quarter-finals. For one in every of them to qualify, they should win outright.
Brief scores: Maharashtra 384 in 22 overs and 51/2 vs Mumbai 384 in 116 overs (Prasad Pawar 145, Tanush Kotian 93, Pradeep Dadhe 3/80).
luck is smiling on andhra
When the ultimate league match started, Andhra’s qualifying hopes rested on the unlikely state of affairs of Maharashtra and Mumbai sharing one level every and incomes themselves a bonus level towards Assam. Andhra did their job by handing Assam an innings defeat that assured a bonus level, and the Maharashtra-Mumbai recreation is all set for a draw as each groups ended their first innings with excellent scores.
Andhra high Group B with 26 factors after beating Assam by an innings and 95 runs. In case, there is no such thing as a outright winner between Mumbai and Maharashtra, Maharashtra will end on 26 factors. However, Andhra has one bonus level greater than Maharashtra, which can take them forward.
Assam’s group was dismissed for 113 and 153 in 54.1 overs.
Jharkhand misplaced however can nonetheless make it
Resuming the third day at 85/2 and trailing Karnataka by 51 runs, Jharkhand might solely handle 201 of their second innings. Needing 66 runs to win, Karnataka reached the goal by 9 wickets to deal a serious blow to Jharkhand’s quarterfinal hopes. However, Jharkhand can nonetheless make it to the quarter-finals as Kerala and Rajasthan – the 2 groups that might see them end second – are in bother elsewhere.
Brief scores: Jharkhand 164 and 201 in 78.5 overs (Supriya Chakraborty 48, Okay Gautam 5/75, Vasuki Kaushik 3/21) lose to Karnataka 300 and 66/1 in 18.1 overs.
Tough job for Kerala
Despite Jharkhand handing them the opening, Kerala didn’t capitalize as they handed Pondicherry a first-innings lead. Kerala wanted 286 runs of their first innings to win in reply to Pondicherry’s first innings rating of 371. ball, they might fail to make it to the quarterfinals.
Brief scores: Pondicherry 371 in 14 overs and 34/1 vs Kerala 286 in 113 overs (Akshay Chandran 70, Sagar Udeshi 5/62).
Rajasthan on the sting
Like Kerala, Rajasthan additionally had an opportunity to make it to the quarter-finals on the expense of Jharkhand. However, they’re looking at a gaggle stage exit as they want 212 runs to beat Services with simply 4 wickets in hand. With all of the top-order batsmen gone, and solely Deepak Chahar coming in, Rajasthan have a mountain to climb in Jodhpur.
Brief scores: Services 178 and 276 in 103.5 overs (Ravi Chauhan 98, Lavkesh Bansal 50, Aniket Chowdhary 5/58) v Rajasthan 136 and 107/6 in 38 overs (Yash Kothari 72, Pulkit Narang 4/20).
Uttarakhand, Punjab in fact
In Lahli, Uttarakhand have been 125/1 of their first innings as they give the impression of being to make it to the quarterfinals. They are near taking the primary innings lead after dismissing Haryana for 233. To make it simpler for them, there was no recreation between Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh in Nadaun. The former wanted a win to topple Uttarakhand. Elsewhere, in Mohali, there was no play between Punjab and Vidarbha on the third day because the hosts sealed their place within the quarter-finals
Brief scores: Haryana 233 (Sumit Kumar 86, Avneesh Sudha 6/51) diminished Uttarakhand to 125/1 (Avneesh Sudha 61 not out), main by 108 runs.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
