Ranji Trophy 2015, Group C: Paras Dogra smashes record double ton against Services
Captain Soumik Chatterjee hit an unbeaten fifty while Aanshul Gupta made 46 to take Services to 105 for no loss in their first innings in reply to Himachal Pradesh’s mammoth 531 on the second day of their four-day Group C Ranji Trophy cricket match in Dharamsala on Sunday.
At stumps, Chatterjee was unbeaten on 57 off 115 deliveries while Gupta was batting on the threshold of a half-century.
Chatterjee struck eight boundaries while Gupta hit three fours and two sixes.
Services still trail Himachal Pradesh by 426 runs.
Earlier resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 352 for four, veteran Paras Dogra, who was batting on 174 not out on Saturday, completed a fine double hundred.
Dogra made 227 off 280 balls with the help of 18 boundaries and eight hits over the fence during his knock.
Besides Dogra, Nikhil Gangta made 98.
For Services, Diwesh Pathania (3/108) picked up three wickets while Anshul Gupta (2/16) and Vikas Hathwala (2/67) shared four wickets between them.
Brief Scores: Himachal Pradesh: 531 all out in 138.3 overs (Paras Dogra 227, Nikhil Gangta 98; Diwesh Pathania 3/108)
Jharkhand take control against J&K
Ishank Jaggi (93) and Kaushal Singh (81) scored half-centuries as Jharkhand continued their splendid batting show to post a mammoth 551 for eight declared against Jammu and Kashmir in their Ranji Trophy Group C match, in Jamshedpur on Sunday.
Brief Scores: Jharkhand 1st innings: 551 for 8 declared in 171.2 overs. (I Kishan 109, A Singh 124, I Jaggi 93, K Singh 81; P Rasool 3/127) Jammu & Kashmir 1st innings: 17 for 1 in 7.3 overs.
Tripura 118/2 in reply to Kerala’s 347
Kerala rode on Rohan Prem’s 118 and Sachin Baby’s 70 to score 347 all out in their first innings against Tripura on the second day of their Group C Ranji Trophy cricket match in Malappuram on Sunday.
In reply, Tripura were 118 for two in 42 overs at stumps with opener Udiyan Bose retiring hurt on 52.
Brief Scores: Kerala: 347 all out in 129.5 overs (Rohan Prem 118, Sachin Baby 70; Rana Dutta 5/50) Tripura: 118 for two in 42 overs (Udiyan Bose 52 retired hurt; S Sandeep Warrier 1/34)
