A delight for the Indian cricket fans returned as today we saw the commencement of the newest edition of the Ranji Trophy. As many as 16 Elite Group and three Plate Group games kicked off the campaign, with all being high-quality ones. As many as seven centuries were scored on Day 1 of the first round, with Gujarat’s Manan Hingrajia top-scoring with his unbeaten 174*.
Mumbai start well but Baroda show vigil
Defending champions Mumbai started their defence against Baroda. While rain threatened the match in Vadodara, we saw the completion of 87 overs. Two-fer from Tanush Kotian and new-ball threat from Mohit Avasthi and Shardul Thakur floored Baroda at 90/5. Mumbai would’ve hoped to rattle them. However, wicket-keeper Mitesh Patel saved the day for Baroda, hammering 86. He swept and reverse-swept his way against the spinners and had assistance from Atit Sheth, who remained unbeaten at 60.
Rajat Patidar flops for MP
Ranji Trophy 2022 winners Madhya Pradesh hosted a strong-looking Karnataka unit in Indore. Batting first, they ended on 232/4 after 83 overs. They lost wickets at regular intervals, with Rajat Patidar kicking off with a score of 31. Skipper Shubham Sharma made 40. Thanks to Harpreet Singh Bhatia’s 75*, Madhya Pradesh are well on course to hammer over 300 runs. Prasidh Krishna only bowled 8 overs but took one wicket of Himanshu Mantri.
RCB’s Suyash Prabhudessai hammers a ton for Goa
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) talented batter Suyash Prabhudessai clubbed a century while opening for Goa in their Plate group match against Manipur. While Goa were 76/3 at one point, Suyash continued his march and made 120 runs off 190, hammering 17 fours in the process. Due to this, Goa ended the day at 302/7 runs.
Ranji Trophy Day 1 Brief Scores:
- Baroda 241/6 vs Mumbai
- Jammu & Kashmir 264/5 vs Maharashtra
- Services 298/4 vs Meghalaya
- Hyderabad vs Gujarat 334/8
- Himachal Pradesh 300/1 vs Uttrakhand
- Rajasthan vs Pondicherry 237/9
- Vidarbha 118/10 vs Andhra Pradesh 114/1 (Trail by 4 runs)
- MP 232/4 vs Karnatakaa
- UP vs Bengal 269/7
- Haryana 184/7 (Lead by 106 runs) vs Bihar 78/10
- Kerala vs Punjab 95/5
- Chandigarh 87/7 (Trail by 55 runs) vs Railways 142/10
- Tamil Nadu 0/0 vs Saurashtra 203/10
- Goa 302/7 vs Manipur
- Chhatisgarh 277/6 vs Delhi
