Ranji Trphy 2015, Group C: In Rajkot, 20 wickets fall in one day; Ravindra Jadeja picks six
Ravindra Jadeja celebrated his return to India’s Test squad with a six-wicket haul in a Group C Ranji Trophy match between Hyderabad and Saurashtra on the opening day which saw two stunning batting collapses at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on Wednesday.
Recalled into the Indian Test team after a gap of one year, Jadeja returned with figures of 21-1-75-6 to dismiss Hyderabad for 148 after they themselves were bundled out for 102, courtesy some brilliant bowling by Mehdi Hassan (5/43) and Vishal Sharma (4/30).
On a day when 20 wickets fell, Saurashtra skipper Jaydev Shah’s decision to bat first backfired as his team was dismissed in 42 overs. Sagar Jogiyani (51) was the top scorer for the hosts and apart from him and Shah (17), none of the other batsmen could reach doubles figures.
In reply, Hyderabad was tormented by some brilliant spin bowling by Jadeja and Kamlesh Makvana (4/23), who returned with a four wicket haul as the visitors were dismissed in 42.2 overs.
At the draw of stumps, Saurashtra were 10 for no loss with openers Avi Barot (8) and Jogiyani (2) at the crease.
They trail Hyderabad by 36 runs with 10 wickets remaining.
Brief Score: Saurashtra: 102 in 42 overs (SD Jogiyani 51; M Hassan 5/43) & 10/0 in 8 overs. Hyderabad: 148 in 42.2 overs (K Sumanth 41; R Jadeja 6/75)
Kamat’s 124 takes Goa to 265-7 against HP in Ranji
Sagun Kamat scored an unbeaten 124 as Goa reached 265 for seven against Himachal Pradesh on the opening day of their Group C Ranji Trophy match at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Wednesday.
Put into bat, Goa found themselves in a spot of bother as they were reduced to 19 for four in 9 overs but Kamat took the onus and shared 156-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Snehal Kauthankar (74) to ressurect the innings.
Brief Score: Goa 1st innings: 265 for seven in 90 overs (SK Kamat 124; R Dhawan 5/86)
Rasool, Manhas star for J&K on day one
Mithun Manhas made 96 and Pervez Rasool an unbeaten 129 as Jammu and Kashmir reached 303 for four on day one of their Ranji Trophy match against Tripura in Agartala on Wednesday.
Rasool was batting alongside Bandeep Singh (7*) at stumps. Rasool and Manhas made life tough for the opposition bowlers throughout their 207-run stand.
Brief scores: J&K 303/4 in 89 overs (Parvez Rasool 129 batting, Mithun Manhas 96; Manisankar Muraisingh 2/61, Rana Dutta 2/68).
Kerala crawl to 198/2 vs Services on Day 1
Kerala crawled to 198 for two in 90 overs against Services on the first day of their Ranji Trophy group C encounter at the Airforce ground, in Palam, New Delhi on Wednesday.
For Kerala, former India A opener VA Jagadeesh scored 59 off 179 balls with six boundaries while Rohan Prem hit a patient unbeaten 79 off 217 balls with five boundaries and two sixes.
Brief Scores: Kerala 1st Innings 198/2 (VA Jagadeesh 59, Rohan Prem 79 batting, Poonam Poonia 1/28, Vikas Hathwala 1/19) vs Services.
