Nanda spins Delhi into contention
A summary of matches on the first day of the latest round in the Ranji Trophy.
Cricinfo staff
02-Dec-2005
Six wickets from Chetanya Nanda, the legspinner, helped Delhi dismiss Bengal for 211 - a lead of 63 - in the final session of day two, before Shikhar Dhawan and Aakash Chopra ensured that Delhi built on the advantage. Bengal managed to stretch its first-innings lead thanks primarily to a dogged fifty from Rohan Gavaskar and a useful contribution from Manoj Tiwari down the order. Earlier, Bengal had bowled the hosts out for a paltry 148, and Delhi will definitely need to make amends in the second innings if they wish to register their first points in the season.
Mumbai 237 for 4 (Indulkar 117*, Jaffer 62) lead Karnataka 186 by 51 runs
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A fine hundred from Vinit Indulkar, his second in first-class cricket, helped Mumbai consolidate their position on the second day of the Ranji Trophy clash against Karnataka at Bangalore. After bowling out Karnataka for a modest 186 yesterday, Mumbai rode on a solid 62 from Wasim Jaffer before Indulkar, 21, dominated proceedings. He crashed 18 fours in his 209-ball unbeaten effort and his 119-run stand with Omkar Khanvilkar, who made a patient 23, strengthened their position at the end of the day.
Tamil Nadu 211 for 4 (Sriram 59, Badrinath 54*, Badani 54) trail Railways 270 by 59 runs
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Useful contributions from the middle order enabled Tamil Nadu to gain the edge on the second day of the Ranji Trophy game against Railways in Delhi. Sridharan Sriram, Subramanium Badrinath and Hemang Badani ground out half-centuries as Tamil Nadu overcame an early slump, reduced to 32 for 2, to recover to 211 for 4 at stumps. Madan Yadav, the left-arm spinner, ended as the most successful bowler for Railways, the defending champions, and ended with 2 for 58.
Gujarat 159 for 4 trail Maharashtra 244 (Satbhai 60, Trivedi 5-63) by 85 runs
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It was a tense battle at Valsad as Gujarat and Maharashtra jostled for supremacy on the second day of the Ranji Trophy clash. The Maharashtra lower order managed to add just 40 more runs this morning as Siddharth Trivedi, the medium-pacer who finished with a five-wicket haul, led a Gujarat fightback. Their top-order batsmen then stole the initiative by laying a solid platform - with Nilesh Modi, Akash Christian and Niraj Patel crossing 30 - but a triple strike from Rohit Jadhav, the offspinner, enabled Maharashtra to claw back into the see-saw contest.
Andhra were 50 for 1 at the close of the second day's play at Anantapur, after Ibrahim Khaleel's maiden first-class hundred took Hyderabad to an imposing 370. Pragyan Ojha, the left-arm spinner, dismissed MSK Prasad for just 9 to get the early breakthough, but Tirumal Suman, who shifted from Hyderabad this season, clubbed consecutive sixes off his - and the day's - final over to signal Andhra's intent. Hyderabad had began the day on 211 for 5 and lost two wickets before lunch, but staunch resistance from Khaleel, the wicketkeeper, and Inder Shekar Reddy turned a precarious situation into one of dominance.
Baroda 268 for 2 (Williams 122*, Martin 111*) trail Uttar Pradesh 346 (Raina 75, Prakash 71) by 78 runs
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Centuries from Connor Williams and Jacob Martin took Baroda to a comfortable 268 for 2 on day two of the Elite group match-up against Uttar Pradesh at Kanpur, just 78 runs behind UP's first-innings total. It was a day of struggle for UP as both Williams and Martin found the boundaries with ease and staved off any attempts of a fightback from the bowlers. Earlier, UP had extended its overnight of 303 for 6 to 346 thanks to some lower-order hitting.
Joginder Sharma's second consecutive five-wicket haul helped Haryana bowl out Punjab for 224, with only Ravneet Ricky's 58 standing out amid the rubble, but two late wickets helped Punjab fight back at Mohali. Joginder's decisive strikes with the new ball left Punjab reeling, before Ricky stemmed the rot with a gritty 161-ball knock. Dinesh Mongia, who fell for a golden duck, will hope for a much better showing from himself and his middle order as Punjab aim to push for victory in the game.