Punjab ride on Malhatra's allround show
A summary of matches on the second day of the latest round in the Ranji Trophy
Cricinfo staff
24-Nov-2005
Services 147 and 228 for 8 (MP Reddy 55) lead Punjab 223 (Malhatra 63, Uniyal 68) by 152 runs
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An allround display by Ishan Malhatra left Punjab in a comfortable position at the end of the second day's play against Services at Mohali. First Malhatra put up a valuable 110-run eight-wicket stand with Amit Uniyal to lift Punjab, overnight on 130 for 7, to 223, gaining a valuable 76-run lead. Malhatra, who got a chance because of the absence of Gagandeep Singh, then grabbed 4 for 61 to push Services on the back foot..
Bengal's hopes of a lead rested on Sourav Ganguly and Rohan Gavaskar as they ended the second day 148 behind, in the clash against Maharashtra at Pune. Bengal were struggling at 63 for 4, when Ganguly added 84 with Deep Dasgupta, the captain, before sharing a vital 55-run stand with Rohan Gavaskar. Maharashtra, who started the day on 309 for 7, were propped up by a defiant effort from Anupam Sanclecha, the medium-fast bowler, who registered his highest first class score.
Shreyas Khanolkar's defiant 81 lifted Railways to 323 before the Karnataka batsmen replied spiritedly and left the game in the balance at the Karnail Singh Stadium in Delhi. Khanolkar's 106-run partnership with Shankar Rao was instrumental in getting Railways from a precarious 200 for 6 to a competitive 323. Karnataka hit back through the medium-pace of Vinay Kumar, who ended with a five-wicket haul, before Sudheendra Shinde and Sujit Somasunder, their captain, steadied the chase with a 70-run stand.
Uttar Pradesh 218 for 3 (Pandey 50*, Shukla 56, Shamshad 45*) trail Haryana 277 (Joginder Sharma 67, Kumar 5-93) by 59 runs
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Half centuries from Anurag Shukla and Gyanendra Pandey put Uttar Pradesh on top after they bowled out Haryana for 277 in the second day of the Ranji Trophy match at Kanpur. Pandey and Rizwan Shamshad, the two UP veterans, put up an unbroken 79-run stand in 36 overs to take the score to 218, only 59 runs behind Haryana. Earlier, Praveen Kumar, the debutant who rocked Haryana yesterday, added another wicket to his tally and ended with a five-for.
Mumbai 559 (Jaffer 267, Muzumdar 95, Shetty 87, Nanda 4-108) lead Delhi 40 for no loss by 511 runs
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Powered by Nishit Shetty's 87, Mumbai piled on a formidable 559 in their first innings against Delhi at the Feroz Shah Kotla. Amol Muzumdar, overnight on 93, added only two runs before he was trapped in front by Kunal Lall while Wasim Jaffer who started the day on 206 added 59 more before falling to Sarandeep Singh, the offspinner. Chaitanya Nanda then chipped away at the lower order but Shetty lifted Mumbai with his 136-ball knock, including nine fours. Aakash Chopra, the former Indian opener, and Varun Kumar made sure that Delhi ended the day without any setbacks.
Rain in Anantapur allowed only seven overs to be bowled on the second day as Baroda lost Connor Williams and Jacob Martin, their captain, and were in trouble at 54 for 4. Syeb Sahabuddin, the medium-pacer, picked up both the wickets that fell today.
Gujarat 110 for 4 v Tamil Nadu
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No play was possible at Tirunelveli as rains played spoilsport once again.
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No play was possible at Tirunelveli as rains played spoilsport once again.