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Ayush Pandey had a breakout domestic season last year as he was among the top scorers in Ranji Trophy, amassing 744 runs for Chhattisgarh. Though he did not have a memorable start to this campaign, having scored just 8 and 27 against Rajasthan in the campaign-opener, the 22-year-old stamped his class against Mumbai as he…
Mohammed Shami asserted his class to capture five wickets as Bengal outclassed Gujarat by 141 runs despite Urvil Patel’s maiden unbeaten century to record its first-ever win over Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy Group-C match at the Eden Gardens here on Tuesday. A defensive Bengal, resuming the final day from 170 for seven, batted for…
A 141-ball 200 from Prithvi Shaw had to be the highlight of the second round of Ranji Trophy fixtures on Monday. This is now the third-fastest First-Class double ton by an Indian, only behind Ravi Shastri (123 balls vs. Baroda in 1985) and Tanmay Agarwal (119 balls vs. Arunachal Pradesh in 2024). Chandigarh eventually saw…
Services on Sunday beat Assam by eight wickets to break the record for the shortest-ever Ranji Trophy match (in terms of balls) at the Tinsukia District Sports Association Ground. The home team was blown away by eight wickets in merely 540 balls. The fixture that earlier held the record was a Railways versus Delhi contest…
The second round of Ranji Trophy fixtures continued on Sunday. Gurjapneet Singh wrote himself into the record books by taking a hat-trick for Tamil Nadu against Nagaland, running through the top-order for his wickets. The left-arm quick is only the seventh bowler to take a hat-trick for Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy. He is…
Hyderabad had its moments of recklessness but exhibited patience to a greater degree as it posted 435 in its first innings against Pondicherry in a Ranji Trophy Group-D encounter at the CAP Ground 2 on a cloudy Sunday. In response, Pondicherry lost opener Paras Ratnaparkhe early before bad light stopped play prematurely again. Hyderabad’s wicketkeeper-batter…
Punjab tailenders embraced Harnoor Singh Pannu’s playbook, trusted their defence and put Kerala through an abject day on the field in their Group C Ranji Trophy fixture at the PCA New Cricket Stadium, Ground B on Sunday. The ninth-wicket partnership between Prerit Dutta (72, 145b, 4×4, 1×6) and Mayank Markande (48n.o., 141b, 2×4, 1×6) was…
The BCCI Centre of Excellence Grounds witnessed a fitting display of excellence on Saturday, as Tamil Nadu opener R. Vimal Khumar made a memorable return to cricket after a year on the sidelines. The 22-year-old announced himself in style — scoring a fluent, stylish maiden century against Nagaland on the opening day of the second-round Ranji Trophy fixture. In an exclusive…
For all its immense pedigree and wealth of talent, Karnataka, in recent times, has lacked a certain cutting edge. Despite repeated forays into the Ranji Trophy knockouts, it boasts of no title since 2014-15, and on multiple occasions, it has failed to grab a game by the scruff of the neck. Last week’s season-opener against…
An old scourge and an ex-teammate returned to torment Kerala on a rain-hit second day of the Ranji Trophy Group B match against Maharashtra at the Sports Hub, Greenfield Stadium here on Thursday. Rajneesh Gurbani, who blew away Kerala eight years ago in a Ranji Trophy quarterfinal match in Surat, took two quick wickets to put…
