Ranji Trophy HIGHLIGHTS, Quarterfinals Day 4: Vidarbha vs Mumbai in semis, Gujarat advances; Kerala needs 299 to win vs J&K
Ranji Trophy HIGHLIGHTS, Quarterfinals Day 4: Vidarbha vs Mumbai in semis, Gujarat advances; Kerala needs 299 to win vs J&K
Harsh Dubey strikes on the first ball of the over to dismiss M. Mohammed and that’s it. Vidarbha beats Tamil Nadu by 198 runs to reach the semifinal.
Sonu Yadav departs after a fighting 57 off 84 balls. TN nine down and Ajith Ram is the last batter in
KER 100/2, 281 vs J&K 399/9d, 280
Mumbai beats Haryana by 152 runs
Gujarat beats Saurashtra by an innings and 98 Runs
Vidarbha beats Tamil Nadu by 198 runs
MUMBAI IS THROUGH TO THE SEMIFINAL! Jayant Yadav miscues a lofted shot and hits it into the hands of Suryakumar Yadav to seal things up. Mumbai beats Haryana by 152 runs
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Harsh Dubey finally breaks the shackles and provides the breakthrough for Vidarbha. He removes TN skipper Sai Kishore. TN 148/8, needs 253 to win
Tanush Kotian strikes and it’s almost time for Haryana to close shop as it is nine down for 181. Thakral was trapped leg before and took a desperate DRS, which went the other way. HAR 181/9
Dias picks his fourth as Mumbai continues its domination against Haryana. Anshul Kamboj walks back after making a paltry five off seven balls, as he miscues a pull. HAR 172/8, needs 181 to win
Another wicket for Mumbai, and this time it’s the well-set Sumit Kumar, who departs after making 62 off 96 balls. HAR 166/7, needs 188 to win
TN continues to falter against Vidarbha. Pradosh Ranjan Paul is the latest victim as he departs for a well made 53 off 95 deliveries. Akshay Wakhare provided the breakthrough. TN 125/7, needs 276 to win
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What a moment in the game for Mumbai! Rahane and Kotian have plucked out a wicket from nowhere. Lakshya went for a scoop but failed to middle it as Rahane went from the slips to leg slip region to complete a fine catch. The umpire was unmoved but a confident Rahane took a DRS and it paid off as ultra edge showed the ball deflecting off Lakshya’s glove
Edged and taken! Shoun Roger executed a timely drive to get his first four of the session but followed it up with a miscued edge that found second slip.
Haryana’s Sumit Kumar gets to his half century with a boundary. Sumit and Lakshya have added 89 runs in 148 balls to provide a glimmer of hope for their side. HAR 149/5, needs 205 to win
Kerala loses its first wicket. Rohan Kunnummal (36 off 39) gone, courtesy of a superb diving catch by Kanhaiya Wadhawan behind the stumps. Yudhvir Singh, the bowler, gave an aggressive send-off and the umpires have given a warning to captain Paras Dogra. KER 54/1, needs 345 to win
TN loses its sixth wicket. Andre Siddarth got off to another promising start, but a direct hit run out ended his innings on 15.
Lakshya Dalal holding the fort for Haryana. Birings up his fifty in just over 100 balls.
Andre Siddharth and Pradosh Ranjan Paul have put on a 53-ball 28-run partnership against Vidarbha after TN lost five early wickets. TN needs 382 runs to win. Tea break
Meanwhile, Kerala is 45/0 against J&K, with Kunnummal and Akshay in the middle. It needs 354 runs to win
KER 45/0 vs J&K, needs 354 runs to win
TN 73/5 vs VID, needs 328 runs to win
After the match, Sheldon Jackson and his teammates gather for a photo. He has played his last game for Saurashtra – Vivek Krishnan
HAR 108/5 at tea. Sumit and Lakshya have added 48 runs for the sixth wicket but there’s still a long way to go for Haryana as it needs 246 runs to win against Mumbai
Another wicket for Vidarbha and TN loses Vijay Shankar for for just five runs. Nachiket pitched it straight and angled it away from Shankar, who nicked it to Wadkar at slips. TN 45/5, needs 356 to win
Gujarat is the first semifinalist! Hiten Kanbi is the last man to fall after nicking the ball to first slip. Gujarat beats Saurashtra by an innings and 98 runs.
Vidarbha loses a DRS. Nachiket bowled one straight and angled it into Vijay Shankar, who was trapped leg before but the umpire was unmoved as it appeared to be going down the leg. Vidarbha opted for the DRS and replays showed that the ball was indeed missing the wickets, going down the leg. TN 39/4, needs 362 to win
Saurashtra’s last ray of hope, Unadkat, departs after a fighting knock. Priyajitsinh gets the ball to beat him and take the bails off. Gujarat needs one wicket to win.
Rohan Kunnummal and Akshay Chandran open the chase for Kerala after Jammu and Kashmir declared at 399/9, powered by Paras Dogra’s 232-ball 132.
398 is the target for Kerala
Saurashtra captain Unadkat taking matters into his own hands. He is finding the gaps and striking hard to keep the runs coming.
Nachiket picks two in an over! First, Jagadeesan and then, Boopathi. Both came through LBWs and TN is reeling at 32/4. Pradosh Ranjan Paul comes in at six. TN still needs 269 to win
Sumit Kumar survives a scare as he was trapped leg before by Mohit Avasthi and the umpire raised his hands. Sumit went for the DRS and the ultra edge showed there was indeed an edge before the ball crashed on to the pads. HAR 70/5, 284 to win
Huge moment in the match! Sai Sudharsan is run out while trying to run a double and he has to depart for a 7-ball two. Vijay Shankar is the next batter in. TN 31/2, needs 370 to win. Jagadeesan follows suit after being struck on the pads by Nachiket Bhute.
Sahil Lotra (47 off 68) is nearing his 50 with Yudhvir Singh (13) at the other end. J&K is currently 373/7 and has a lead of 372 against Kerala
Nagaswalla strikes in the very next over to dismiss Dharmendrasinh Jageja for 19. Saurashtra in big trouble, only two wickets in hand.
Tamil Nadu loses its first wicket in the 401-run chase against Vidarbha. Mohammed Ali is dismissed by Aditya Thakare for 10 as Danish Malewar takes a safe catch at second slip. TN 25/1, needs 376 to win
Bishnoi takes another wicket for Gujarat. Brilliant catch at extra cover to remove Gajjar Sammar. Saurashtra loses its seventh.
One more for Shardul! Peach of a delivery as he pitches one back of a length and induces an outside edge off Rohit Sharma. Siddhesh Lad completes an easy catch at slips as Haryana slumps further.HAR 60/5, needs 294 to win
Another one bites the dust for Haryana as Dias picks up his third! Nishant tried to flick a shortish delivery but it took an edge, keeper Akash Anand dove full length to his right to complete a superb catch. Rohit Sharma comes in at four. HAR 55/4
Shardul strikes and Himanshu has to walk back for a two-ball duck! Pitched straight and angled inside, Himanshu tried to flick but missed and the ball crashed onto the pads. DRS was taken but the wickets were umpire’s call. Nishant Sindhu is the next batter in. HAR 50/3, needs 304 to win
Nagaswalla strikes immediately after lunch. Prerak Mankad gets an edge to first slip. Saurashtra loses its sixth wicket.
Mohamed Ali and N Jagadeesan open for TN with a whopping 401 runs to chase. Yash Thakur starts off with the ball. Ali is off the mark with a single off the last delivery. TN 1/0, needs 400 to win
Royston Dias gives the breakthrough for Mumbai as he removes Yashvardhan Dalal for just three runs. Dalal tried to pull a short delivery but it was slower than expected and he miscued it high in the air and into the hands of Shivam Dube. HAR 41/2 and needs 303 to win
The Haryana vs Mumbai match has resumed. With Lakshya and Yashvardhan in the middle, Shardul completes a four-run over. HAR 35/1 and needs 309 to win
VID 272; TN needs 401 to win
SAU 134/5 vs GUJ, trails by 161 runs
J&K 318/6 vs KER, leads by 317 runs
Lone Nasir Mussafar (28 off 33) is caught and bowled by MD Nidheesh. J&K 310/6, leads by 309. Abid Mushtaq is the next batter in
Rathod is caught at deep covers as he tried to loft M. Mohammed’s full delivery. Vidarbha is all out for 272 but has a healthy lead of 400. TN batters have a day and a half, and will need to show up big time if they wish to chase this. VID 272 allout – Lunch break
Nagaswalla returns and delivers on the first ball. Saurashtra loses its fifth wicket after Arpit Vasavada is given lbw. An effective review by Gujarat.
Bishnoi strikes for Gujarat as he dismisses Sheldon Jackson, who attempted to block but it took an inside edge and made a mess of the stumps. SAU 118/4 vs Gujarat, trails by 176 runs
Vidarbha is piling on the runs against Tamil Nadu. Yash Rathod brings up his century with a four. He’s currently unbeaten at 102 in 200 balls. VID 258/9, leads by 386
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Shardul Thakur draws first blood by removing Ankit Kumar. The Haryana skipper departs on 11 off 18 balls. Two overs bowled before Lunch was taken.
HAR 31/1 vs MUM at Lunch, needs 323 runs to win
Wickets tumbling for Vidarbha. Wakharae walks back without making a dent after being struck on the pads by Ajith Ram.
Aditya Thakare out for a duck! Sai Kishore strikes again to complete his fifer. The ball took Thakare’s edge and landed in Jagadeesan’s gloves.
Sarwate strikes! Dogra, who looked to drive through covers on the front foot, failed to read the ball’s trajectory and let it slip through his gates and the off stump is uprooted! Dogra and Sahil Lotra added 50 runs for the fifth wicket. J&K 274/5
Gujarat skipper Chintan Gaja removes set-batter Harvik Desai. Caught behind on 54. Saurashtra loses its third wicket.
Vidarbha loses another wicket, Nachiket Bhute. Sai Kishore inflicts the damage again.
First century of the season for Paras Dogra. brings it up at a crucial time as J&K is starting to run away with the game.
Harsh Dubey couldn’t fend from Sai Kishore the second time. After a review showed a nick that overturned an lbw call in the previous over, a mistimed shot to mid-off brought an end to his time in the middle.
Lakshya Dalal and Ankit Kumar at the crease for Haryana. Shardul Thakur to start the proceedings.
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Anshul Kamboj takes the final wicket. Mohit Avasthi departs for a nine-ball one and Mumbai has set a target of 354 runs for Haryana.
N P Basil forces Wadhawan to nick it to Sachin Baby at first slip who makes no mistake. J&K loses its fourth wicket.
Priyajitsinh takes the huge wicket of Cheteshwar Pujara. An uppish flick to Nagaswalla at point brings an end to the seasoned campaigner’s innings on 2. Gujarat taking back control of the game.
Tanush Kotian and Shardul Thakur fall cheaply, both on 6. Sumit Kumar cleans up Kotian while Kamboj removes Shardul. Mumbai down to the last wicket.
Harsh Dubey with back-to-back fifties in the quarterfinal. The batter and Yash Rathod are in cruise control against TN as the lead nears 350 runs.
Gujarat puts an end to the brewing partnership between Harvik and Jani. The latter is outsmarted by Priyajitsinh who gets him to find Nagaswalla at deep square leg.
Shams Mulani cannot replicate his first innings performance as he is castled by Jayant Yadav on 5. In comes Tanush Kotian.
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Shivam Dube loses his wicket soon after. Once again, Anuj Thakral strikes for Haryana and both set batters have been dismissed in two overs. Can Mumbai’s tail end push through again?
Mumbai sipper Rahane’s innings cut short by Anuj Thakral who gets the batter to nick one to the keeper, Rohit Sharma. Haryana with a breakthrough.
Vidarbha’s Yash Rathod and Harsh Dubey carry on with the turmoil against TN. The lead is now up to 300 and TN staring at a major task.
Paras Dogra standing strong for J&K. His partner, Kanhaiya Wadhawan, nearing his fifty as well. Kerala will look to strike early and restrict the damage as the lead for J&K starts creeping up to 200.
Harvik Desai and Chirag Jani return to the crease after plenty of rest following a brilliant defensive show towards the end of Day 3. Saurashtra trails by 257 runs vs Gujarat. Ten wickets still in hand.
And there it is! Rahane reaches triple digits for the first time this season and he’s done it in the most crucial game possible! He gets to his ton with a single off a flick towards midwicket region. MUM 296/4 vs HAR
Ajinkya Rahane and Shivam Dube have made their way into the middle. Anshul Kamboj will start the proceedings with the ball for Haryana. The fifth wicket parrtnership is now worth 49 off 71 balls. MUM 278/4
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
