We witnessed a fascinating Day 3 of the ongoing Ranji Trophy as the first-class battle continued between some of the best state cricket teams. Mumbai, the defending champions staged a phenomenal comeback in their clash against Baroda. The Ajinkya Rahane-led team leaked a 85-run lead but now eye an outright win on Day 4.
Ruturaj Gaikwad’s strong start for Maharashtra
After getting ignored from the Indian T20I plans, Ruturaj Gaikwad is looking to strengthen his credentials as a red-ball player. With Rohit Sharma probably missing out for a Test Down Under, Ruturaj Gaikwad is aiming to put up some runs under his belt. And the Maharashtra captain did it by smashing a fighting 86 against Jammu & Kashmir. Although he batted at number four, his 86 runs helped Maharashtra to close their gap against J&K, who hammered a fabulous 519.
Opener Siddhesh Veer clubbed 127, while Gaikwad missed out on his ton, getting bowled against LSG pacer Yudhvir Singh Charak.
Abhimanyu Easwaran continues his dream run
In his last ten innings, Abhimanyu Easwaran has hammered 873 runs at an immaculate average of 124.7. This is absolutely remarkable for a red-ball batter, gunning for a spot in the Indian team as a backup opener. While he has a fight against Gaikwad for the spot, Easwaran is pipping the CSK skipper as of now. The Bengal veteran is unbeaten in the second innings at 78 against Uttar Pradesh in Lucknow.
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Ranji Trophy Day 3 Brief Scores:
- Baroda 290 (1st) & 185 (2nd) vs Mumbai 214/10 (1st) & 42/2 (need 220 to win)
- Jammu & Kashmir 519/7 d vs Maharashtra 312/6
- Services 402/10 (1st) vs Meghalaya 223/10 & 57/6
- Hyderabad 248/10 (1st) vs Gujarat 343/10 (1st) & 201/10
- Himachal Pradesh 663/3 d vs Uttrakhand 299/10 & 0/0
- Rajasthan 291/10 (1st) vs Pondicherry 248/10 & 207/6
- Vidarbha 118/10 & 366/10 vs Andhra Pradesh 167/10 & 79/1
- MP 425/8 vs Karnataka (No play on Day 2)
- UP 292/10 (1st) vs Bengal 311/10 & 141/0
- Haryana beat Bihar by an innings and 43 runs
- Kerala 179/10 vs Punjab 194/10 & 23/3
- Chandigarh 109 (1st) & 29/1 (2nd) (CHA need 311 runs to win) vs Railways 142/10 (1st) & 307/10 (2nd)
- Tamil Nadu 367/10 (1st) vs Saurashtra 203/10 & 35/5
- Goa 376/10 (1st) vs Manipur 98/10 (1st) & 55/1 (2nd)
- Chhatisgarh 343/10 & 33/0 vs Delhi 357/10 (1st)
- Assam 130/3 & 180 vs Jharkhand 361/10
- Nagaland 509/5 (1st) vs Arunachal Pradesh 49/8
- Sikkim 191/10 (1st) & 269/10 (2nd) vs Mizoram 163/10 & 150/7
