NEWSMandeep Singh anchored Punjab's successful 240-run chase with a 97 not out to beat Tripura by six wickets in their elite group F match and confirm their knockout berth in the Ranji Trophy here on Saturday.
Mandeep was involved in two key partnerships of 99 and 77 runs with Anmolpreet Singh (64 from 149 balls) and Ramandeep Singh (43 from 38 balls) to revive Punjab innings after they got off to a shaky start.
Opener Prabhismaran Singh (0) was dismissed by Manisankar Murasingh in the first over, while Abhishek Sharma also failed to convert his start to be dismissed for 15 as Punjab were reduced to 47/2 inside the first hour's play. But Mandeep held on to seal the chase in 66 overs as Punjab finished with 16 points to top the table and qualify for the knockouts.
Brief Scores: At Arun Jaitley Stadium: Tripura 127 and 232. Punjab 120 and 240/4 from 66 overs (Mandeep Singh 97 not out, Anmolpreet Singh 64, Ramandeep Singh 43). Punjab won by six wickets. Points: Punjab 6, Tripura 0.
At Palam A Ground: Haryana 302 and 320/9 declared from 76.1 overs (Yashu Sharma 55, Yuvraj Singh 50; Akash Vasisht 4/58). HimhalPradesh 184 and 102/6 from 33 overs (Ankit Kalsi 37 batting). Himachal Pradesh need 337 runs to win.
Uttar Pradesh fight back after Maharashtra take lead
Satyajeet Bachhav snared seven wickets as Maharashtra dismissed Uttar Pradesh for 317, despite Priyam Garg's gritty 156, to take the crucial first innings lead in their Group G match. However, Uttar Pradesh reduced Maharashtra to 84/4 in their second innings, with pacer Ankit Rajpoot (2/27) wreaking havoc at the top.
After the end of the third day, Maharashtra's overall lead was reduced to 229 runs. Maharashtra had scored a challenging 462 in their first essay.
Uttar Pradesh resumed on their overnight score of 62/1, but save Garg and number six Rinku Singh (67), no other batter showed spine. UP was reeling at 130/4 after seasoned campaigner Akshdeep Nath (11) became Bachhav's (7/92) first victim.
Garg and Rinku forged a 158-run stand for the sixth wicket before Bachhav removed Rinku and then immediately trapped Garg in front of the wicket. From 293/6, UP were bundled out for 317 as Bachhav ran riot.
In the second essay, Maharashtra lost both in-form openers Pawan Shah (4) and skipper Ankit Bawane (6) cheaply. Azim Kazi (6), who walked two-down, became Rajpoot's second victim, while Naushad Shaikh was also run out on 14, as Maharashtra was teetering at 56/4.
When stumps were drawn, Rahul Tripathi (41 not out) and Avdhoot Dandekar (6 not out) were at the crease.
Brief Scores: Maharashtra 462 all out and 84/4 (Rahul Tripathi 41 not out; Ankit Rajpoot 2/27) versus Uttar Pradesh 317 (Priyam Garg 156, Rinku Singh 67; Satyajeet Bachhav 7/92, Vicky Ostwal 2/84) Maharashtra led by 229 runs
Assam 316 and 110 (Sarupam Purkayastha 46, Kunal Saikia 22; Lalit Yadav 5/22, Rajneesh Gurbani 4/33) versus Vidarbha 271 and 125/5 (Faiz Fazal 41, Ganesh Satish 29; Hridip Deka 4/26) Vidarbha need 31 runs to win.
Karnataka dominant against Puducherry
Karnataka were on top against Pondicherry at the end of the third day of their Elite Group C match after they declared at 453/8 in their first innings and off-spinner K Gowtham picked up five wickets to help bowl out Pondicherry for 242.
Captain D Rohit (100 not out, 133 balls, 15 fours, 2 sixes) scored a valiant hundred but couldn't stop the collapse as Karnataka enforced the follow-on having secured a massive 312-run first innings lead. At stumps, Pondicherry were struggling at 62 for four as an innings defeat looms large.
In the other match of the group, Railways grabbed the advantage on the third day having taken a huge lead and then reduced Jammu & Kashmir to 145 for six.
A maiden Ranji ton by Yuvraj batting at no 8 helped Railways take a 167-run lead. Shivam Chaudhary took three wickets and captain Karn Sharma claimed two scalps as J&K were reduced to 145 for six.
Brief scores: Karnataka 453 for eight declared vs Pondicherry 241 in 77.4 overs (Neyan Shyam Kangayan 25, Pavan Deshpande 29, D Rohit 100 not out (133b, 15x4, 2x6), Sagar Trivedi 29, Prasidh Krishna two for 42, K Gowtham five for 86) and 62 for four in 23 overs (Prasidh Krishna two for 31).
Jammu and Kashmir 259 & 145 for six in 53 overs (Suryansh Raina 39, Fazil Rashid 29, Abdul Samad 29, Ian Dev Singh 23 batting, Shivam Chaudhary three for 27, Karn Sharma two for 38) vs Railways 426 in 127.4 overs (Pratham Singh 75, Shivam Chaudhary 47, Mohammad Saif 31, Upendra Yadav 33, Karn Sharma 36, Yuvraj Singh 103 (133b, 10x4, 3x6), Akash Pandey 43, Auqib Nabi two for 74, Abid Mushtaq five for 95).
Mumbai close in on win against Odisha
Shams Mulani produced an all-round show as Mumbai bowlers impressed after the side's superlative batting display to close in on a win against Odisha on the penultimate day of their Ranji Trophy elite group D match.
Spin all-rounder Mulani hit a 99-ball 70 to help Mumbai declare their first innings at 532 for nine and then grabbed three wickets to rock Odisha, who were 84 for 5 at stumps. Mumbai are in a strong position to qualify for the knockout stage.
Abhishek Raut was batting on 31 and giving him company was Debashish Samantray on 9 at the draw of stumps with Odisha needing 164 runs with five wickets in hand to make Mumbai bat again.
Earlier, Armaan Jaffer (125) and Sarfaraz Khan (165) continued to bat with the same vigour with the former converting his unbeaten fifty into a century and the latter posting a 150-plus score to make life difficult for Odisha.
The duo added another 119 runs in 18.2 overs on Saturday before Prasanta Rana produced the breakthrough, trapping Jaffer in front of wicket. Rana also accounted for Sarfaraz a few overs later to leave Mumbai at 378 for 5 but Odisha's agony didn't end as Mulani (70) and Aditya Tare (72) joined hands, forging a 100-run stand.
Jayanta Behera then got rid of Mulani, who hit 12 boundaries in his 99-ball innings, while Tare was the last to fall when he was stumped by Rajesh Dhuper off Pappu Roy. In reply, Odisha had a disastrous start to their second innings as they were reduced to 35 for 4 in 15 overs.
Brief Scores: Odisha: 284 all out in 107.1 overs (Shantanu Mishra 89; Mohit Avasthi 3/66, D Kulkarni 2/42) and 84 for 5 in 27 overs (Anshuman Rath 34; Shams Mulani 3/30) versus Mumbai 532 for 9 in 131 overs (Sarfaraz 165, Armaan Jaffer 125, Aditya Tare 72, Shams Mulani 70; Rajesh Mohanty 3/123).
Pujara fifty puts Saurashtra in control against Goa
In another match at Narendra Modi Stadium A ground, Saurashtra produced a solid batting display with four players, including Cheteshwar Pujara, scoring fifties as they reached 305 for 3 at stumps after dismissing Goa for 311 in 109.5 overs.
A 36-run first innings lead will ensure three points for Saurashtra but it wouldn't be enough to top the group. Pujara, who was dropped from India's Test squad for the Sri Lanka series due to poor run of form, had a good outing, scoring an unbeaten 62-ball 64.
This was after openers Harvik Desai (77) and Snell Patel (61) smashed half-centuries to add 138 runs for the opening wicket. Sheldon Jackson (53 batting) was the other not out batsman at stumps.
Brief Scores: Goa: 311 all out in 109.5 overs (Suyash Prabhudessai 64, Shubham Ranjane 62, Eknath Kerkar 62; Chetan Sakariya 3/55) versus Saurashtra: 347 all out in 87.4 overs (Chirag Jani 140, Jackson Sheldon 97; Suyash Prabhudessai 2/36) and 303 for 3 in 57 overs (Harvik Desai 77, Cheteshwar Pujara 64, Snell Patel 61; Malliksab Sirur 1/26).
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