Bowlers put Karnataka on top on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy final against Mumbai, bowling out defending champions for 233 at Gangothri Glades Cricket Ground here Monday.
Karnataka seamers R. Vinay Kumar (4-61) and Abhimanyu Mithun (3-56) shared seven wickets between them after Mumbai decided to bat first.
Karnataka were 15 for one when the [...]
Defending champions Mumbai and Karnataka will clash in the Ranji Trophy final in Mysore Jan 11-15.
Mumbai and Karnataka qualified for the final on the basis of their first innings lead against Delhi and Uttar Pradesh respectively.
After scoring 500 in the first innings, Mumbai bowled out Delhi for 211 and took a first innings lead of [...]
Ramesh Powar claimed five wickets as Mumbai bowled out Delhi for 211 in their first innings on the third day of the Ranji Trophy semi-final here Tuesday.
At stumps, Mumbai were 123 for four in their second innings with a lead of 412 runs. Mumbai had scored a massive 500 in the first innings.
Delhi, resuming at [...]
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) A confident Delhi, boosted by the inclusion of pacer Ishant Sharma, will take on Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy semifinal at the Cricket Club of India here Sunday.
After a lacklustre start to the season that included an innings loss against Uttar Pradesh, Delhi bounced back in style. They registered their first [...]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Mumbai and Karnataka will host Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy semifinals beginning Jan 13.
Mumbai, defending champions and 38-time winners, play Delhi at the Brabourne stadium while Karnataka play Uttar Pradesh at the M.A. Chidambaram stadium in Bangalore, the Indian cricket board said in a statement Monday.
All [...]
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Delhi, Mumbai, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh qualified for the Ranji Trophy semifinals on the fourth and last day of their respective quarterfinals ties Sunday.
Karnataka had taken a first innings lead against Punjab Saturday and as the match expectedly ended in a draw this day, they qualified for the last four [...]
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Gaurav Chabra’s maiden century played a key role in Delhi gaining the crucial first innings lead against Tamil Nadu at the Palam ground here and enter the semifinals of the Ranji Trophy Sunday.
Delhi resumed needing another 169 runs to overhaul Tamil Nadu’s first innings score of 463 all out, overcoming [...]
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Final scoreboard of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal match between Tamil Nadu and Delhi on the fourth and final day at the Palam ground here Sunday.
Tamil Nadu first innings: 463 all out
Delhi first innings: (overnight 69/2)
Aakash Chopra lbw Ashwin 10
Shikhar Dhawan b Sutheesh 17
Aditya Jain lbw Mukund [...]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai and Karnataka are on the verge of making the Ranji Trophy semi-finals after the end of the third day’s play in the quarterfinals Saturday.
Karnataka had already taken a first innings lead while Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai have put themselves in a position of an outright win.
At [...]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The Delhi middle-order held the fort on the third day of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals against Tamil Nadu at the Palam ground here Saturday to keep their semi-final hopes alive.
Delhi had their backs against the wall after the second day’s play, losing both their openers Aakash Chopra and Shikhar Dhawan [...]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Third day’s scoreboard of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal between Delhi and Tamil Nadu at the Palam ground here Saturday.
Tamil Nadu first innings: 463 all out
Delhi first innings: (overnight 69/2)
Aakash Chopra lbw Ashwin 10
Shikhar Dhawan b Sutheesh 17
Aditya Jain lbw Mukund 76
Mithun Manhas c Ganapathy b Srinivas 76
Rajat Bhatia batting 67 [...]
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Karnataka were 265 for six in the first innings against Punjab on the second day of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinals at the Gangothri Glades cricket Ground in Mysore Friday.
At stumps, Manish Pandey was batting on 76 and Sunil Joshi 13 as Karnataka trail Punjab by 35 runs.
Karnataka bowlers did well [...]
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Delhi were left struggling at 69/2 having lost both their reputed openers after Srikkanth Anirudha’s maiden century pushed Tamil Nadu’s first innings score to 463 on the second day of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals at Palam ground here Friday.
Tamil Nadu, resuming at 278 for four, recovered from the early loss [...]
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Scoreboard on the second day of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals between Delhi and Tamil Nadu at the Palam ground here Friday.
Tamil Nadu: first innings
Abhinav Mukund b Mishra 73
Murali Vijay c Bisht b Manhas 51
Arun Karthik c Bisht b Sangwan 78
Subramaniam Badrinath c Narwal b Mishra 15
Srikkanth Anirudha c Bhatia [...]
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Off-spinner Arlen Konwar produced an excellent spell as newly promoted Assam stunned former champions Uttar Pradesh by dismissing them for just 213 runs in the first innings on the first day of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal in Guwahati Thursday.
Konwar picked up five for 79 as Assam emerged on top after [...]
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Delhi’s move to field backfired as in-form Tamil Nadu batsmen ended the opening day of their Ranji Trophy quarter-final at 278 for four at the Palam Ground here Thursday.
On what turned out to be a batsmen-friendly pitch, the reliable Delhi seamers for once failed to exploit wintry morning conditions and [...]
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Scoreboard on the first day of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals between Delhi and Tamil Nadu at the Palam ground here Thursday.
Tamil Nadu: first innings
Abhinav Mukund b Mishra 73
Murali Vijay c Bisht b Manhas 51
Arun Karthik c Bisht b Sangwan 78
Subramaniam Badrinath c Narwal b Mishra 15
Srikkanth Anirudha batting 41
Ravichandran [...]
Kohima, Dec 20 (ANI) : The Nagaland Cricket Association has announced its under-16 and under-19 cricket teams that will participate in the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) zonal tournament for the first time after getting affiliation with the board.
It may not be long before we may see a cricketer from Nagaland [...]
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Defending champions Mumbai got a relatively easy draw and will face Haryana in the Ranji Trophy Super League quarterfinals that begins December 24.
Haryana drew their final Plate division match with Tripura Friday but made the cut because of higher points in the league stage. They will have the home advantage [...]
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Delhi entered the quarterfinals of the Ranji Trophy Super League as their last Group B tie against Bengal ended in a draw on the fourth and final day at the Jadavpur University Campus in Kolkata Friday.
Delhi’s first innings, in reply to Bengal’s 522, halted at 378 with wicketkeeper Puneet Bisht [...]
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Poor fielding dashed Railways’ hopes of qualifying for the quarter-final stage as they allowed Punjab to recover from a shaky start and take a first innings lead with a score of 401 in the first innings in the Ranji Trophy Super League match here Thursday.
Railways fielders dropped two easy catches [...]
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) Film star Aamir Khan was not allowed inside former Indian cricket skipper Sourav Ganguly’s palatial residence by the guards who told the actor disdainfully that the batsman was not at home. However, the guards cannot be faulted, as Aamir was in disguise.
The celebrated actor was on the latest leg of his [...]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Railways kept alive their hopes of qualifying for the quarterfinals after they reduced Punjab to 154 for four in the first innings on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Super League match at the Karni Singh Stadium here Wedneday.
Resuming at their overnight score of 191 for six, Railways were [...]
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) A middle-order collapse saw Railways falter after a great start against Punjab on the opening day of their must-win Ranji Trophy Super League match here Tuesday.
At stumps, Railways were 191 for six after Faiz Fazal made 87 off 88 balls at the Karni Singh Stadium here.
Fazal hit 13 fours [...]
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The battle for quarterfinal places in the Ranji Trophy Super League has become fierce as the teams gear up for their last group matches, beginning Tuesday.
So far only three teams are assured of a berth in the knockout stage. Tamil Nadu with 23 points from Group A and Karnataka and [...]
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Rajat Bhatia will lead Delhi in their last league match against Bengal, beginning December 15, in the Ranji Trophy Super League.
Bhatia will be third Delhi captain this season after Aakash Chopra led the side in the first three games and Virat Kohli in the next two.
Delhi were in search of [...]
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Tamil Nadu spinner Aushik Srinivas took seven wickets to deny Mumbai the crucial first-innings lead at Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy Super league tie here Friday.
Mumbai started the final day needing a further 193 runs to overtake Tamil Nadu’s imposing 501 with seven wickets in hand.
Left-arm spinner Srinivas, 16, dashed [...]
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Delhi registered their second straight victory at home, beating Maharashtra comprehensively by 10 wickets on the fourth and the final day of their Ranji Trophy Super League match at the Roshanara Club ground here Friday.
The win gave Delhi six points to take their tally to 15 in Group B. With [...]
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The following is the final scoreboard of the Ranji Trophy Super League tie between Delhi and Maharashtra at the Roshanara Club ground here Friday:
Delhi first innings: 419 all out
Maharashtra first innings: 163 all out
Maharashtra second innings (334/9)
Harshad Khadiwale b Sangwan 20
Rohan Bhosale lbw Sangwan 9
Sangram [...]
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Ankit Bawne struck a defiant century amidst ruins as Maharashtra dug heels here Thursday only to ensure that Delhi return to bat on the fourth and final morning to win their Ranji Trophy Super League tie at the Roshanara Club ground.
Resuming at 32 for one, Maharashtra, following on, were looking [...]
