Devdutt Padikkal slammed his maiden first-class hundred, an unbeaten 161, as Karnataka ended day one of many Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match in opposition to Pondicherry right here at 293 for 3.
Sent in to bat by Pondicherry captain D Rohit, Karnataka was decreased to 39 for two within the nineteenth over, shedding opener R Samarth (11) and Karun Nair (6) to Ashith Rajiv (2 for 37).
Padikkal did the rescue act and moved to 47 as Karnataka recovered to 88 for two at lunch. The big-hitting batter was in full movement within the second session as he and KV Siddharth (85) put the opposition bowlers to the sword.
It was a toil for the Pondicherry bowlers after medium-pacer Ashith Rajiv struck two early blows to take away the constant Samarth and Nair.
None of the bowlers might make an impression as the trendy Padikkal and Siddharth obtained going and took the rating to 204 for two in 61 overs at tea. Padikkal in the intervening time had reached his maiden top notch ton. His knock to this point has come off 277 balls, and included 20 fours and two sixes.
He continued to attain and stitched a 223-run stand in 357 balls for the third wicket with Siddharth, which put Karnataka in management.
Dubey’s ton steers Madhya Pradesh to 218/2 in opposition to Kerala
Opener Yash Dubey hit an unbeaten 105 to steer Madhya Pradesh to 218 for two on the primary day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A league sport in opposition to Kerala right here on Thursday.
Electing to bat on the Saurashtra Cricket Association floor C, Madhya Pradesh openers Himanshu Mantri (23) and Dubey added 62 runs for the primary wicket, earlier than Jalaj Saxena (1/41) dismissed the previous.
Kerala pegged MP again by eradicating in-form one-down batter Shubham Sharma (11), who grew to become left-arm orthodox bowler Sijomon Joseph’s (1/54) first sufferer.
But the autumn of wickets didn’t deter 23-year-old Dubey from enjoying his pictures, as he took the Kerala assault to process. He hammered 15 fours in his 264-ball unbeaten innings.
Dubey, a right-handed batter, then discovered an ideal ally in seasoned campaigner Rajat Padtidar (75 not out off 183 balls), who performed second fiddle.
The duo stitched 130 runs for the unbroken third wicket stand and helped Madhya Pradesh go previous the 200-run mark as they made the Kerala bowlers toil arduous.
The 28-year-old Indore-born Patidar hammered 13 boundaries at the same time as he performed throughout the park.
Ton up Chirag, Jackson take Saurashtra to 343-7 in opposition to Goa
Chirag Jani hit an excellent 140 whereas Sheldon Jackson smashed an unbeaten 96 as Saurashtra reached 343 for 7 at stumps on day one among their Ranji Trophy group D match in opposition to Goa right here on Thursday.
Chirag slammed 22 fours and two sixes in his 190-ball knock, whereas Jackson struck six fours and 5 maximums throughout his 119-ball unfinished innings after Saurashtra determined to bat first on the Narendra Modi stadium right here.
Saurashtra misplaced opener Snell Patel for a duck however Chirag and Harvik Desai (14) steadied the innings with a 75-run stand.
Test discard Cheteshwar Pujara’s (28) wrestle to transform the begins and as soon as once more he was again within the pavillion after being trapped in entrance following a 47-ball keep.
Andhra bowls out Uttarakhand for 194, Rajasthan batters falter in opposition to Services
Pacers Bandaru Ayyappa and Prithvi Raj shared seven wickets between them as table-toppers Uttarakhand have been dismissed for 194 of their first innings by Andhra Pradesh in a Ranji Trophy Elite Group E match right here on Thursday.
Electing to bat after profitable the toss, Uttarakhand saved shedding wickets at common intervals and the dearth of huge partnerships damage as they collapsed to 194 in 69.1 overs.
Medium-pacers Ayyappa (4 for 37) and Prithvi (3 for 27) did the majority of the injury, claiming seven wickets between them to set off the slide.
Skipper Jay Bista, a mainstay of the Uttarakhand batting line-up, was the primary to go, caught by Ricky Bhui off Ayyappa for 11.
Abhimanyu, Anustup give Bengal opening day benefit
Skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran led from the entrance with 114 as Bengal put up a stable batting show to take the opening day’s benefit in opposition to Chandigarh of their Ranji Trophy group B match right here on Thursday.
Needing three factors to seal their knockout berth, Bengal sat fairly on 329 for six at stumps on day one with veteran Manoj Tiwary batting on 42 in firm of Sayan Sekhar Mondal (33 batting) in an unbroken stand of 61 from 86 balls.
Veteran Bengal batter Anustup Majumdar (95 from 149b; 13×4) gave a nice assist on the different finish because the duo placed on a possible match-decisive 193-run partnership to rebuild Bengal innings from being 42 for two within the opening hour’s play .
Bawane’s unbeaten ton powers Maharashtra to 298/4 in opposition to UP
Skipper Ankit Bawane’s accountable 114 not out powered Maharashtra to 298 for 4 on the primary day of their final Ranji Trophy Elite Group G league sport in opposition to Uttar Pradesh right here on Thursday.
Electing to bat on the Gurugram cricket floor, Maharashtra misplaced openers Pawan Shah (19), who was cleaned up by right-arm medium pacer Ankit Rajppot (1/59), and Avdhoot Dandekar (20) cheaply.
Maharashtra have been struggling at 70 for two then.
But skilled campaigner Rahul Tripathi, who was in the hunt for runs, made an important 56, hammering 9 boundaries and a six within the course of.
He first added 48 runs with Dandekar after which shared a 41-run stand with skipper Bawane earlier than lobbing off a return catch to rival skipper and off-spinner Karan Sharma (1/77).
Delhi’s poor outing in Ranji continues, Chhattisgarh publish 290/4 on Day 1
Virtually out of quarterfinal race, Delhi’s disappointing marketing campaign within the Ranji Trophy continued as Chhattisgarh posted 290 for 4 on the opening day of their elite Group H match right here on Thursday.
Electing to bat, Chhattisgarh rode on half-centuries from Ajay Mandal (63 off 90 balls), Amandeep Khare (68 not out off 170) and Shashank Singh (75 not out) to pile up a giant rating in 90 overs and take their aspect to a robust place within the four-day contest.
Tripura fights again with Murasingh’s fifer in opposition to Punjab
Medium pacer Manisankar Murasingh picked up a five-wicket haul as Tripura bounced again after being shot out for 127 to scale back Punjab to 79 for seven at stumps on day one among their Ranji Trophy Group F match right here on Thursday.
Murasingh was the wrecker-in-chief, registering spectacular figures of 9.3-2-25-5 as Punjab ended the day 48 runs behind with three wickets in hand.
Murasingh took two wickets in profitable deliveries earlier than the shut of play to stay in rivalry for a hat-trick.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
