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Ranji Trophy Elite - Final

Tamil Nadu v Rajasthan

Match drawn (Rajasthan won on 1st innings)

First-class match | 2011/12 season
Played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
19,20,21,22,23 January 2012 (5-day match)


Rajasthan 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
A Chopra	lbw b Aushik Srinivas	94	440	307	10	0	30.61
104.1 and he strikes first ball, well done, a quicker delivery and Chopra on the back foot and looking to work it through the onside, misses it and is struck right in front of the stumps, loud appeal and given. 236/1
VA Saxena	b Aushik Srinivas	257	907	665	26	2	38.64
219.2 Aushik strikes and gets the wicket of Saxena, pitches and spins, Saxena stays in the crease and looks to drive through the off side, misses it and the off stump is rattled. A marathon inning ends. The Tamil Nadu players shakes hands with Saxena, nice to see. 509/4
HH Kanitkar*	c †Karthik b Gupta	67	208	146	7	0	45.89
156.4 tossed up outside the off stump and slight turn and Kanitkar looking for the expansive drive through the off side gets an edge and Karthik takes the catch. 362/2
R Bist	c Vasudevadas b Gupta	57	211	159	9	0	35.84
206.3 out of the blue we have a wicket! The ball is tossed up, grips the surface and turns a bit, Bist plays too early and works in the air to Vasudevadas at square leg. 485/3
RR Parida	c Balaji b Kaushik	40	142	100	4	0	40.00
242.5 slower delivery and Parida mishits it high in the air and Balaji moves to extra cover and takes the catch. 614/8
Puneet Yadav	b Aushik Srinivas	7	7	7	1	0	100.00
221.1 Aushik gets his third wicket, pitches it a touch short outside the leg stump and bit quicker, Yadav looking for the big shot, pulls and misses, the leg stump is uprooted. 517/5
DH Yagnik†	c Mahesh b Gupta	0	5	7	0	0	0.00
222.3 tossed up and Yagnik looks to go over extra cover, hits it high in the air and Yo Mahesh at cover, turns around and runs forward, dives and takes an excellent catch. Sunny Gupta picks up his third. 518/6
Pankaj Singh	c Prasanna b Aushik Srinivas	22	21	19	2	2	115.78
228.3 Aushik bowls from round the wicket and Pankaj Singh stays in the crease and punches it from the middle of the bat and Prasanna at silly-point takes it. Aushik gets his fourth. Good reflexes from prasanna. 541/7
RR Singh	b Kaushik	45	69	54	5	1	83.33
244.4 in the block-hole and Rituraj Singh has to walk back to the pavilion as the off stump is pegged back. 620/9
G Singh	lbw b Kaushik	4	10	7	0	0	57.14
244.6 fuller delivery, moves across his stumps and looks to play through the onside, misses it and is struck low on the pads in line with the stumps, loud shout and given. 621/10
SO Mathur	not out	1	2	1	0	0	100.00

Extras	(b 13, lb 8, w 3, nb 3)	27

Total	(all out; 245 overs; 1016 mins)	621	(2.53 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-236 (Chopra, 104.1 ov), 2-362 (Kanitkar, 156.4 ov), 3-485 (Bist, 206.3 ov), 4-509 (Saxena, 219.2 ov), 5-517 (Puneet Yadav, 221.1 ov), 6-518 (Yagnik, 222.3 ov), 7-541 (Pankaj Singh, 228.3 ov), 8-614 (Parida, 242.5 ov), 9-620 (RR Singh, 244.4 ov), 10-621 (G Singh, 244.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
L Balaji	29	10	73	0	2.51	(2nb)

J Kaushik	47	14	91	3	1.93
242.5 to Parida, slower delivery and Parida mishits it high in the air and Balaji moves to extra cover and takes the catch. 614/8 244.4 to RR Singh, in the block-hole and Rituraj Singh has to walk back to the pavilion as the off stump is pegged back. 620/9 244.6 to G Singh, fuller delivery, moves across his stumps and looks to play through the onside, misses it and is struck low on the pads in line with the stumps, loud shout and given. 621/10
VY Mahesh	32	7	88	0	2.75	(3w)

R Aushik Srinivas	85	27	192	4	2.25
104.1 to Chopra, and he strikes first ball, well done, a quicker delivery and Chopra on the back foot and looking to work it through the onside, misses it and is struck right in front of the stumps, loud appeal and given. 236/1 219.2 to Saxena, Aushik strikes and gets the wicket of Saxena, pitches and spins, Saxena stays in the crease and looks to drive through the off side, misses it and the off stump is rattled. A marathon inning ends. The Tamil Nadu players shakes hands with Saxena, nice to see. 509/4 221.1 to Puneet Yadav, Aushik gets his third wicket, pitches it a touch short outside the leg stump and bit quicker, Yadav looking for the big shot, pulls and misses, the leg stump is uprooted. 517/5 228.3 to Pankaj Singh, Aushik bowls from round the wicket and Pankaj Singh stays in the crease and punches it from the middle of the bat and Prasanna at silly-point takes it. Aushik gets his fourth. Good reflexes from prasanna. 541/7
Sunny Gupta	46	8	127	3	2.76
156.4 to Kanitkar, tossed up outside the off stump and slight turn and Kanitkar looking for the expansive drive through the off side gets an edge and Karthik takes the catch. 362/2 206.3 to Bist, out of the blue we have a wicket! The ball is tossed up, grips the surface and turns a bit, Bist plays too early and works in the air to Vasudevadas at square leg. 485/3 222.3 to Yagnik, tossed up and Yagnik looks to go over extra cover, hits it high in the air and Yo Mahesh at cover, turns around and runs forward, dives and takes an excellent catch. Sunny Gupta picks up his third. 518/6
A Mukund	2	0	6	0	3.00

K Vasudevadas	1	0	5	0	5.00

M Vijay	3	0	18	0	6.00


Tamil Nadu 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
A Mukund	lbw b RR Singh	0	9	9	0	0	0.00
1.6 Rituraj strikes, good length delivery pitches in line and coming in, Mukund is caught in the crease and looking to work it through the onside, struck in front of the stumps, loud appeal and given. 1/1
M Vijay	c Puneet Yadav b RR Singh	15	45	26	2	0	57.69
9.5 fuller delivery on the legs and Vijay flicks it in the air to midwicket and Puneet Yadav takes the catch, that was a soft dismissal, deeper into the mire are Tamil Nadu. The ball is coming very much slower off the track. 24/3
S Badrinath	lbw b Pankaj Singh	6	21	17	1	0	35.29
6.6 fuller delivery and Badrinath looking to drive through the onside, misses the line of the delivery and is struck on the pads in line with the stumps, that is plumb, loud shout and given. Tamil Nadu in deep trouble. 12/2
KD Karthik†	b Mathur	150	422	280	21	1	53.57
100.5 Karthik is bowled! It was short of a length delivery and Karthik looking to drive on the up through the off side, gets an inside edge and the stumps are rattled. An excellent knock comes to an end. 292/9
K Vasudevadas	c G Singh b RR Singh	25	78	55	5	0	45.45
27.4 fuller delivery on the middle and leg and Vasudevadas looking to work it through the onside, hits in the air forward of square leg and Gajendra Singh takes an easy catch. 71/4
R Prasanna	run out (RR Singh/†Yagnik)	44	112	79	9	0	55.69
52.5 Mathur to Karthik, punches to mid-on and a quick call from Karthik, on collison course, somehow evades and the throw from Rituraj misses the stumps at the non-strikers end and goes to the keepers end and Yagnik collects the ball and gets rid of the stumps, referred to third umpire, the red light flashes and Prasanna is run out. 147/5
Sunny Gupta	st †Yagnik b G Singh	6	38	30	0	0	20.00
61.6 down the track and misses the delivery down the leg side and Yagnik collects the ball and gets rid of the bails. 164/6
VY Mahesh	lbw b Pankaj Singh	0	18	13	0	0	0.00
66.2 good length delivery coming in and Yo Mahesh looking to work it through the onside, misses it and strikes the pad in line, loud appeal and given. 167/7
L Balaji*	lbw b RR Singh	29	65	50	6	0	58.00
80.5 fourth for Rituraj Singh, slower delivery and coming in, Balaji gets an inside edge and misses the pads, loud appeal for lbw and given by the umpire, Balaji is not at all happy, a big mistake. 227/8
J Kaushik	c Pankaj Singh b Mathur	6	102	51	1	0	11.76
102.4 short delivery and Kaushik goes for the hook and hits it high in the air down to fine leg and Pankaj Singh takes the catch. 295/10
R Aushik Srinivas	not out	2	9	6	0	0	33.33

Extras	(b 3, lb 8, w 1)	12

Total	(all out; 102.4 overs; 464 mins)	295	(2.87 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-1 (Mukund, 1.6 ov), 2-12 (Badrinath, 6.6 ov), 3-24 (Vijay, 9.5 ov), 4-71 (Vasudevadas, 27.4 ov), 5-147 (Prasanna, 52.5 ov), 6-164 (Gupta, 61.6 ov), 7-167 (Mahesh, 66.2 ov), 8-227 (Balaji, 80.5 ov), 9-292 (Karthik, 100.5 ov), 10-295 (Kaushik, 102.4 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Pankaj Singh	25	7	58	2	2.32
6.6 to Badrinath, fuller delivery and Badrinath looking to drive through the onside, misses the line of the delivery and is struck on the pads in line with the stumps, that is plumb, loud shout and given. Tamil Nadu in deep trouble. 12/2 66.2 to Mahesh, good length delivery coming in and Yo Mahesh looking to work it through the onside, misses it and strikes the pad in line, loud appeal and given. 167/7
RR Singh	26	5	76	4	2.92
1.6 to Mukund, Rituraj strikes, good length delivery pitches in line and coming in, Mukund is caught in the crease and looking to work it through the onside, struck in front of the stumps, loud appeal and given. 1/1 9.5 to Vijay, fuller delivery on the legs and Vijay flicks it in the air to midwicket and Puneet Yadav takes the catch, that was a soft dismissal, deeper into the mire are Tamil Nadu. The ball is coming very much slower off the track. 24/3 27.4 to Vasudevadas, fuller delivery on the middle and leg and Vasudevadas looking to work it through the onside, hits in the air forward of square leg and Gajendra Singh takes an easy catch. 71/4 80.5 to Balaji, fourth for Rituraj Singh, slower delivery and coming in, Balaji gets an inside edge and misses the pads, loud appeal for lbw and given by the umpire, Balaji is not at all happy, a big mistake. 227/8
SO Mathur	25.4	8	53	2	2.06	(1w)
100.5 to Karthik, Karthik is bowled! It was short of a length delivery and Karthik looking to drive on the up through the off side, gets an inside edge and the stumps are rattled. An excellent knock comes to an end. 292/9 102.4 to Kaushik, short delivery and Kaushik goes for the hook and hits it high in the air down to fine leg and Pankaj Singh takes the catch. 295/10
G Singh	26	5	97	1	3.73
61.6 to Gupta, down the track and misses the delivery down the leg side and Yagnik collects the ball and gets rid of the bails. 164/6


Rajasthan 2nd innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
A Chopra	c & b Kaushik	18	37	21	4	0	85.71
8.4 short ball on the off stump. The agressive intent of Chopra comes to the fore as he immediately rocks back and pulls. Unfortunately, he gets a top edge and Kaushik runs across and takes the catch himself. He was as close to the batsman as he could get 29/1
VA Saxena	b Prasanna	13	86	69	1	0	18.84
20.5 this time Saxena's stay is short, good length delivery and coming in, goes through the gate and rattles the stumps. 52/2
R Bist	c Mukund b Prasanna	92	201	185	13	0	49.72
63.3 touch slower from Prasanna, Bist looking to go over mid-on, miscues it high in the air and Mukund completes the catch at mid-on. 174/4
HH Kanitkar*	lbw b Vijay	12	62	37	1	0	32.43
37.4 Vijay strikes, picks up a wicket, pitches on the leg stump and turns, Kanitkar plays forward down the wrong line, the ball hits the back pad, loud appeal and given. Vijay bowling from round the wicket. 93/3
RR Parida	not out	43	146	102	5	0	42.15

Puneet Yadav	b Prasanna	0	16	12	0	0	0.00
67.3 lands on a crack and comes back in to peg back the stumps. 180/5
DH Yagnik†	not out	9	39	38	2	0	23.68

Extras	(b 15, nb 2)	17

Total	(5 wickets dec; 77 overs; 299 mins)	204	(2.64 runs per over)

Did not bat RR Singh, G Singh, Pankaj Singh, SO Mathur

Fall of wickets 1-29 (Chopra, 8.4 ov), 2-52 (Saxena, 20.5 ov), 3-93 (Kanitkar, 37.4 ov), 4-174 (Bist, 63.3 ov), 5-180 (Puneet Yadav, 67.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
J Kaushik	11	3	38	1	3.45	(1nb)
8.4 to Chopra, short ball on the off stump. The agressive intent of Chopra comes to the fore as he immediately rocks back and pulls. Unfortunately, he gets a top edge and Kaushik runs across and takes the catch himself. He was as close to the batsman as he could get 29/1
VY Mahesh	7	3	20	0	2.85

R Aushik Srinivas	28	10	61	0	2.17

R Prasanna	21	9	31	3	1.47	(1nb)
20.5 to Saxena, this time Saxena's stay is short, good length delivery and coming in, goes through the gate and rattles the stumps. 52/2 63.3 to Bist, touch slower from Prasanna, Bist looking to go over mid-on, miscues it high in the air and Mukund completes the catch at mid-on. 174/4 67.3 to Puneet Yadav, lands on a crack and comes back in to peg back the stumps. 180/5
M Vijay	9	0	38	1	4.22
37.4 to Kanitkar, Vijay strikes, picks up a wicket, pitches on the leg stump and turns, Kanitkar plays forward down the wrong line, the ball hits the back pad, loud appeal and given. Vijay bowling from round the wicket. 93/3
A Mukund	1	0	1	0	1.00


Tamil Nadu 2nd innings (target: 531 runs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
VY Mahesh	lbw b G Singh	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
0.1 Gajendra strikes first ball gets Yo Mahesh, pitches and comes in to strike the pad, loud appeal and given, the bat and pad was close together. 0/1
A Mukund	lbw b G Singh	1	9	6	0	0	16.66
2.6 tossed up outside the off stump and spins in, keeps too low and Mukund on the back foot looking to work it through the onside, misses it and is hit low on the pad, loud shout and given, Gajendra Singh has two wickets. 7/2
K Vasudevadas	not out	7	29	43	1	0	16.27

S Badrinath	not out	0	21	28	0	0	0.00

Extras		0

Total	(2 wickets; 13 overs; 30 mins)	8	(0.61 runs per over)

Did not bat KD Karthik†, R Prasanna, Sunny Gupta, M Vijay, L Balaji*, J Kaushik, R Aushik Srinivas

Fall of wickets 1-0 (Mahesh, 0.1 ov), 2-7 (Mukund, 2.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
G Singh	6	5	5	2	0.83
0.1 to Mahesh, Gajendra strikes first ball gets Yo Mahesh, pitches and comes in to strike the pad, loud appeal and given, the bat and pad was close together. 0/1 2.6 to Mukund, tossed up outside the off stump and spins in, keeps too low and Mukund on the back foot looking to work it through the onside, misses it and is hit low on the pad, loud shout and given, Gajendra Singh has two wickets. 7/2
R Bist	6	4	3	0	0.50

Puneet Yadav	1	1	0	0	0.00

Match details

Toss Rajasthan, who chose to bat
Series Rajasthan won the 2011/12 Ranji Trophy Elite

Player of the match VA Saxena (Rajasthan)

Umpires PJ Hartley (England) and VA Kulkarni
Match referee RR Jadeja

Close of play
Thu, 19 Jan	- day 1 - Rajasthan 1st innings 221/0 (A Chopra 86, VA Saxena 120, 90 ov)
Fri, 20 Jan	- day 2 - Rajasthan 1st innings 404/2 (VA Saxena 207, R Bist 16, 180 ov)
Sat, 21 Jan	- day 3 - Tamil Nadu 1st innings 66/3 (KD Karthik 13, K Vasudevadas 25, 25 ov)
Sun, 22 Jan	- day 4 - Rajasthan 2nd innings 21/0 (A Chopra 10, VA Saxena 10, 7 ov)
Mon, 23 Jan	- day 5 - Tamil Nadu 2nd innings 8/2 (13 ov) - end of match

Match notes

General

Keeper change for Tamil Nadu on day 5 after lunch, K Vasudevadas kept for KD Karthik.

Tournament Results

Tamil Nadu v Rajasthan at Chennai - Jan 19-23, 2012
Match drawn (Rajasthan won on 1st innings)

Mumbai v Tamil Nadu at Mumbai - Jan 10-13, 2012
Match drawn (Tamil Nadu won on 1st innings)

Haryana v Rajasthan at Rohtak - Jan 10-12, 2012
Rajasthan won by 64 runs

Hyderabad v Rajasthan at Hyderabad (Deccan) - Jan 2-5, 2012
Match drawn (Rajasthan won on 1st innings)

M. Pradesh v Mumbai at Indore - Jan 2-5, 2012
Match drawn (Mumbai won on 1st innings)

Tamil Nadu v Maharashtra at Chennai - Jan 2-5, 2012
Match drawn (Tamil Nadu won on 1st innings)

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