The Ranji Trophy 2024 is on in full swing as teams look to leave a mark in domestic cricket’s most prestigious format. A number of Ranji Trophy games are going on simultaneously at the moment. N Jagdeeshan’s double century handed Tamil Nadu a big win against Railways. Mayank Agarwal, Devdutt Padikkal and Nikin Jose struck centuries each against Goa as Karnataka push all six points. In the Mumbai vs Kerala match, Sanju Samson’s team has been put on backfoot after a dominating performance by Mumbai in their second innings. Let’s take a look how the teams have fared at the end of Day 3.
Ranji Trophy brief summary
In the Andhra Pradesh vs Assam match, Andhra are in a really strong position. Assam have been given a target of 363, and Riyan Parag’s team is reeling at 81/5 at the end of Day 3.
Bengal is moving towards an uncontested 3 points against Chhattisgarh by virtue of putting up a big score in their first innings. Manoj Tiwary’s team rode on Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper Abhishek Porel’s maiden ton to post a big total of 381/8. In reply, Chhattisgarh are 27/2 at the end of Day 3. Bengal need 8 wickets to secure outright win
Brief score: Bengal – 381/8 (d)
Chhattisgarh – 27/2
The Odisha vs Jammu & Kashmir match is promising to go down to the wire with J&K given a target of 149 to chase. J&K are 72/4 at the end of day’s play.
The Madhya Pradesh vs Delhi game turned out be a thriller, with MP clinching 6 points from the match. Delhi were chasing a target of 218 in their second innings, but were all out for 131 at the end of Day 3.
Brief score: Madhya Pradesh – 171 & 251
Delhi – 205 & 131
Cheteshwar Pujara’s Saurashtra secured 6 points against Vidarbha. Chasing a steep target of 373, Vidarbha were all out for 134 in their second innings.
Brief scores: Saurashtra – 206 & 244
Vidarbha – 78 & 134
The Rajasthan vs Maharashtra ended on Day 3 as Rajasthan secured a convincing win by 10 wickets riding in on some solid all-round performances.
Brief scores: Maharashtra – 189 & 184
Rajasthan – 270 & 196/0
Mumbai will look to take 10 wickets on Day 4 against Sanju Samson’s Kerala for an outright win. Kerala need 303 runs on Day 4 to win while Mumbai need 10 wickets.
Brief score: Mumbai- 251 & 319
Kerala – 244 & 24-0
After securing 3 points courtesy of 3 centuries, Karnataka are pushing hard for 6 points against Goa. Goa still trail by 84 runs at the end of Day 3. Karnataka need 9 wickets to secure outright win.
Tamil Nadu rode on N Jagdeeshan’s first innings double ton to secure all 6 points against Railways. Railways were asked to follow on after being all out for 246 in first innings. In the second innings, Railways were bundled out for 114 runs.
Brief score: Tamil Nadu – 489
Railways – 246 & 114
