Ranji Trophy Highlights, Day 3 Quarterfinals: Rahane shines as MUM extends lead vs HAR; VID lead nears 300 vs TN; SAU trails by 262 runs vs GUJ
Ranji Trophy Highlights, Day 3 Quarterfinals: Rahane shines as MUM extends lead vs HAR; VID lead nears 300 vs TN; SAU trails by 262 runs vs GUJ
MUM 278/4 vs HAR, leads by 292 runs
SAU 33/0 vs GUJ, trails by 262 runs
J&K 180/3 vs KER, leads by 179 runs
VID 169/5 vs TN, leads by 297 runs
Ravi Bishnoi introduced much earlier in the second innings. Tries to rattle the Harvik-Jani partnership but settles for a maiden at the stroke of Stumps.
Wadhawan and Dogra’s time at the crease is helping J&K slowly take the game away from KER. Their partnership almost 100 runs now.
Yash Rathod scores a fifty in 111 balls. Brings it up with a single cut past point. Vidarbha’s lead nearing 300 as TN’s grip on the game loosens.
Skipper Rahane leading the way for Mumbai. He is unbeatn on 88 and has Shivam Dube for company. Mumbai’s lead is 292 runs at Stumps.
Para Dogra taking his sweet time to bring up his fifty. The partnership with Wadhawan is now worth 50 runs.
Harvik Desai and Chirag Jani walk out to begin chopping off the massive deficit at Saurashtra’s hand.
Credits: Sahil Mathur
Ravi Bishnoi falls short of a deserving half-century. He looked to go big off Dharmendrasinh’s tossed up delivery but gets an edge that is caught by the bowler to complete his fifer.
The end of Suryakumar Yadav. One shot too many as he skies an attempted hook shot against Anuj Thakral and is caught at mid on.
Ajith Ram gets Vidarbha skipper Akshay Wadkar. This was an armball which skidded on with the angle. Wadkar is trapped in his crease, does not go back onto his backfoot and sees the ball crash into his stumps.
Paras Dogra and Kanhaiya Wadhawan are grinding it out for J&K with their fourth-wicket partnership. They’ve added 23 runs in a little more than 11 overs.
Haryana uses up a review on Rahane. Sumit Kumar gets the delivery to come in from outside off but the movement is not enough to trap him in line.
Ravi Bishnoi stepping in the gas and helping Gujarat extend its lead further. He toys with the Saurashtra bowlers, smashing five fours and two sixes just before Tea.
Ravi Bishnoi ensuring there’s no ending the torment for Saurashtra. With five fours and one six, he has moved to 36 runs off 40 deliveries. Gujarat’s lead now at 284. Does it have enough to push for an innings win here?
Sarwate denied his first wicket of the innings after Wadhawan is saved by the DRS. Ball was missing the wickets and umpire was made to reverse his decision.
Vijay Shankar strikes immediately after the tea break, and it is the danger man Karun Nair who departs on 29. He was surprised by the extra bounce and the ball caught his glove and went to Boopathi Kumar at gully.
Now it is Suryakumar Yadav’s turn to raise his bat as he completes his fifty. The partnership between this pair is now at 92 runs.
Rahane pulls Nishant Sindhu over mid wicket for FOUR runs. Two deliveries later, he gets a couple through backward point to reach his half century. Suryakumar Yadav (42*) is also nearing his fifty. Mumbai’s lead stretching close to 200.
Dharmendrasinh denied a fifer and Bishnoi gets another life. Umpire convinced with the lbw but ball tracking showed missing the stumps.
J&K 81/3 vs KER, leads by 80 runs
VID 99/3 vs TN, leads by 227 runs
Nagwaswalla becomes Dharmendrasinh’s fourth victim. His middle stump comes off by a ball that turned back in. Ninth wicket falls for GUJ, extra time before Tea.
Third wicket down for J&K – Vivrant Sharma. Sachin Baby takes a brilliant catch at first slip off N P Basil’s bowling.
Dharmendrasinh gets the prized scalp of Urvil Patel just after being smashed for a six. Harvik Desai collects the ball quick and stumps the Gujarat batter.
Dharmendrasinh Jadeja takes a handy wicket for Saurashtra. Vishal Jayswal sends it straight back to the bowler and that’s the seventh wicket down for Gujarat.
Four wickets remain, a lead of 200 runs.. and counting. Gujarat in control of the game while Saurashtra is staring at a huge uphill task.
Suryakumar Yadav has come all guns blazing. He’s raced away to 28 off just 23 balls. Sumit Kumar’s last over cost 13 runs. First, Surya lofted him down the ground before late-cutting through the cordon for two boundaries. Then, Rahane cut him away through point for the third boundary in the over.
TN skipper Sai Kishore hits the bullseye. He removes Dhruv Shory’s off-stump and that’s the third wicket down for Vidarbha. Yash Rathod is the new batter joining Karun Nair.
Nidheesh gets his second wicket after removing Yawer Hassan on 16. The J&K batter gets an edge that finds the slip fielder. Para Dogra walks in.
Urvil Patel gets to his century but Gujarat loses captain Chintan Gaja as he edges to the keeper off Chirag Jani.
Rahane and Lad added 52 runs for the third wicket before the latter offers a faint outside edge to the keeper. Jayant Yadav strikes in his first over.
Vivrant Sharma and Yawer Hassan taking a cautious approach in putting a price on their wicket. Just 25 runs in the first 10 overs.
Gujarat continues to swell its lead. Urvil Patel is batting on 88 runs. Chintan Gaja has been a steady hand in support as he moves to 35.
Danish Malewar is looking to play Sai Kishore straight along the ground. But he fails to keep it down and hands a return catch. Karun Nair in at No. 4.
J&K 16/1 vs KER, leads by 15 runs
VID 36/1 vs TN, leads by 164 runs
GUJ 361/5 vs SAU 216, leads by 145 runs
Gujarat skipper Gaja and centurion Urvil Patel are running away with the game. Lead now nearing 150 runs and Saurashtra in a spot of bother at Lunch.
Khajuria unable to find hus run-getting form. Ball takes the the faintest edge before finding Sachin Baby at slip. Nidheesh draws first blood.
Aditya Taide was looking in good touch but gets an edge to gully. VID loses its first wicket, Sonu Yadav gets his first.
A soft dismissal! Ayush Mhatre looks to work a delivery from Anuj Thakral through the on side. The bat turns in his hands and he ends up slicing it straight to short mid wicket.
Ajinkya Rahane joins Lad at crease now.
Nizar takes a single to give Kerala a one-run lead. But Thampi loses his wicket on the very next ball after edging to first slip. Kerala ends on 281.
Kerala’s lower-order batters have steered the team past J&K’s total. A risky single by Nizar and Thampi to level the scores.
Nachiket Bhute gets Pradosh Ranjan Paul to edge to first slip on 48. In the next over, Aditya Thakare accounts for Sonu Yadav, who is also caught at first slip.
Vidarbha leads by 128 runs.
Akash Anand chips a cover drive straight to the fielder off Sumit Kumar. He departs on 10 and Siddhesh Lad walks in to bat.
Saurashtra loses all three reviews. Gaja lunged forward to play a shot but missed it. Took his shoulder but keeper was convinced there was a nick. Unadkat took a hesitant review and it went in vain. GUJ nearing 100-run lead.
Nizar brings up his hundred at a crucial moment to rescue Kerala. He takes 152 balls to get there as the deficit is now under 20 runs.
Pradosh Ranjan Paul and Sonu Yadav not giving up without a fight. The latter is just five away from a half century and played a crucial role in this 42-run stand for the ninth wicket.
Nizar still going strong despite a few body blows. He gets into the 90s with two sixes over long off and long on, respectively. Whacks Sahil for 20 runs in six balls but gives away strike.
Urvil Patel is saved by the DRS. Unadkat appealed for an lbw and the umpire was convinced. Looked like it was going done leg and ball tracking showed missing.
And Shardul ends with six wickets as Haryana is wrapped up for 301. A golden duck for Ajit Chahal. Mumbai with a slender but morale-boosting lead of 14 runs.
Not often you see the second new ball being changed one ball after it was taken. Even though Shardul got the wicket off the first ball, it seems he isn’t happy with it and has asked the umpires to change it.
-Sahil Mathur
Another wicket for Shardul. Haryana is nine down. Anshul Kamboj plays across the line and misses at this delivery angling into the stumps. The umpire does not raise his finger upon Mumbai’s appeal. But the DRS shows the ball hitting the leg stump and the decision is overturned.
Jaymeet Patel gets to his hundred with a boundary. Urvil Patel batting on 43 at the other end as Gujarat now leads by 71 runs. Urvil whacks three fours in four balls and follows it up with a single to get to his fifty.
Last ball, Jaymeet is cleaned up by Jani.
Salman Nizar has moved to 66 and with last batter Basil Thampi added 24 runs so far. The deficit now just 56 runs. Nizar leading the fight back. Looking for the big shots against spinner Sahil and connects with one that is launched into the stand. Understandably farming the strike with Basil Thampi at the other end.
A second wicket for Yash Thakur. Mohammed M attempts a wild heave through the on side on this half volley, miscues and holes out at mid on.
Mumbai strikes again. Shardul Thakur takes his second wicket of the session – Jayant Yadav. Haryana still trails by 31 runs.
TN captain Sai Kishore loses his wicket to Yash Thakur. Tried to read the bounce but ended up getting a faint edge that went to the keeper. M Mohamed is the next batter in.
Another bouncer directed by Shardul, this time at Jayant Yadav. He tries to bury it down close to him but misses, the ball seems to deviate on its way to the keeper and Mumbai appeals. The umpire gives it out before Jayant’s DRS appeal saves him.
A wicket in the first over of the day. Rohit Sharma tries to pull a bouncer from Shardul Thakur, top edges it to Mohit Avasthi at deep fine leg.
HAR 263/5 vs MUM 315
KER 200/9 vs J&K 280
TN 159/6 vs VID 353
GUJ 260/4 vs SAU 216
Welcome to the third day of play in the Ranji Trophy 2024/25 quarterfinals. We have atleast a couple of matches that could decisively swing towards a result today.
