Ranji Trophy Highlights, Day 4: Mumbai and Maharashtra knocked out, Andhra qualifies for quarterfinal, Tamil Nadu beats Saurashtra by 59 runs: Watch Ranji Trophy 2023 Round 7 highlights

Ranji Trophy Highlights, Round 7 – Day 4: The quarterfinal lineups is finally decided following the conclusion of last leg of Ranji Trophy fixtures. Ravindra Jadeja’s return to Ranji Trophy ended in defeat with Tamil Nadu emerging winners by 59 runs. Needing 262 runs to chase on the final day, Saurashtra were bowled out for 206 runs in second innings. After seven wicket haul in second innings, Jadeja could only score 25 runs with the bat. H Desai was the top scorer with 101 runs, while Arpit Vasadava contributed with 45 runs.

Meanwhile the match between Mumbai and Maharashtra ended in a draw but both teams were eliminated. Both Mumbai and Maharashtra were looking for a spot in knockout stage had any team taken first innings lead. However both the teams were tied in the first innings as a result of which Andhra qualified for the knockouts. Andhra won their match with a bonus point against Assam. They finished second with more bonus points than Maharashtra. Kerala also missed out on a quarterfinal spot after failing to bet Pondicherry.

In other matches Andhra comfortably won their match against Assam by an innings and 95 runs, while Karnataka ended Jharkhand’s Ranji Trophy campaign with a comfortable win on Day 3. Chasing 66 for victory, Karnataka reached the target with 9 wickets to spare. Baroda ended their campaign in impressive fashion beating Nagaland by an innings 343 runs.

Here’s the quarterfinal line up for Ranji Trophy

Bengal (A1) v Jharkhand (C2) – January 31 – February 4, 9:30 AM;
Saurashtra (B1) v Punjab (D2) – January 31 – February 4, 9:30 AM;
Karnataka (C1) v Uttarakhand (A2) – January 31 – February 4, 9:30 AM;
Madhya Pradesh (D1) v Andhra (B2) – January 31 – February 4, 9:30 AM.

Ranji Trophy LIVE SCORE, Day 4: Saurashtra pushing for WIN after Ravindra Jadeja topples Tamil Nadu with 7-fer, Maharashtra eyeing BIG lead against Mumbai: Follow Round 7 LIVE

Karnataka continues its dominance against Jharkhand. Devdutt Padikkal went on to slam a wonderful century (114) as Karnataka went on to pile 300 runs. In reply, Jharkhand lost 2 wickets after scoring 85 runs and therefore trailed by just 51 runs. On the other hand, Maharastra was bowled out on 384.

Kedar Jadhav smalled a century while on the other hand, Prasad Pawar is batting on 99 for Mumbai. At the end of Day 2, Mumbai is trailing by 197 runs. It has also been a great comeback for Ravindra Jadeja. Following his injury, the Saurashtra skipper claimed his first wicket after removing Baba Inrajith.

Ranji Trophy Round 7 Day 2 score –

Baroda beat Nagaland by an innings and 343 runs

Karnataka beat Jharkhand by 9 wickets

Andhra beat Assam by an innings and 95 runs

Tamil Nadu beat Saurashtra by 59 Runs

Maharashtra vs Mumbai: Match Drawn Tie on 1st Innings

Odisha vs Bengal-Odisha Win the match by 7 Wickets

Chhattisgarh vs Goa: Chhattisgarh Win by 8 Wickets

Chandigarh vs Jammu and Kashmir: Match Drawn 1st innings unfinished

Vidarbha vs Punjab: Vidarbha Win by 18 Runs

Tripura vs Madhya Pradesh: Match Drawn Tripura take first innings lead

Services vs Rajasthan: Services Win by 183 Runs

Puducherry vs Kerala: Match Drawn Puducherry takes first innings lead

Haryana vs Uttarakhand- Match Drawn Uttarakhand takes first innings lead

Himachal Pradesh vs Uttar Pradesh: Match Drawn 1st innings unfinished

Hyderabad vs Delhi: Delhi Win by 9 Wickets

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Ranji Trophy Highlights, Day 3: Ravindra Jadeja topples Tamil Nadu with 7-fer, Baroda & Karnataka register easy wins, Maharashtra take lead against Mumbai: Watch Ranji Trophy 2023 Round 7 highlights

Day 1 of the final round is underway. Assam are all out on 113 on the opening day while Jharkhand ended their 1st innings on 164. Saurashtra and Mumbai are fielding vs Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra respectively. Ravindra Jadeja is the main attraction in Round 7. India’s star all-rounder is leading Saurashtra vs Tamil Nadu. Maharashtra vs Mumbai is the other blockbuster match in this round. The race for spots in the Elite groups’ quarterfinals has been fierce as the 2022–23 Ranji Trophy season enters the final round of the group stage. Each group’s top two teams will advance to the knockout rounds.

Bengal, Saurashtra, Karnataka, and Madhya Pradesh have already clinched their positions in QFs. 11 teams are in the fray for the remaining 4 spots in the last 8.

Group A

Bengal of Group A have 32 points and are already in the quarterfinals.
Himachal Pradesh (20) and Uttarakhand (26) are vying for the remaining position.
Uttarakhand will qualify if they defeat Haryana or establish a lead in the first innings in the event of a draw.
Himachal needs a victory by a minimum of two points. However, even then, they still need Uttarakhand to lose or draw their game by just one point.
If Uttarakhand loses, it would remain at 26 points while Himachal will advance with 27 points.
Himachal will be placed higher since it will receive two additional points compared to Uttarakhand’s one.
Uttarakhand will be eligible based on their head-to-head record after defeating Himachal in late December by a margin of five wickets.

Group B

Saurashtra will advance to the next round thanks to their 26 points.
In terms of overall points, Andhra can at most tie with them, but Saurashtra will beat them on bonus points.
Only one of Mumbai or Maharashtra can surpass Saurashtra’s point total because they are playing each other.
There is a chance Mumbai and Maharashtra might both finish with 26 points. If their match is a draw and Mumbai wins the first inning, that will take place.
Maharashtra will then be eliminated because they have no bonus points, compared to Saurashtra’s zero and Mumbai’s two.
If Saurashtra lose their final match and Mumbai and Maharashtra tie it, Maharashtra would lead the group with 28 points while Saurashtra and Mumbai will be tied on 26 points each.
Whoever wins between Mumbai and Maharashtra—or, in the event of a tie, who takes the first-innings lead—will advance.
Andhra, meantime, is strung together by the most tenuous of strands. They must defeat Assam with a bonus point in order to advance.
They must then hope that Mumbai and Maharashtra’s match ends in a draw with no team gaining an early lead.

Group C

Jharkhand, Kerala, Rajasthan, and Goa are vying for the second Group C quarterfinal spot.
Karnataka has already advanced. Jharkhand will advance if they defeat Karnataka in their last group-stage encounter.
They will, however, be hoping neither Rajasthan nor Kerala win their respective games if they lose or only receive one point.
Rajasthan and Kerala can still pass Jharkhand with bonus-point victories if they draw with a first-innings lead.
Rajasthan can still finish ahead of Jharkhand because run quotient will determine who will place where.
Kerala and Rajasthan need to win their respective games in order to have a chance. A tie will not benefit either party’s cause.
Rajasthan will be placed higher based on bonus points if both teams finish with an equal number of points.
Goa must defeat Chhattisgarh and then hope that Jharkhand loses, Rajasthan doesn’t win, and neither do Kerala.
If Jharkhand gains one point, either Goa wants to win with a bonus point or the run quotient will decide the outcome.

Group D

Madhya Pradesh had already earned a spot.
The only teams still in the running for the last berth are Punjab and Vidarbha.
Punjab only needs to avoid losing by an innings or ten wickets when playing at home.
Vidarbha must triumph and receive a bonus point in order to qualify.
Punjab and Vidarbha will thereafter be deadlocked on 26 points, plus one bonus point each.
With four victories to Punjab’s three, Vidarbha will go to the quarterfinals.