Goa earn first-innings points
A round-up of the third day's action of the first round of matches in the 2009-10 Ranji Trophy Plate League
Cricinfo staff
05-Nov-2009
Group B
Kerala 208 for 6 (Jagadeesh 50, Prem 52) trail Andhra 442 (Sahabuddin 120, Sumanth 117) by 234 runs
Scorecard
It was a soporific day's play in Kannur, with Kerala scoring only 198 runs for the loss of six wickets on the third day, in reply to Andhra's 442. The openers added 38 and they were separated only in the 23rd over when Sambasiva Sarma was out for 16 off 67 balls. The debutant Sachin Baby plodded to 32 off 91 before he was run out and the other opener, VA Jagadeesh consumed 165 balls for 65. PR Prem scored 50 off 102 balls, a terrific strike-rate compared to that of his peers, and he added 73 runs with Vinan Nair. Nair was dismissed for 44 shortly before stumps. Andhra will begin the final day needing only four wickets to take first-innings points, and have a lead of 234 at the moment.
Scorecard
It was a soporific day's play in Kannur, with Kerala scoring only 198 runs for the loss of six wickets on the third day, in reply to Andhra's 442. The openers added 38 and they were separated only in the 23rd over when Sambasiva Sarma was out for 16 off 67 balls. The debutant Sachin Baby plodded to 32 off 91 before he was run out and the other opener, VA Jagadeesh consumed 165 balls for 65. PR Prem scored 50 off 102 balls, a terrific strike-rate compared to that of his peers, and he added 73 runs with Vinan Nair. Nair was dismissed for 44 shortly before stumps. Andhra will begin the final day needing only four wickets to take first-innings points, and have a lead of 234 at the moment.
Madhya Pradesh 364 for 7 (Saxena 142, Kanitkar 72) trail Haryana 546 (Sunny 312, Sumeet 45) by 182 runs
Scorecard
Jalaj Saxena scored 142 and Hrishikesh Kanitkar made 72 but their efforts were not enough to take Madhya Pradesh even close to Haryana's mammoth first-innings total of 546. Resuming on 116 for 1, MP ended the third day on 364 for 7, trailing by 182 runs. Kanitkar and Saxena added 162 for the second wicket, and Saxena and Devendra Bundela had another stand 73 for the third. MP had reached 301 for 3 before they collapsed, losing four wickets for 18 runs. Sanjay Budhwar and Sachin Rana took three wickets apiece for Haryana.
Scorecard
Jalaj Saxena scored 142 and Hrishikesh Kanitkar made 72 but their efforts were not enough to take Madhya Pradesh even close to Haryana's mammoth first-innings total of 546. Resuming on 116 for 1, MP ended the third day on 364 for 7, trailing by 182 runs. Kanitkar and Saxena added 162 for the second wicket, and Saxena and Devendra Bundela had another stand 73 for the third. MP had reached 301 for 3 before they collapsed, losing four wickets for 18 runs. Sanjay Budhwar and Sachin Rana took three wickets apiece for Haryana.
Group A
Tripura 352 for 6 (Shetty 104, Dutta 60*) trail Jharkhand 431 (Gautham 95*) by 79 runs
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Nishit Shetty scored his seventh first-class hundred to give Tripura a chance of earning first-innings points against Jharkhand in Ranchi. Shetty's 104, along with solid contributions from the lower-middle order, led Tripura to 352 for 6 after resuming on the third day on 116 for 3. The wicketkeeper Rajib Dutta remained unbeaten on 60, along with Debabrata Chowdhury on 34, and Tripura trail by only 79 in the first innings. A lot will depend on this pair, though, for an early wicket on the last day will expose the tail. Rahul Shukla and Shahbaz Nadeem took 2 for 63 each for Jharkhand.
Scorecard
Nishit Shetty scored his seventh first-class hundred to give Tripura a chance of earning first-innings points against Jharkhand in Ranchi. Shetty's 104, along with solid contributions from the lower-middle order, led Tripura to 352 for 6 after resuming on the third day on 116 for 3. The wicketkeeper Rajib Dutta remained unbeaten on 60, along with Debabrata Chowdhury on 34, and Tripura trail by only 79 in the first innings. A lot will depend on this pair, though, for an early wicket on the last day will expose the tail. Rahul Shukla and Shahbaz Nadeem took 2 for 63 each for Jharkhand.
Assam 189 (Aziz 53, Pankaj 4-44, Yadav 4-28) and 2 for 0 need another 294 runs to beat Rajasthan 228 and 256 (Saxena 103, Nechim 5-57, Konwar 4-72)
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Vineet Saxena scored a patient century but Abu Nechim took a five-for and Arlen Konwar scalped 4 for 72 to dismiss Rajasthan for 256 in their second innings in Guwahati. Assam, however, will need to score a challenging 296 - the highest total of the match - to score a victory in their Ranji Trophy opener. Saxena made an unbeaten 103 off 293 balls but had little support from the others and Rajasthan collapsed from 167 for 3, losing seven wickets for 89 runs. Nechim bowled an exceptional spell, taking 5 for 57 from 31.2 overs.
Scorecard
Vineet Saxena scored a patient century but Abu Nechim took a five-for and Arlen Konwar scalped 4 for 72 to dismiss Rajasthan for 256 in their second innings in Guwahati. Assam, however, will need to score a challenging 296 - the highest total of the match - to score a victory in their Ranji Trophy opener. Saxena made an unbeaten 103 off 293 balls but had little support from the others and Rajasthan collapsed from 167 for 3, losing seven wickets for 89 runs. Nechim bowled an exceptional spell, taking 5 for 57 from 31.2 overs.
Goa 474 (Ratra 121, Bandekar 100) and 44 for 1 lead Vidarbha 338 (Paunikar 98, Shrivastava 78, Paradkar 72) by 180 runs
Scorecard
Amit Paunikar, Shalabh Shrivastava and Ranjit Paradkar weighed in with half-centuries but a lower-order collapse forced Vidarbha to concede a 180-run first-innings lead to Goa in Nagpur. Vidarbha began the third day on 113 for 2, chasing Goa's 474, with Paunikar unbeaten on 47 and Shrivastava on 31. They extended their partnership to 143 before Shrivastava was lbw for 78. Paunikar failed to reach his 100, falling lbw to Sridharan Sriram on 98. Paradkar rallied in the middle order, scoring 72, but the rest of the batting crumbled. Vidarbha lost their sixth and seventh wickets with the score on 282 and their last three in the space of four runs to be dismissed for 338. Goa ended the day on 44 for 1, having lost Sagun Kamat for 25.
Scorecard
Amit Paunikar, Shalabh Shrivastava and Ranjit Paradkar weighed in with half-centuries but a lower-order collapse forced Vidarbha to concede a 180-run first-innings lead to Goa in Nagpur. Vidarbha began the third day on 113 for 2, chasing Goa's 474, with Paunikar unbeaten on 47 and Shrivastava on 31. They extended their partnership to 143 before Shrivastava was lbw for 78. Paunikar failed to reach his 100, falling lbw to Sridharan Sriram on 98. Paradkar rallied in the middle order, scoring 72, but the rest of the batting crumbled. Vidarbha lost their sixth and seventh wickets with the score on 282 and their last three in the space of four runs to be dismissed for 338. Goa ended the day on 44 for 1, having lost Sagun Kamat for 25.