Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Akshay Chandran	run out (Aarya Desai/†UM Patel)	30	71	-	5	0	42.25
Rohan Kunnummal	lbw b Ravi Bishnoi	30	68	-	5	0	44.11
Varun Nayanar	c †UM Patel b Jadeja	10	55	-	1	0	18.18
Sachin Baby (c)	c Aarya Desai b Nagwaswalla	69	195	-	8	0	35.38
Jalaj Saxena	b Nagwaswalla	30	83	-	4	0	36.14
Mohammed Azharuddeen †	not out	177	341	-	20	1	51.90
Salman Nizar	lbw b Vishal Jayswal	52	202	-	4	1	25.74
Ahammed Imran	c †UM Patel b Nagwaswalla	24	66	-	3	0	36.36
Aditya Sarwate	b Gaja	11	34	-	1	0	32.35
MD Nidheesh	run out (sub [Kshitij Patel]/†UM Patel)	5	7	-	1	0	71.42
Nedumankuzhy Basil	c Aarya Desai b Gaja	1	3	-	0	0	33.33
Extras	(lb 14, nb 3, w 1)	18
Total	187 Ov (RR: 2.44)	457
Fall of wickets: 1-60 (Akshay Chandran, 20.4 ov), 2-63 (Rohan Kunnummal, 24.4 ov), 3-86 (Varun Nayanar, 40.1 ov), 4-157 (Jalaj Saxena, 67.6 ov), 5-206 (Sachin Baby, 89.2 ov), 6-355 (Salman Nizar, 150.4 ov), 7-395 (Ahammed Imran, 169.5 ov), 8-428 (Aditya Sarwate, 180.4 ov), 9-455 (MD Nidheesh, 184.6 ov), 10-457 (Nedumankuzhy Basil, 186.6 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Chintan Gaja	33	9	75	2	2.27	159	9	1	0	0
180.4 to AA Sarwate, . 428/8 186.6 to NP Basil, . 457/10
Arzan Nagwaswalla	34	9	81	3	2.38	158	9	0	0	2
67.6 to Jalaj S Saxena, . 157/4 89.2 to Sachin Baby, . 206/5 169.5 to Ahammed Imran, . 395/7
Priyajitsing Jadeja	21	2	58	1	2.76	94	7	0	1	0
40.1 to V Nayanar, . 86/3
Jaymeet Patel	13	1	46	0	3.53	60	9	0	0	0
Ravi Bishnoi	30	7	74	1	2.46	138	8	0	0	0
24.4 to RS Kunnummal, . 63/2
Siddharth Desai	33	13	49	0	1.48	168	5	0	0	0
Vishal Jayswal	22	5	57	1	2.59	98	5	1	0	1
150.4 to Salman Nizar, . 355/6
Aarya Desai	1	0	3	0	3.00	4	0	0	0	0

Gujarat 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Priyank Panchal	b Jalaj S Saxena	148	237	-	18	1	62.44
Aarya Desai	b Basil	73	118	-	11	1	61.86
Manan Hingrajia	lbw b Jalaj S Saxena	33	127	-	3	0	25.98
Urvil Patel †	st †Mohammed Azharuddeen b Jalaj S Saxena	25	43	-	3	0	58.13
Hemang Patel	c sub (S Roger) b Nidheesh	27	41	-	2	1	65.85
Jaymeet Patel	st †Mohammed Azharuddeen b Sarwate	79	177	-	2	0	44.63
Chintan Gaja (c)	lbw b Jalaj S Saxena	2	14	-	0	0	14.28
Vishal Jayswal	c Basil b Sarwate	14	49	-	0	0	28.57
Siddharth Desai	lbw b Sarwate	30	164	-	1	0	18.29
Arzan Nagwaswalla	c Sachin Baby b Sarwate	10	48	-	1	0	20.83
Priyajitsing Jadeja	not out	3	30	-	0	0	10.00
Extras	(b 9, lb 2)	11
Total	174.4 Ov (RR: 2.60)	455
Fall of wickets: 1-131 (Aarya Desai, 36.4 ov), 2-238 (Manan Hingrajia, 75.6 ov), 3-277 (Priyank Panchal, 85.1 ov), 4-292 (Urvil Patel, 89.3 ov), 5-320 (Hemang Patel, 100.2 ov), 6-325 (Chintan Gaja, 103.4 ov), 7-357 (Vishal Jayswal, 117.2 ov), 8-436 (Jaymeet Patel, 159.5 ov), 9-446 (Siddharth Desai, 164.2 ov), 10-455 (Arzan Nagwaswalla, 174.4 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
MD Nidheesh	23	4	86	1	3.73	98	13	0	0	0
100.2 to HM Patel, . 320/5
Jalaj Saxena	71	14	149	4	2.09	326	12	0	0	0
75.6 to MA Hingrajia, . 238/2 85.1 to PK Panchal, . 277/3 89.3 to UM Patel, . 292/4 103.4 to CT Gaja, . 325/6
Nedumankuzhy Basil	22	1	59	1	2.68	98	7	0	0	0
36.4 to Aarya Desai, . 131/1
Aditya Sarwate	45.4	7	111	4	2.43	202	7	2	0	0
117.2 to Vishal Jayswal, . 357/7 159.5 to JM Patel, . 436/8 164.2 to SA Desai, . 446/9 174.4 to AR Nagwaswalla, . 455/10
Akshay Chandran	12	0	36	0	3.00	50	2	1	0	0
Ahammed Imran	1	0	3	0	3.00	3	0	0	0	0

Kerala 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rohan Kunnummal	lbw b Desai	32	69	-	2	2	46.37
Akshay Chandran	c sub (HM Patel) b Desai	9	34	-	0	0	26.47
Varun Nayanar	lbw b Hingrajia	1	11	-	0	0	9.09
Jalaj Saxena	not out	37	90	-	7	0	41.11
Sachin Baby (c)	lbw b Hingrajia	10	19	-	1	0	52.63
Ahammed Imran	not out	14	57	-	2	0	24.56
Extras	(b 5, lb 2, nb 4)	11
Total	46 Ov (RR: 2.47)	114/4
Did not bat: Mohammed Azharuddeen †, Aditya Sarwate, MD Nidheesh, Nedumankuzhy Basil, Shoun Roger
Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Akshay Chandran, 11.3 ov), 2-31 (Varun Nayanar, 14.5 ov), 3-67 (Rohan Kunnummal, 23.4 ov), 4-81 (Sachin Baby, 29.2 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Siddharth Desai	21	9	45	2	2.14	107	5	1	0	3
11.3 to AR Chandran, . 30/1 23.4 to RS Kunnummal, . 67/3
Vishal Jayswal	15	4	40	0	2.66	67	3	1	0	0
Manan Hingrajia	10	4	22	2	2.20	52	4	0	0	1
14.5 to V Nayanar, . 31/2 29.2 to Sachin Baby, . 81/4

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Close of Play

Mon, 17 Feb - day 1 - Kerala 1st innings 206/4 (Sachin Baby 69*, Mohammed Azharuddeen 30*, 89 ov)

Tue, 18 Feb - day 2 - Kerala 1st innings 418/7 (Mohammed Azharuddeen 149*, Aditya Sarwate 10*, 177 ov)

Wed, 19 Feb - day 3 - Gujarat 1st innings 222/1 (Priyank Panchal 117*, Manan Hingrajia 30*, 71 ov)

Thu, 20 Feb - day 4 - Gujarat 1st innings 429/7 (Jaymeet Patel 74*, Siddharth Desai 24*, 154 ov)

Fri, 21 Feb - day 5 - Kerala 2nd innings 114/4 (46 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Kerala 1st innings
Over 2.5: Review by Kerala (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - UV Gandhe, Batter - RS Kunnummal (Upheld)
Drinks: Kerala - 43/0 in 16.0 overs (AR Chandran 16, RS Kunnummal 26)
Kerala: 50 runs in 17.5 overs (108 balls), Extras 1
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 108 balls (AR Chandran 23, RS Kunnummal 28, Ex 1)
Over 24.4: Review by Kerala (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - UV Gandhe, Batter - RS Kunnummal (Struck down)
Lunch: Kerala - 70/2 in 33.0 overs (V Nayanar 5, Sachin Baby 2)
Kerala: 100 runs in 43.2 overs (261 balls), Extras 4
Drinks: Kerala - 105/3 in 47.0 overs (Sachin Baby 27, Jalaj S Saxena 4)
Over 56.4: Review by Gujarat (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - UV Gandhe, Batter - Jalaj S Saxena (Struck down)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 103 balls (Sachin Baby 28, Jalaj S Saxena 20, Ex 2)
Tea: Kerala - 143/3 in 61.0 overs (Sachin Baby 42, Jalaj S Saxena 26)
Kerala: 150 runs in 63.6 overs (386 balls), Extras 6
Sachin Baby: 50 off 132 balls (6 x 4)
Over 67.5: Review by Gujarat (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - K Swaroopanand, Batter - Jalaj S Saxena (Struck down)
Drinks: Kerala - 163/4 in 75.0 overs (Sachin Baby 52, Mohammed Azharuddeen 5)
Second new ball taken at 85.4 overs
Kerala: 200 runs in 86.3 overs (521 balls), Extras 7
End Of Day: Kerala - 206/4 in 89.0 overs (Sachin Baby 69, Mohammed Azharuddeen 30)
Over 88.6: Review by Kerala (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - UV Gandhe, Batter - Mohammed Azharuddeen (Upheld)

Day 2

Mohammed Azharuddeen: 50 off 106 balls (5 x 4)
Kerala: 250 runs in 103.5 overs (625 balls), Extras 11
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls (Mohammed Azharuddeen 29, Salman Nizar 18, Ex 4)
Drinks: Kerala - 257/5 in 105.0 overs (Mohammed Azharuddeen 59, Salman Nizar 18)
Lunch: Kerala - 293/5 in 120.0 overs (Mohammed Azharuddeen 85, Salman Nizar 28)
Kerala: 300 runs in 123.2 overs (742 balls), Extras 11
6th Wicket: 100 runs in 207 balls (Mohammed Azharuddeen 69, Salman Nizar 30, Ex 4)
Mohammed Azharuddeen: 100 off 175 balls (13 x 4)
Drinks: Kerala - 325/5 in 135.0 overs (Mohammed Azharuddeen 105, Salman Nizar 40)
Salman Nizar: 50 off 185 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
Kerala: 350 runs in 147.5 overs (889 balls), Extras 13
Tea: Kerala - 354/5 in 150.0 overs (Mohammed Azharuddeen 120, Salman Nizar 52)
Over 150.4: Review by Kerala (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - UV Gandhe, Batter - Salman Nizar (Struck down)
Over 156.4: Review by Kerala (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - UV Gandhe, Batter - Ahammed Imran (Upheld)
Drinks: Kerala - 390/6 in 165.0 overs (Mohammed Azharuddeen 133, Ahammed Imran 22)
Third new ball taken at 166.4 overs
Kerala: 400 runs in 170.3 overs (1026 balls), Extras 14
End Of Day: Kerala - 418/7 in 177.0 overs (Mohammed Azharuddeen 149, AA Sarwate 10)

Day 3

Mohammed Azharuddeen: 150 off 304 balls (17 x 4)
Kerala: 450 runs in 183.3 overs (1104 balls), Extras 18
Innings Break: Kerala - 457/10 in 187.0 overs (Mohammed Azharuddeen 177)
Gujarat 1st innings
Drinks: Gujarat - 32/0 in 8.0 overs (PK Panchal 13, Aarya Desai 19)
Gujarat: 50 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 0
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls (PK Panchal 21, Aarya Desai 32, Ex 0)
Lunch: Gujarat - 61/0 in 16.0 overs (PK Panchal 23, Aarya Desai 38)
Aarya Desai: 50 off 82 balls (8 x 4)
Gujarat: 100 runs in 30.2 overs (182 balls), Extras 0
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 182 balls (PK Panchal 43, Aarya Desai 59, Ex 0)
Drinks: Gujarat - 102/0 in 31.0 overs (PK Panchal 43, Aarya Desai 59)
PK Panchal: 50 off 96 balls (7 x 4)
Tea: Gujarat - 146/1 in 44.0 overs (PK Panchal 68, MA Hingrajia 5)
Gujarat: 150 runs in 44.5 overs (269 balls), Extras 0
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 110 balls (PK Panchal 36, MA Hingrajia 12, Ex 2)
PK Panchal: 100 off 155 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6)
Drinks: Gujarat - 189/1 in 57.0 overs (PK Panchal 101, MA Hingrajia 13)
57th over: Nedumankuzhy Basil warned for running on to the protected area of the pitch (by umpire Kannur Swaroopanand)
Gujarat: 200 runs in 61.4 overs (370 balls), Extras 2
End Of Day: Gujarat - 222/1 in 71.0 overs (PK Panchal 117, MA Hingrajia 30)

Day 4

2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 219 balls (PK Panchal 67, MA Hingrajia 32, Ex 2)
Over 75.6: Review by Kerala (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - UV Gandhe, Batter - MA Hingrajia (Upheld)
Gujarat: 250 runs in 78.2 overs (470 balls), Extras 2
Hemang Patel replaced Ravi Bishnoi as a concussion substitute
Drinks: Gujarat - 286/3 in 88.0 overs (UM Patel 22, HM Patel 8)
Gujarat: 300 runs in 93.2 overs (560 balls), Extras 3
Over 93.4: Review by Kerala (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - UV Gandhe, Batter - HM Patel (Struck down)
Second new ball taken at 100.1 overs
Lunch: Gujarat - 325/5 in 103.0 overs (JM Patel 14, CT Gaja 2)
Over 103.4: Review by Gujarat (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - UV Gandhe, Batter - CT Gaja (Struck down)
Over 103.5: Review by Kerala (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - UV Gandhe, Batter - Vishal Jayswal (Struck down)
Gujarat: 350 runs in 114.6 overs (690 balls), Extras 3
Drinks: Gujarat - 350/6 in 115.0 overs (JM Patel 25, Vishal Jayswal 14)
Tea: Gujarat - 383/7 in 128.0 overs (JM Patel 47, SA Desai 11)
Over 129.2: Review by Kerala (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - UV Gandhe, Batter - JM Patel (Struck down)
JM Patel: 50 off 107 balls (2 x 4)
Gujarat: 400 runs in 140.1 overs (841 balls), Extras 5
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 146 balls (JM Patel 29, SA Desai 15, Ex 6)
Drinks: Gujarat - 408/7 in 142.0 overs (JM Patel 61, SA Desai 16)
End Of Day: Gujarat - 429/7 in 154.0 overs (JM Patel 74, SA Desai 24)

Day 5

Over 164.2: Review by Gujarat (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - K Swaroopanand, Batter - SA Desai (Struck down)
Drinks: Gujarat - 449/9 in 171.0 overs (AR Nagwaswalla 7, PN Jadeja 2)
Gujarat: 450 runs in 171.2 overs (1028 balls), Extras 9
Innings Break: Gujarat - 455/10 in 174.4 overs (PN Jadeja 3)
Kerala 2nd innings
Over 1.3: Review by Gujarat (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - UV Gandhe, Batter - AR Chandran (Struck down)
Lunch: Kerala - 26/0 in 10.0 overs (RS Kunnummal 15, AR Chandran 9)
Over 12.2: Review by Gujarat (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - K Swaroopanand, Batter - RS Kunnummal (Struck down)
Over 14.5: Review by Kerala (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - K Swaroopanand, Batter - V Nayanar (Struck down)
Over 15.6: Review by Gujarat (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - UV Gandhe, Batter - RS Kunnummal (Struck down)
Kerala: 50 runs in 18.3 overs (115 balls), Extras 5
Over 18.5: Review by Kerala (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - K Swaroopanand, Batter - Jalaj S Saxena (Upheld)
Drinks: Kerala - 67/3 in 23.4 overs (Jalaj S Saxena 19)
Over 23.4: Review by Kerala (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - UV Gandhe, Batter - RS Kunnummal (Struck down)
Tea: Kerala - 93/4 in 39.0 overs (Jalaj S Saxena 23, Ahammed Imran 8)
Shoun Roger replaced Salman Nizar as a concussion substitute
Kerala: 100 runs in 40.4 overs (248 balls), Extras 10

Match Details

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Toss	Kerala, elected to bat first
Series	Ranji Trophy
Season	2024/25
Player Of The Match	Mohammed Azharuddeen
Series result	Kerala (and Travancore-Cochin) advanced
Match days	17,18,19,20,21 February 2025 - day (5-day match)
GUJ Player Replacement	Concussion sub: Hemang Patel in, Ravi Bishnoi out (2nd innings, 85.1 ov)
KER Player Replacement	Concussion sub: Shoun Roger in, Salman Nizar out (3rd innings, 39.2 ov)
FC debut	Ahammed Imran Varun Nayanar
Umpires	Kannur SwaroopanandDRS Ulhas GandheDRS
TV Umpire	Saidharshan Kumar
Match Referee	Pankaj Dharmani

Language

English

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Kerala Innings

Player Name		R	B
RS Kunnummal	lbw	32	69
AR Chandran	caught	9	34
V Nayanar	lbw	1	11
Jalaj S Saxena	not out	37	90
Sachin Baby	lbw	10	19
Ahammed Imran	not out	14	57
Extras	(b 5, lb 2, nb 4)
Total	114(4 wkts; 46 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
SA Desai	21	9	45	2	2.14 (3 nb)
Vishal Jayswal	15	4	40	0	2.66
MA Hingrajia	10	4	22	2	2.2 (1 nb)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	30	Akshay Chandran	Rohan Kunnummal
2nd	1	Rohan Kunnummal	Varun Nayanar
3rd	36	Jalaj Saxena	Rohan Kunnummal
4th	14	Jalaj Saxena	Sachin Baby
5th	33	Jalaj Saxena	Ahammed Imran

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Ranji Trophy

Elite, Group A

Team	M	W	L	D	PT	Quotient
J + K	7	5	0	2	35	1.577
MUM	7	4	2	1	29	1.745
BRODA	7	4	2	1	27	1.173
SVCS	7	3	3	1	23	0.864
MAHA	7	2	3	2	17	1.063
ODSA	7	2	3	1	17	0.715
TPURA	7	1	1	4	14	1.233
MEGHA	7	0	7	0	0	0.343

Elite, Group B

Team	M	W	L	D	PT	Quotient
VIDAR	7	6	0	1	40	1.490
GUJ	7	4	0	3	32	1.147
HP	7	3	4	0	21	1.015
HYD	7	2	3	2	16	1.223
RAJ	7	1	2	4	16	1.000
AP	7	1	3	3	13	0.946
UKHND	7	1	3	3	11	0.617
PONDI	7	0	3	4	6	0.783

Elite, Group C

Team	M	W	L	D	PT	Quotient
HRYNA	7	3	0	4	29	1.212
KER	7	3	0	4	28	1.813
BENG	7	2	1	3	21	1.175
KNTKA	7	2	0	5	20	1.195
MP	7	1	1	5	14	1.158
UP	7	1	1	5	14	0.989
PNJB	7	1	4	2	11	0.827
BIHAR	7	0	6	0	1	0.338

Elite, Group D

Team	M	W	L	D	PT	Quotient
SAU	7	3	2	2	25	1.248
TN	7	3	1	3	25	1.670
CHD	7	4	3	0	25	0.983
DELHI	7	2	2	3	21	0.872
JHK	7	2	1	4	20	0.922
RLYS	7	2	2	3	17	0.850
CGR	7	0	2	5	11	1.110
ASSAM	7	0	3	4	6	0.624

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