Ranji Trophy, Group A, Day 2: Rasool ton guides J-K; MP in control

Kanpur: After medium pacer Shardul Thakur's inspiring spell of six for 53 helped Mumbai bowl out Uttar Pradesh for a meagre 206, they found themselves in trouble, being reduced to 42 for three on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group A cricket match. Resuming on 115 for one, Uttar Pradesh could add just 91 runs to their overnight total, losing as many as nine wickets in only 34.4 overs on a day when only 51.4 overs could be bowled because of inclement weather.

ThaRanji Trophy, Group A, Day 2: Rasool ton guides J-K; MP in controlkur wreaked havoc, taking three quick wickets in the morning to push the hosts on to the backfoot early on. Thakur saw off overnight batsman Prashant Gupta, who resumed at a personal score of 41, with the first ball of the day and then sent back new batsman -- Umang Sharma (0) -- in his next over to leave Uttar Pradesh reeling at 115 for three from 115 for one last night.

Although Thakur failed to complete a hat-trick, he also dismissed the other overnight batsman -- Tanmay Srivastava, who top scored with 67 off 206 balls. The hosts could not recover from the initial damage and kept losing wickets at regular interval.

Eklavya Dwivedi (23) was the only other batsman, who could chip in with some runs.

In reply, Mumbai also did not have an ideal start as they also lost three wickets in 17 overs with their top order back in the pavilion.
Both the openers were dismissed by Amit Mishra (2/13). At stumps, Hiken Shah was unbeaten on 14 and Suryakumar Yadav was yet to open his account.

Brief scores: Uttar Pradesh 1st innings: 206 all out in 84.4 overs (Tanmay Srivastava 67, Prashant Gupta 41, Eklavya Dwivedi 23; Shardul Thakur 6/53). Mumbai 1st innings: 42 for three in 17 overs (Amit Mishra 2/13).

Strong reply from Baroda after tons from Rasool, Dayal

New Delhi: Parvez Rasool played a captain's knock as his sixth first-class century propelled Jammu and Kashmir to a commendable first-innings score of 497 against Baroda in a group league encounter of the Ranji Trophy cricket tournament. Rasool scored 136 off 175 balls with the help of 16 boundaries and also added 143 runs for the eighth wicket with all-rounder Ram Dayal (124*), who hit his maiden century in Ranji Trophy. Dayal hit 15 boundaries and a six off 192 balls.

In reply, Baroda made a solid start reaching 116 for no loss at stumps on the second day of the match. Openers Saurabh Wakaskar (60 batting) and Kedar Devdhar (54 batting) mixed caution with aggression in the 34 overs that they played on the day.

Earlier, starting the day at 266 for six, Rasool saw overnight not-out batsman Samiullah Beigh (1) get our cheaply before he was joined by Dayal. The two then scored at a steady clip adding 143 in close to 33 overs as J&K surpassed the 400-run mark. When Rasool was finally dismissed by off-spinner Aditya Waghmode trying to give him the charge, J&K had reached a challenging total.

But Dayal continued to defy the Baroda bowlers as he added 46 runs for the ninth wicket with Waseem Raza and 38th for the final wicket with Umar Nazir (8) as he duly completed his first century in first-class cricket. For Baroda, left-arm spinner Swapnil Singh grabbed 6 for 152.

Brief scores: J&K 1st Innings 497 in 145.4 overs (Parveez Rasool 136, Ram Dayal 124, Swapnil Singh 6/152) Baroda 1st Innings: 116/0 in 34 overs (Saurabh Wakaskar 60 batting, Kedar Devdhar 54 batting).

MP in control against TN

Chennai: Left-arm spinner Ankit Sharma grabbed four wickets in an impressive spell after his captain Devendra Bundela hit a century as Madhya Pradesh took control of their Ranji Trophy cricket match against Tamil Nadu on the second day. Bundela struck 104 to join opener Jalaj Saxena (144) as the second centurion for Madhya Pradesh who scored 432 all out in their first innings after resuming the day at 250 for 4 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

Saxena added 24 runs to his overnight 120 to be the first MP batsman to be dismissed today. Bundela, overnight 21, then took over and he added 83 more runs today to take MP to a big total. His 104 came from 231 balls and was studded with 15 fours.

For Tamil Nadu, Malolan Rengarajan grabbed seven wickets for 135 runs but his fine performance came at the expense of a big total for the visiting side. In Tamil Nadu's reply, Ankit (4/60) opened the attack for Madhya Pradesh and was successful in the sixth ball of his first over as he dismissed opener K Bharath Shankar (1) and then claimed two more wickets -- that of Baba Aparajith (5) and Dinesh Karthik (6) -- in his second and third overs.

With Abhinav Mukund showing intent to hold onto his wicket, Madhya Pradesh bowlers concentrated on dismissing Baba Indrajith. Yet again, Ankit scalped Indrajith (39) in the 23rd over of the home side innings. At close of play today, Mukund was batting on 37 and skipper Ramaswamy Prasanna was giving him company on 16.

Tamil Nadu trail by 320 runs with six wickets remaining in their first innings.

Brief scores: Madhya Pradesh 1st Innings: 432 all out in 142.4 (Jalaj Saxena 144, Devendra Bundela 104; Malolan Rengarajan 7/135). Tamil Nadu 1st Innings: 112 for 4 in 37 overs (Baba Indrajit 39, Abhinav Mukund batting 37; Ankit Sharma 4/60).
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