Ranji Trophy - Super League 2009-2010 - Discussion thread

[jusarrived]

Pujara batting on 19 , can he get another big one ? Vinay Kumar is not intl class , but i think playing alongside top players in IPL has made a huge difference for his confidence ....hes was hitting 140 quite consistently in the last IPL ..lacks variation , so struggles in shorter format ..but good bolwer to have for a domestic side .

[Sachinism]

Saurashtra 372/3 Pujara 68* TN 293/8 They were 52/4 before a good knock from KKD But the main saviour was R Ashwin (107*) Why no updates on the UP-Dehli game?

[kabira]

Pujara Pujara

[jusarrived]

Ashwin got wickets in lastmatc & now a 100 ...time to give him a chance in the ODI side , may be the bolwing allrounder we have been looking for

[jusarrived]

btw Rahane out cheaply again on a what looks like a bowler friendly pitch ?

[Online]

everyone here who agrees we should get Pujara in instead of Kohli for ODIs, raise ur hands

[The Dark Horse]

everyone here who agrees we should get Pujara in instead of Kohli for ODIs' date=' raise ur hands[/quote'] :quote:

[kooljatt]

everyone here who agrees we should get Pujara in instead of Kohli for ODIs' date=' raise ur hands[/quote'] :aggressive:yh man, this guy deserve a chance...bt nt at the expense of kohli :headshake::headshake::headshake:

[Sachinism]

karnataka 342/3 Pawan 151 Satish 142 Now Verma and Pandey batting, they've pretty much secured the game now. Mumbai 198/7 R Sharma 66* and Jaffer 75 M Kartik 32 overs 51/3

[jusarrived]

Pawans second ton on trot , Kar look good for a bounus point NIce to see sharma scoring well & hope he gest a ton here

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Ranji Trophy : Efficient workhorses strike it rich They are the workhorses. They keep their nose to the grindstone not showing a semblance of lack of spirit. More... Efficient workhorses strike it rich G. Viswanath BENDING HIS BACK: Among the fast bowlers, Karnataka's Vinay Kumar has emerged as the leading wicket-taker in the Ranji Trophy so far. They are the workhorses. They keep their nose to the grindstone not showing a semblance of lack of spirit. Once again they have led their respective side’s bowling department in an exemplary manner. Karnataka’s Vinay Kumar, Himachal Pradesh’s Vikramjit Singh Malik and Bengal’s Ranadeb Bose deserve accolades for carrying out their duties efficiently with the new ball in the ongoing Ranji Trophy. Almost at the halfway stage of the league, these three have taken the top three positions in the most wickets category. It’s been a back breaking endeavour for the three. The pitches so far have been far from helpful. Vinay Kumar (25), Malik (26) and Bose (30) have all sent down in excess of 100 overs in three matches for returns of 19 wickets at 18.63, 17 at 15.47 and 15 at 23.26, respectively. There is a rookie fast bowler in Karnataka’s Abhimanyu Mithun. After a splendid debut against Uttar Pradesh at Meerut, when he bagged 11 wickets including a hat-trick, his deliveries have rolled off the bat to the lines in two subsequent matches. Clearly the 20-year-old is in the nascent stage of his career, but he has impressed many by aiming to bowl fast and consistently at speeds higher than 140 kmph. Mithun too has 15 scalps at 30.80. Immense gains Karnataka and Bengal have gained immensely by the performance of Vinay Kumar, Mithun and Bose. Currently they occupy the top two positions in the table with 11 and 7 points, while Himachal Pradesh, in spite of Malik’s crafty exhibition is placed fourth behind Tamil Nadu, Mumbai and Gujarat. Malik rocked Mumbai at the Bandra-Kurla Complex ground with a six for 33 effort, but his side lost on the fourth day by 85 runs. It’s the sheer experience of bowling on assorted and generally flat Indian pitches and knowing their skill that’s made Vinay Kumar, Malik and Bose look devastating at least on one occasion in the three outings so far. Vinay Kumar has 168 wickets in 48 first class matches, Malik, 173 in 42 and Bose 285 in 76. Their teams will largely depend on them as the league enters the second half before the knockout. The unfortunate aspect though is that they may never come close to being discussed in the selection committee rooms when the Indian team is picked. Runs amassed While the experienced seamers have excelled so far, Parthiv Patel continues to score runs. Gujarat’s innings stands or falls on Patel’s performance. He has made the burden of captaincy look light, and as a wicketkeeper he has not raised his hands up while appealing. Having been punished last season under a Level 2 offence that runs through a 12-month period, he has been careful. The 24-year-old has amassed 430 runs in four innings with two centuries and as many half-centuries. Tamil Nadu’s Dinesh Karthik has 218 from three innings with one century and a half century. It’s good to see both remaining focussed. Opener Murali Vijay too has been among the runs and so is the case with Delhi’s Shikhar Dhawan. And last week two more players made headlines; Ajit Agarkar scored a remarkable first century for Mumbai in the second innings against Himachal Pradesh. Cheteshwar Pujara, having repaired his left knee following an injury he suffered while at practice for Kolkata Knight Riders in South Africa, pounded the Maharashtra bowlers for a double century in his first appearance with the bat in six months. The fourth round league matches begin on Nov. 24; an interesting stage when the top placed teams will attempt to consolidate and a handful try to grab the big points and catch up with the leaders.

[Guest Gunner]

Wtf is M Vijay not playing for TN?

[The Dark Horse]

Wtf is M Vijay not playing for TN?

He is in Kanpur

[Guest Gunner]

^^What a waste. He is in excellent form and they are asking him to run in with a bottle of water. :headshake:

[Sooda]

Well they need someone for 12th man. Badri was sent back to play. Btw why is Rahane opening and Jaffer at 5 for Mumbai?

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Ranji Trophy, Rd IV, Day 2 round-up : Rohit Sharma gives Mumbai vital lead vs Railways Rohit Sharma held the Mumbai innings together with an unbeaten 94, as the defending champions took a vital 61-run lead after scoring 248 for eight in their first essay, on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match against Railways in Delhi on Wednesday. More... Ranji Trophy: Rohit Sharma gives Mumbai vital lead vs Railways November 25, 2009 20:53 IST Rohit Sharma held the Mumbai innings together with an unbeaten 94, as the defending champions took a vital 61-run lead after scoring 248 for eight in their first essay, on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match against Railways in Delhi on Wednesday. Resuming at 2 for 1, Mumbai were dealt an early blow when opener Sahil Kukreja departed without adding to the total. With the scorecard reading 3 for 2, skipper Wasim Jaffer (75) and Dhawal Kulkarni (20) started the rebuilding job, combining for a 83-run partnership that was broken when the latter edged an H D Rawle delivery to wicketkeeper V Cheluveraj. Kulkarni's 20 runs came off 105 balls and included two fours. In walked Sharma and added 26 runs with Jaffer before the skipper departed, trapped leg before by his Railways counterpart, Murali Kartik. Jaffer's knock comprised nine fours and came off 157 balls. Sharma held one end even as wickets tumbled around him, hitting 11 fours and a six in his yet unfinished innings. He got support from tail-ender Vinayak Samant, whose 89-ball 26 was the only other notable contribution in the Mumbai innings. The duo forged a 74-run partnership for the eighth wicket before Samant was bowled by Sanjay Bangar. Iqbal Abdulla (5) was giving company to Sharma when stumps were drawn for the day. Bengal in deep trouble against Saurashtra Kolkata : Saurashtra piled on more misery on hosts Bengal and declared their first innings at 650 for 9 on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match at the Eden Gardens. At stumps, Bengal were in deep trouble, struggling at 27 for 1 from eight overs with two more days to go. Meanwhile, Bengal had more trouble as former India skipper Sourav Ganguly was penalised for turning up late for the match. Ganguly joined his team more than an hour after the start of their match as he was receiving massage from the team masseur for a "back spasm" in the morning. Resuming at their overnight score of 372 for three, Saurashtra started the day with the in-form duo of Cheteshwar Pujara [ Images ] and India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja [ Images ] at the crease. But the duo failed to deliver much as Bengal got the first breakthrough when Bose castled Pujara, who played on to the stumps after adding 16 runs to his overnight total with the scorecard reading 404. Pujara scored 84 before returning to the hut in the 88rd over. Jadeja (32) followed suit in the next over -- the India all-rounder was dismissed by Ashok Dinda [ Images ]. From there on Bengal found the road tough as the Saurashtra lower order had three fruitful partnerships. Left-hander Pratik Mehta (73) was engaged in a 79 and 76 runs partnerships with Sitanshu Kotak (44) and Rakesh Dhruv (42) respectively as Saurashtra kept frustrating the Bengal bowlers on the second day. Mehta hit seven boundaries in his solid knock off 187 balls. After Mehta's departure, Saurashtra had an entertaining 65-run ninth wicket stand between Sandeep Jobanputra and Sandip Maniar who ensured a tall order for Bengal. Jobanputra remained unbeaten on 45 off 50 balls, inclusive of one six and five boundaries, as Saurashtra declared after Maniar (37) was caught by Ganguly off Dinda. Lahiri claimed three wickets, while Dinda and Bose took two each. In reply, Bengal's opening duo of Rohan Banerjee and Arindam Das added 11 runs before the former became Jobanputra's victim in the third over of their innings. At close, Bengal trailed Saurashtra by 623 runs. Sahoo shines as Orissa reduce Hyderabad to 123-5 Hyderabad: Alok Chandra Sahoo hit a useful 47 and struck twice with the ball as Orissa scored 276 in their first innings before reducing Hyderabad to 123 for five on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match. Resuming at 203 for five, Orissa added another 73 runs to their first innings total, thanks to a 70-ball 47 by all-rounder Sahoo, who struck six fours and two sixes. Sahoo then joined hands with Basant Mohanty and the duo picked two wickets apiece as Orissa ended the day on a high, needing five wickets with 153 runs to take the first innings lead. Sahoo struck twice in the eighth over, removing opener Ibrahim Khaleel (4) and Anoop Pai (0) to leave the hosts struggling on 17 for two. Basant Mohanty then got into the act and sent the other opener, Abhinav Kumar (18), back to the hut. Anirudh Singh then joined Ambati Rayudu, but before the duo could resurrect the innings, Debashis Mohanty got rid off the latter. Anirudh waged a lonely battle with a defiant 44 and was at the crease along with S A Aquadri (9) when stumps were drawn for the day at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium. Pawan, Satish, Verma tons hoist Karnataka Pune: Centuries from K B Pawan, Ganesh Satish and Amit Verma helped Karnataka to a huge 368-run first innings lead over Maharashtra on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match. Opener Pawan slammed 152 in 281 balls, inclusive of 17 fours, and put on 284 runs for the second wicket with Satish, who cracked 141, before Verma remained unbeaten on 101 in Karnataka's 473 for four in reply to Maharashtra's meager first innings tally of 105. At stumps, Balchandra Akhil (24) was the other unbeaten batsman with Verma, who has faced 129 balls and struck 11 fours and a six. The visitors lead the hosts by 368 runs. Karnataka, who started the day at 125 for one, continued their domination right through the day, with Pawan, 74 last evening, and Satish (40 overnight) duly reaching three figures. It was Pawan's second century in as many matches. The two batsmen fell in close succession, within the space of 23 runs, before Verma, who too notched his second successive hundred, and Manish Pandey [ Images ] (32) added 72 runs for the fourth wicket to take Karnataka close to the 400-run mark. Parvinder Singh ton as UP declare on 536-8 Lucknow : Parvinder Singh (108) became the second Uttar Pradesh batsman to slam a hundred as the hosts declared their first innings on a mammoth 536 for 8t on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match against Delhi. In reply, Delhi were nine for no loss at stumps, with skipper Aakash Chopra (4) and Gaurav Chabra (5) at the crease. Tanmay Srivastava had scored 109 on Tuesday for UP. Resuming at the overnight score of 300 for 4, UP's batsmen continued to make life miserable for the visiting bowlers with Parvinder combining for a 155-run stand with Bhuvaneshwar Kumar (75). The duo's pace of scoring was not too brisk but their patient knocks frustrated the Delhi bowlers. While Parvinder struck six boundaries and a six in his 228-ball knock, Bhuvaneshwar managed three fours in his innings that came off 214 deliveries. The partnership was broken when Parvinder was dismissed by Abhishek Sharma in the 133rd over. To the Delhi bowlers' dismay, the host team's tail wagged, with lower order batsmen chipping in with fine contributions. Praveen Kumar [ Images ], who was on Wednesday given a Grade B BCCI contract, scored 32 that came off 53 balls and included two fours and a six. For Delhi, Parvinder Awana and Rajat Bhatia shared two wickets apiece. Taruwar Kohli hits hundred as Punjab takes lead Mohali: Taruwar Kohli hit a patient 100 and Rahul Sharma 95 as Punjab took a 201-run lead against Gujarat, scoring 361 for five in their first innings on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match. Starting the day on 77 for two, Punjab lost Uday Kaul (22) after he added just five runs to his overnight total. However, the other overnight batsman Sharma and next man in Kohli joined forces to ensure that the good job done by their bowlers on day one did not go waste. The duo rattled up 148 runs for the fourth wicket and consolidated the hosts' position in the match. The pair separated when Mehul Patel prevented Sharma from reaching the three-figure mark, having him caught behind. Before departing, Sharma faced 179 balls and helped himself with 15 shots to the fence and one over the ropes. Kohli though was undeterred and went on to complete his century. He was unbeaten on exactly 100 runs that came off 258 balls and included seven boundaries. After Sharma's dismissal, Kohli combined well with skipper Pankaj Dharmani, as they raised a 60-run stand for the fifth wicket. Dharmani (38) became the victim of Salil Yadav behind the wicket. At stumps, giving company to Kohli was Sunny Sohal [ Images ] on 33, which came from 53 balls and included four boundaries and a six. Together they have so far put on 61 runs for the sixth wicket. Thakkar, Indulkar put Himachal in sight of lead Dharamshala : Defiant half centuries by Bhavin Thakkar (83), Vinit Indulkar (71) and Mukesh Sharma (68) helped Himachal Pradesh [ Images ] reach 291 for four on the second day of their Ranji Trophy against Tamil Nadu. The hosts still trail Tamil Nadu by two runs. After the visiting side declared the first innings on the overnight score of 293 for eight, Himachal openers Thakkar and Sangram Singh started proceedings on a confident note and put on a 49-run stand. The visitors got the first breakthrough in the 24th over when India discard Lakshmipathy Balaji rattled the stumps of Singh (17). Six overs later, Abhinav Mukund dismissed Paras Dogra for 22. Indulkar then joined Thakkar on the crease and steadily started building the innings, putting on a 71-run stand. Balaji again came to the rescue of his team and trapped Thakkar (83) in front of the stumps to end his valiant knock, which comprised 13 fours. Chandrasekar Ganapathy got the prized wicket of Indulkar when he trapped him for 71 in the 87th over. Indulkar struck eight fours and a six in his knock. Sharma and Kuldeep Diwan ensured that hosts did not suffer any further casualties. Sharma has so far struck 11 fours and a hit over the fence.

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Ganguly penalised for coming late in Ranji match Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly was penalised on Wednesday for turning up late in Bengal's Ranji Trophy match against Saurashtra at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. More... Ganguly penalised for coming late in Ranji match November 25, 2009 20:59 IST Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly was penalised on Wednesday for turning up late in Bengal's Ranji Trophy match against Saurashtra at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Ganguly joined his team more than an hour after the start of their match as he was receiving massage from the team masseur for a "back spasm" in the morning. On day two of the match with Saurashtra resuming at their overnight score of 372 for three, Bengal began without the ace left-hander, who was substituted by Abhishek Jhunjhunwala when the play started in the morning. With Ganguly nowhere to be seen, Bengal became the laughing stock for those watching the match as they were reduced to 10 players when pacer Ashok Dinda had to leave the field for one over during that period. Umpires did not allow further substitution for Dinda and thus Bengal had to do with 10 players on the field. Match Referee Suman Dutta of the Assam Cricket Association was not available for a comment but according to sources umpires Samir Bandekar and K Srinath "waited" for Ganguly for three overs before imposing a "no comfort rule" on the former India captain. Ganguly joined at 10.10am but for his 70 minutes absence he was barred from bowling as a "penalty". "He had developed a back spasm and was getting treated in the dressing room," Bengal captain Manoj Tiwary said.

[SachDan]

Dada :hysterical::hysterical:

[Dinx - the Jinx]

Abhey.. dada can play the game from the hotel room..

[Sachinism]

:adore: Ganguly