Ranji Trophy LiveRanji Trophy 2022, Round 2, Highlights: Dhruv Shorey’s counter-attacking hundred set up a fitting final hour but old warhorse Shahbaz Nadeem’s second five-wicket haul enabled Jharkhand to oust Delhi from quarterfinal contention with a thrilling 15-run win in the final over of their Ranji Trophy group H encounter.Β Kerala rode on opener Rohan Kunnummal’s aggressive unbeaten hundred to stun Gujarat by eight wickets in their Elite Group A game.
Bengal once again rode on Shahbaz Ahmed’s all-round effort to thrash Hyderabad by 72 runs for their second successive win in the Ranji Trophy. Karnataka posted an emphatic 117-run win over Jammu and Kashmir while Railways had to settle for first innings points against Pondicherry in their Elite Group C matches.
Uttarakhand thrashed Rajasthan by 299 runs on the fourth and final day of their Elite Group E match here on Sunday to top the points table with 12 points. Vidarbha grabbed three points from their drawn Elite Group G game against Maharashtra, courtesy their first-innings lead.
Kerala Won by 8 Wickets
Manipur vs Mizoram - Match Drawn Manipur took first innings lead
Tamil Nadu vs Chhattisgarh - Match Drawn Tamil Nadu took first innings
Jharkhand won by 15 Runs
Mumbai Won by 119 Runs
Bihar vs Sikkim - Match Drawn Sikkim took first innings lead
Kerala win by eight wickets and equal the 13 points on the table with Madhya Pradesh, Kunnummal with 106* & Nizar on 28, were the not out.
Rohan S Kunnummal 102 runs in 83 balls (11x4, 3x6) Kerala 198/2 vs Gujarat. He becomes the first player from Kerala to hit three back-to-back Ranji Trophy centuries! After stroking 129 off 171 balls in the first innings, the 23-year-old has smashed a hundred in 83 balls in the second. Kerala need 16 more off 44 balls against Gujarat.
Shahbaz Nadeem's fifer in both the innings helps Jharkhand beat Delhi in a thriller. Nadeem is the man of the match as century from Dhruv Shorey didn't help
Kerala are just 111 runs away from a memorable win against Gujarat. Chasing a target of 214 in 41 overs, they are 103/1 in 20 overs. First-innings centurion Rohan Kunnummal (54) and captain Sachin Baby (33) at the crease.
Akash Deep (4/41) and Shahbaz Ahmed (3/41) shared seven wickets between them as Bengal defeated Hyderabad by 72 runs at the Barabati Stadium on Sunday. Chasing the fourth innings target of 239, Hyderabad was bowled out for 166 in 61.2 overs. Tilak Verma scored a lone hand with a feisty 90.
Punjab defeated Haryana by a comprehensive 10 wickets margin at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium on Sunday. Chasing a modest total of 45, Punjab openers Prabhsimran Singh and Abhishek Sharma achieved the target without losing any wickets.
What a start from Punjab. Baltej Singh removed Yashu Sharma on the first ball of Day 4. Punjab will be looking for an outright victory against Haryana.
All-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed once again came up with a gritty second innings half-century as Bengal set Hyderabad a challenging target of 239 runs in their must-win Ranji Trophy group B match at the Barabati Stadium on Saturday. In reply, Hyderabad were left reeling at 16/3 with Bengal pace trio of Mukesh Kumar, Ishan Porel and Akash Deep snaring one wicket each to brighten Bengal's prospects. Hyderabad require 223 runs, while Bengal will need seven wickets as the match is set for an intense finish on Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir skipper Ian Dev Singh Chauhan (65 batting) and Abdul Samad (21 batting) showed resistance after Karnataka set a massive target of 508 on the third day. Jammu and Kashmir are 190 for 4 in their second innings. Earlier, resuming at 128 for 2, Karnataka went on the offensive and added 170 runs in 29 overs, with Karun Nair adding 71 (not out) to his brilliant knock of 175 in the first innings.
Opener Samarth Singh scored fifties in both innings as Uttar Pradesh defeated Assam by six wickets at Lahli. Samarth, who scored 70 in the first innings, remained unbeaten on 51 in the second and steered his side home. Earlier, UP pace duo Yash Dayal (4/37) and Ankit Rajpoot (4/56) shared eight wickets between them as Assam could only manage 120 in their second essay.