Ranji round-up – TN shut in on knockouts; Maharashtra stun Baroda

Vidarbha full beautiful come-from-behind win

Wadkar was assisted by Yash Rathod, who made 98, and quick bowler Nachiket Bhute who made 87 from No. 10. The eighth-wicket stand between Wadkar and Bhute was value 172. Rajasthan by no means received going of their goal of 329; they had been bowled out for 107.

Left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey picked up 5 for 51 – his fifth five-for this season. Dubey now sits on high of the wicket charts for the season – he has 42 wickets in 12 innings at a mean of 14.55. Jammu & Kashmir’s Auqib Nabi comes subsequent with 38 wickets.

Sai Kishore and Ajith Ram take TN to doorstep of knockouts

Earlier than the spin twins left their mark on the ultimate day, Tamil Nadu had been arrange by Vijay Shankar’s 150 that helped them set Chandigarh a goal of 403. The win took TN to the highest of Group D; a draw of their subsequent recreation in opposition to Jharkhand ought to see them by means of to the knockouts. Chandigarh and Saurashtra are the opposite two groups within the operating for a knockouts berth from the group.

Kerala present unimaginable struggle to salvage draw

Kerala had been set a 363 goal to win, however extra importantly, wanted to bat out not less than 100 overs to safe a draw. These hopes appeared crushed after they stumbled to 47 for five by lunch on the ultimate day. However a shocking lower-order rearguard helped them script a miracle. This effort was led by Mohammad Azharuddeen and Aditya Sarwate, who made 68 and 80 respectively.

Kerala’s ninth-wicket pair of B Aparajith and MD Nideesh batted out over an hour and 13.4 overs beneath fading gentle to safe a draw from the jaws of defeat. MP threw every little thing that they had at Kerala, with Kuldeep Sen choosing up 3 for 64, whereas left-arm spinner Kumar Kartikeya wheeled away for 37 overs for his three wickets.

Baroda stumble as Mukesh Choudhary picks up maiden five-for

Baroda’s defeat will rankle as they could not bat out a little bit greater than two periods to safe a draw. Maharashtra batted large to increase their second innings effectively into the ultimate day, after they declared on 464 for 7 to set Baroda a goal of 617. Baroda lasted simply 36 overs and had been bowled out for 177 with left-arm seamer Mukesh Choudhary choosing up 5 for 76.