Mumbai close to big win in Ranji Trophy, Bengal takes significant lead against Karnataka

Despite stiff resistance from Odisha with the bat, Mumbai registered a big win as the defending champions restricted the visitors to 126/5 at stumps on the third day after being given follow-on in a Ranji Trophy Group A encounter here on Friday. Odisha was trailing by 191 runs as they were in danger of an innings defeat despite tough resistance from Mumbai at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy Ground here. Playing at 146 for five in reply to Mumbai's mammoth score of 602 for four, Odisha made the Mumbai bowlers work hard for nearly 95 overs in the first innings and were forced to follow on after Ajinkya Rahane asked them to follow on. After this the host team took a lead of 319 runs. , the reaction was no different.

Sandeep Patnaik played a brilliant innings of 102 runs with the help of 11 fours and four sixes in 187 balls for Odisha in the first innings and after the experts were disappointed, the lower order batsmen supported him fully.

However, the right-handed Patnaik could only score 39 (45 balls, 6 fours, 1 six) in the second match, but was dismissed by left-arm spinner Shams Mulani (1/26), who took 6/115 in the first innings. Had made. ,

On a pitch aided by turn and bounce but largely favorable to the batsmen due to it being covered in grass, young right-arm off-spinner Himanshu Singh, who mimics R Ashwin's bowling action, took the wicket with his 3/53. The latter claimed 3/45 with superb control in the second essay. In the first innings.

At the time of stumps, wicketkeeper-batsman Ashirwad Swain (46 not out) was holding a front.

While the 27-year-old Mulani expressed happiness at taking his 14th five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, he expressed disappointment at not getting a chance with the India A team currently playing in Australia.

“It is disappointing. But life is like this, many people do not get selected, those who should be selected. My job is to keep bowling and help my team and maintain the standards,” he told the media after stumps.

“There is a storm inside me but many people can't see it. I will have to keep bowling on difficult pitches here, bowl 30-35 overs so that I can also show my fitness. It's not like that; I was taking 3-4 wickets and finally I got Pfeiffer. It was very important for me personally and also for the team, we desperately needed it (the win) and we are moving in the right direction,'' he said.

Maharashtra vs Services

In Pune, Maharashtra were in a critical position as they were 52 for three while chasing 339 to win and needed 287 runs against Services.

After gaining a lead of 108 runs, the visitors were bowled out for 230 runs in the second innings, thus setting a strong target for the hosts at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Gahunje.

Tripura vs Baroda

In Agartala, Tripura had a lead of 210 runs at the close of play in the second innings after declaring their first innings at 482 for seven, while visitors Baroda were 37 without loss.

Tripura posted a huge lead of 252 runs in the first innings as each of their top five batsmen scored a half-century, including Bikram Kumar Das (97), Jeevanjot Singh (94), Tejashwi Jaiswal (82), Sridam Paul (73). And Mandeep were included. Singh (74 not out). For the record, Tejashwi is the younger brother of India opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Meghalaya vs Jammu and Kashmir

Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir defeated Meghalaya by seven wickets at the MCA Ground in Shillong and secured six points.

The visitors, who had dominated from the start and bowled out Meghalaya for modest scores of 73 and 195, chased down the target of 75 runs at 77 for three in 15.4 overs.

Auqib Nabi was named player of the match for his spells of 5/14 and 5/60.

Andhra vs Uttarakhand

In the Ranji Trophy Group B match on Friday, bowlers from both the sides took 16 wickets in the third day's play to put optimistic visitors Uttarakhand ahead of Andhra. Set a target of 321 after Uttarakhand declared play at 129/9, Andhra was at 8/1 at stumps, needing 313 runs for an unlikely win.

Playing at 92/4 at night, Andhra was all out for 146 runs in reply to Uttarakhand's 338 runs, giving the visiting team a huge lead of 210 runs in their second match.

All-rounder Hanuma Vihari, who was out of the Indian team, was the top scorer for Andhra with an innings of 43 runs, which hit six fours in 91 balls.

Opener Abhishek Reddy was the second best scorer for Andhra with 35 runs in 64 balls.

It was a complete team effort from Uttarakhand's bowlers, with left-arm spinner Mayank Mishra (3/12) being their most successful bowler.

Deepak Dhapola (2/29), Abhay Negi (2/30) and Swapnil Singh (2/19) took two wickets each, as Andhra's innings lasted 56.3 overs.

When Uttarakhand came to bat for the second time in the game, they were hoping to build their big first innings lead of over 200 runs. However, things did not go the way they expected as Uttarakhand lost half their team with only 39 runs on the board.

At 61 for seven, they were in danger of being bowled out inside 100, but Swapnil Singh, batting at number eight, stood firm and made an invaluable contribution of 39 runs in 90 balls, while Deepak Dhapola (8) was in the ninth wicket partnership. Added 41 runs.

The visiting team declared their second innings with the dismissal of Dhapola, giving Uttarakhand bowlers and Andhra batsmen enough time to complete the victory.

Chipurapalli Stephen (3/25) and KV Shashikant (3/27), who started for Andhra with the new ball, took six wickets each, while left-arm spinner Lalit Mohan took two wickets after taking four wickets. First innings.

The day's play ended with the dismissal of Abhishek Reddy (6) in Andhra's second innings, with the opener being bowled by Dhapola at the start of the fifth over.

The home team will have their work cut out for them against a determined bowling unit from Uttarakhand on the fourth and final day at the Dr. PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex, where the bowlers have tasted considerable success.

punjab vs haryana

Left-arm spinner Nishant Sindhu produced a match-winning performance, taking 5/56 in the second innings and taking 11 wickets as Haryana defeated Punjab by 37 runs in a Ranji Trophy Group C match on Friday. Punjab started the final day at 73/3, needing 144 more runs, but under pressure from Sindhu's consistent spin and Jayant Yadav's accurate off-spin (3/35 in 10.4 overs), they collapsed before lunch. Went and gave second straight victory to Haryana. In four matches.

Haryana, who have two first-innings lead results, consolidated their position at the top of the standings with 19 points from four matches, taking them closer to making the quarter-finals.

Punjab's chase largely depended on overnight batsman Prabhsimran Singh, who was unbeaten on 23, but Sindhu dismissed him early, leading to the team's collapse.

Nehal Wadhera played a quick inning of 33 runs in 34 balls with the help of five fours and a six, which raised hopes for a while, but his fall sealed Punjab's fate.

Punjab eventually lost eight of their second innings wickets to Haryana's spinners as Sindhu and Yadav dominated the Lahli conditions, where 33 out of 40 wickets in the match went for spin.

Kerala vs Uttar Pradesh

Play was stopped early at the St. Is.

Rainwater entered several parts of the roof, reportedly damaging players' kit bags, while the wicket remained under cover as only 32.1 overs were possible on the day.

Earlier, Salman Nizar top-scored with 93, while Sachin Baby (84) and Mohammed Azharuddin (40) made important contributions to extend the lead for Kerala, who are second in the table ahead of Karnataka on net run-rate.

bengal vs karnataka

Ishan Porel provided key breakthroughs with figures of 4/54 in 23.1 overs, leading Bengal's three-pronged pace attack to take a significant first-innings lead over Karnataka by taking nine wickets.

Playing at 155/5, Karnataka were all out for 221 in 82.1 overs, with Porel performing brilliantly early on.

Abhinav Manohar, playing past 50, added only five runs before falling for 55, while Shreyas Gopal was out on 28 to Porel.

In their second essay, Bengal reached 127/3, with Sudip Chatterjee giving them a good start before falling for 48.

Bengal now have an overall lead of 207, putting them firmly in control.

short score

In Mumbai: Mumbai 602/4 December. Odisha 285 in 94.3 overs (Sandeep Patnaik 102; Shams Mulani 6/115) and 126/5 (F/O) in 42 overs (Aashirwad Swain 46*; Himanshu Singh 3/45), leading by 191 runs.

In Pune: Services scored 293 and 230 (Amit Shukla 51; Satyajit Bachav 5/80) in 73.5 overs, leaving Maharashtra at 185 and 52/3 (Sachin Dhas 15*; Pulkit Narang 2/22) in 20 overs, leading by 287 runs.

In Shillong: Meghalaya 73 & 195 lost to Jammu & Kashmir 194 & 77/3 in 15.4 overs (Vivrant Sharma 32*; Akash Kumar 2/36) by 7 wickets.

In Agartala: Baroda 235/37 in 16 overs (Shivalik Sharma 25*, JK Singh 12*) behind Tripura 482/7 in 120.1 overs (Bikram Kumar Das 97, Jeevanjot Singh 94, Tejashwi Jaiswal 82, Sridam Paul 73, Mandeep Singh 74) * ) By 210 runs.

In Vizianagaram: Uttarakhand declared 338 and 128/9 in 49 overs (Swapnil Singh 39; Chipurapalli Stephen 3/25, KV Shashikant (3/27) vs Andhra 146) in 56.3 overs (Hanuma Vihari 43; Mayank Mishra 3/12) and 8 /1 in 4/1 overs.

In Nagpur: Himachal Pradesh 307 & 51/2 in 15 overs vs Vidarbha 1st innings 575 all out in 140.1 overs (Dhruv Shorey 125, Yash Rathore 128, Karun Nair 85, Akshay Wadkar 67, Danish Malewar 59; Divesh Sharma 4/99).

In Ahmedabad: Puducherry 1st innings: 361 vs Gujarat 1st innings 359/9 in 118 overs (Arya Desai 200; Sagar Udeshi 4/72).

In Jaipur: Hyderabad 410 & 36/0 vs Rajasthan 1st innings 425 runs in 108.2 overs (Mahipal Lomror 111, Shubham Garhwal 108, Abhijeet Tomar 60; Tanay Thiagarajan 3/104).

In Rohtak: Haryana 114 and 243 B Punjab 141 and 179; 39.4 overs (Salil Arora 57, Nehal Wadhera 33; Nishant Sindhu 5/56, Jayant Yadav 3/35) by 37 runs.

In Patna: Madhya Pradesh 616. Bihar 331/8; 130.5 overs (Ayush Loharuka 76, Bipin Saurabh 71, Sharman Nigrodh 42; Saransh Jain 3/107).

In Thumba: Uttar Pradesh 162 and 66/2; 18 overs. Kerala 395; 124.1 overs (Salman Nizar 93, Sachin Baby 83; Aaqib Khan 3/61).

In Bengaluru: Bengal 301 and 127/3; 44 overs (Sudeep Chatterjee 48). Karnataka 221; 82.1 overs (Abhinav Manohar 55; Ishan Porel 4/54, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal 3/65).