Ranji Trophy - Super League 2009-2010 - Discussion thread

[cowboysfan]

karnatak bowlers have to perform better,they were average on a pitch with good bounce.

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Ranji Trophy: Mumbai draw with Haryana, face Delhi in semis Defending champions Mumbai advanced to the semi-final of the Ranji Trophy by virtue of their first innings lead after their quarterfinal match against Haryana ended in a draw at the Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium in Rohtak on Sunday. More...

[Sachinism]

Mumbai vs Delhi UP vs Karnataka :woot:

[Cricketics]

Ranji Trophy - The Semi Finals So it's Delhi vs Mumbai - 1st Semi Final UP VS Karnataka - 2nd Semi Final Let's hope both these games won't end in a draw but would produce a result. Hope neo will broadcast one of these.

[Laaloo]

:mi:

[saneindian]

Mumbai and Karnataka will have the home advantage. I wonder why the BCCI didnt want to have a 5-day match from semi finals onwards.in a 4 day contest, the home teams are likely to produce dead tracks and the finalists could very well be decided on the basis of a first innings lead which isnt justified for these knock out stages. In fact from the QF onwards, it should have been a 5 day contest giving it better chances of producing outright winners.

[jusarrived]

karnatak bowlers have to perform better' date='they were average on a pitch with good bounce.[/quote'] 5 drop catches in first innings & 3 more yesterday apparently

[urbestfriend]

Its a shame that all four QF matches ended up in Draw. Out of 4 matches , 3 matches could've got a result if teams played for a win. In UP vs Assam match, Assam had to score 320 in around 90 overs, but they ended up scoring 70 runs less. Same case with Punjab who would've played little aggressively and declared much earlier. Mumbai never declared after they got first innings lead , instead opted for useless centuries. This attitude is killing our domestic format. There should be much better incentive for the outright victory.

[urbestfriend]

Go :brc:

[ludhianvi]

Perhaps, they should have 5 days for the knockout stages.

Its a shame that all four QF matches ended up in Draw. Out of 4 matches , 3 matches could've got a result if teams played for a win. In UP vs Assam match, Assam had to score 320 in around 90 overs, but they ended up scoring 70 runs less. Same case with Punjab who would've played little aggressively and declared much earlier. Mumbai never declared after they got first innings lead , instead opted for useless centuries. This attitude is killing our domestic format. There should be much better incentive for the outright victory.

Punjab's approach in the 2nd innings was quite pathetic. They had already lost the first innings lead and did nothing whatsoever to come back into the game in the 2nd innings. Where they needed to take the initiative, they dawdled in their second innings. Didnt make any sense at all. Very poor effort.

[Guest Hiten.]

I'd be least interested in who goes on to the next round (finals) or who wins the trophy. I don't know how can someone follow such matches when there is a guaranteed draw on the cards. You can count the number of matches that have yielded results on your hands in this year's Ranji competition which is quite shameful. Only 19 games have produced results out of 63 games (excluding Quarters). Quite painful and borefest for the ones who actually bother following our domestic fixtures.

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Delhi hang on to set up big clash with Mumbai in the semifinal Proving that their batting wasn't a weak link, Delhi surpassed Tamil Nadu's first innings total of 463 to enter the Ranji Trophy semi-finals on Sunday. More... Delhi hang on to set up big clash NEW DELHI: In a remarkable fightback, Delhi, riding on the strength of a collective assault, beat Tamil Nadu on the basis of the first innings lead to set up a semifinal clash with Mumbai in Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy. On a day when the state association lost its face, the Delhi Ranji team earned respect by reaffirming their faith in the cliché of ball-by-ball approach and a slow-and-steady chase, ensuring a semi-final spot in the process. Resuming play on the fourth morning at 294/4, Delhi took almost two sessions to wipe off a deficit of 170 runs — 176.2 overs, to be precise — to collect three points for the first-innings lead against Tamil Nadu and book a semi-final meeting with Mumbai. And credit should go to Gaurav Chhabra strained every sinew of his swollen calf muscle to stretch forward and play the waiting game, and alternatively scramble for singles and doubles, to score his maiden first-class hundred from 236 deliveries with 12 boundaries. Proving that their batting wasn't a weak link, Delhi surpassed Tamil Nadu's first innings total of 463 to enter the Ranji Trophy semi-finals on Sunday. Disciplined partnership Skipper Rajat Bhatia and Gaurav Chabra batted with resolve, which allowed the hosts to declare at 490 for eight. Their batting styles may have differed but the duo's approach served Delhi's purpose. While Bhatia scored on both sides of the wicket, Chabra was impressive on the on-side. Chhabra led a collective middle-order effort to rebuild the Delhi innings with Rajat Bhatia — who missed his fourth consecutive hundred against Tamil Nadu, being run out for 94 — and crisis man Punit Bisht enacting another famous rescue act with a responsible 75, as Delhi declared their first innings at 490/8 one over after tea. Tamil Nadu scored 27 without loss in what was just a formality before play was called off, with Delhi also managing to cover up their slow over rate to complete the match with a clean record. Bhatia and Chhabra added 122 runs for the fifth wicket against a Tamil Nadu bowling attack that not only lacked ideas to induce false strokes from the batsmen but also lost the battle of patience by feeding poor deliveries on a regular basis. Bhatia looked in complete control of the proceedings but a suicidal decision to steal a single from a hard push to mid-on saw him beaten by an inch by C Ganapthy's throw. It was a suicidal run out by Bhatia who made 94 off 243 balls with ten fours. Delhi was 107 adrift when Bisht joined Chhabra. Tamil Nadu was riding high and understandably too. Even though Bisht, with two centuries this season, was confident, the 23-year-old Chhabra felt the pressure. Delhi were still 107 runs behind at that point but Chhabra, who had attuned to the slowness of the pitch and the bantering around the bat, took the initiative and, along with Bisht, forged a 96-run sixth-wicket partnership. The 23-year old, a last-minute pick into the XI at the behest of coach Vijay Dahiya and skipper Bhatia, reposed the faith in him by exchanging his usual number three slot and his aggressive streak to dig in at number six and provide spine, also earning for himself a spontaneous Rs 5000 cash award from a Delhi selector for his performance. Steering the chase Chabra got to his maiden century late in the second session. After surviving some nervous moments on 99 against left-arm spinner R. Aushik Srinivas, the 22-year-old managed the elusive single. Bisht continued to be himself and belted Srinivas for a six over long on to complete his half-century and bring Delhi closer. There was some cheer for the opposition when he was adjudged leg before to Ashwin. He fell on 100 and Delhi were 452 for six. Chhabra was finally out leg before exactly at the three-figure mark though, attempting a needless paddle shot, with Delhi still 12 runs behind but Bisht, who completed his half-century from 106 balls with six boundaries and a hit over long on, steered Aushik Srinivas through the cover boundary to spark celebrations in the Delhi dressing room. It was left to Bisht to complete the task and a four off Srinivas saw Delhi surpass Tamil Nadu. Bisht (75) fell at the stroke of tea, losing his wicket to S. Anirudha. Pradeep Sangwan and Parvinder Awana were in the middle when Bhatia declared at 490 for eight. The hosts could have carried on, but a poor overrate playing on the mind, they came out to bowl again. The Tamil Nadu second innings was 10-overs-old when the skippers called off play. “The pressure was obvious but I remembered what my skipper told me. Just hang in and don’t think about the target. We were not sure this morning but we were confident. The plan was to tackle it ball by ball and I knew Puneet was in great form. Things fell into place because of Rajat and Puneet,” said Chhabra, who batted 246 balls for his 100 with 12 fours before he was trapped leg-before with the target 12 runs away. But there were no more alarms as Bisht, who played with a purpose, finished the job in style with a square-driven boundary. His 75 had 11 fours and one six off 119 balls. Tamil Nadu clearly held the advantage on Sunday morning but was let down by its bowlers. They proved woefully ineffective. “Any team that chases 463 deserves the credit. The Delhi batsmen applied themselves very well. We got two big early wickets (Aakash Chopra and Shikhar Dhawan) but the rest hung in well. We were well and truly beaten,” said a gracious Tamil Nadu coach W.V. Raman. In hindsight, while Delhi's overhaul of the 463-run target doesn't make right the decision to field first on a deteriorating Palam wicket, it does indicate that their brittle batting has finally found stability in the crucial stages. Delhi play against Mumbai from January 3 with almost the same set of batsmen and an addition of Ishant Sharma in their ranks, while sources suggest that Mumbai can witness the return of Sachin Tendulkar, who has opted out of the Bangladesh series.

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After early win, Mumbai get the home advantage for semis Defending champions Mumbai stormed into the semi-finals by virtue of a substantial 236-run first innings lead against Haryana. More... After early win, Mumbai get the home advantage ROHTAK: With the fate of the match decided a day earlier, the final day of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal tie between Mumbai and Haryana at the Chaudhary Bansi Lal Stadium, Lahli, here was destined to offer plenty of dull action apart from the draw. Even before the dust kicked up at the Ferozeshah Kotla pitch from the abandoned one-dayer between India and Sri Lanka could settle, some 80 kilometres away, the Mumbai Ranji team shifted their attention to another 22-yard strip in the Capital — at the Palam ground. For much of the fourth day, the Mumbai team was only bothered with the result of the Delhi-Tamil Nadu match. After every few minutes one of the team members would troop in and ask about the state of the match that would decide their semi-final opponent. Having quickly sealed a semi-final spot early on Sunday, home advantage for Wasim Jaffer’s side hung in the balance with the Delhi-Tamil Nadu match poised on a knife’s edge. As soon as Mumbai coach Praveen Amre heard that Delhi had managed to go past the Tamil Nadu total, his face creased into a smile. Primarily because the decision meant that Mumbai would play their January 3 semi-final at home. Had it been Tamil Nadu, then Mumbai would have been forced to travel to Chennai and that would have brought it’s own share of fresh challenges. On the field, both teams were only concerned with getting through the overs as quickly as possible. Ajinkya Rahane (101 off 172 balls with seven boundaries) stroked his way to his second century of the match . Iqbal Abdullah chipped in with 51. After tormenting Amit Mishra’s side for a little more than two sessions, Mumbai declared on 334/7 when the captains mutually decided that they had had enough. After ensuring its berth in the semifinals, Mumbai fiddled with its batting order and allowed the tailenders some crucial knocking practice in the middle. That puts in perspective why batsmen like Iqbal Abdulla and Usman Malvi came ahead of skipper Wasim Jaffer in the visiting side’s second essay on Sunday. Thus, Ajinkya Rahane’s second century of the match did not inspire much excitement. His knock (101 runs, 172 balls, 198 minutes) contained seven fours and a six. Valiant recovery However, Mumbai lower order led by an obdurate Rahane launched a valiant comeback. “We recovered very well after being reduced to 55 for 4,” said Mumbai skipper Wasim Jaffer after the match. “The top order is obviously something that we need to look at but we have a Time Shield match and all the batsmen will be playing. That is when we will be looking to iron out the problems.” Mumbai skipper Wasim Jaffer admitted that his team’s top-order batsmen had not been consistent. “We recovered well in this match. The top-order is something we need to look at. “But we have a Times-Shield match and all the batsmen will be playing. There will be a chance to iron out the problems,” he said. He rated Delhi as a tough rival in the semifinals. “Delhi chased 474 against Tamil Nadu, which was the best team in our group. So they will be coming with a lot of confidence. Ishant Sharma’s presence will also add to their strength,” Jaffer said. “They will come into the match with a lot of confidence, having played so well to chase down 463. “But having said that it is an advantage to play the semi-final at home, it is a pressure match and any advantage we can get is welcome.” Delhi will be buoyed by the presence of Ishant Sharma, who will be back in the squad. But Mumbai still don’t know whether Sachin Tendulkar will be available to take Rohit Sharma’s place in the middle-order. “We will only know about that when we get back to Mumbai and we will also get an update on Abhishek Nayar’s fitness report then.” Brief Scores: Mumbai 400 & 334-7 (Rahane 101*, Abdulla 51, Mishra 2/58) drew Haryana 164 Semi-final lineup: Mumbai vs Delhi in Mumbai; Karnataka vs Uttar Pradesh in Bangalore.

[saneindian]

I'd be least interested in who goes on to the next round (finals) or who wins the trophy. I don't know how can someone follow such matches when there is a guaranteed draw on the cards. You can count the number of matches that have yielded results on your hands in this year's Ranji competition which is quite shameful. Only 19 games have produced results out of 63 games (excluding Quarters). Quite painful and borefest for the ones who actually bother following our domestic fixtures.

So thats about 30% games producing outright wins. Any idea about similar stats for county matches or matchs in nthe aussies or south african domestic cricket?

[Guest Hiten.]

So thats about 30% games producing outright wins. Any idea about similar stats for county matches or matchs in nthe aussies or south african domestic cricket?

Australian domestic (Sheffield) - 9 out of 16 games produced results so far.

[Dinx - the Jinx]

When is the Karnataka Vs UP match? I will try and get to catch a day or two at the stadium

[gaurav92]

:mi: :isalute: Mumbai should win the semis and the finals too, if GOD is playing then i dont think any team could stop us from winning this contest. Shane and Sachinism can we have bets for the Ranji S/F and Finals ?

[urbestfriend]

:mi: :isalute: Mumbai should win the semis and the finals too, if GOD is playing then i dont think any team could stop us from winning this contest. Shane and Sachinism can we have bets for the Ranji S/F and Finals ?

GOD will hit the WALL :hysterical: :--D :brc:

[TheWall]

GOD will hit the WALL :hysterical: :--D :brc:

TheWall :dance::dance::dance:

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Sachin not to play semi against Delhi Mumbai coach Pravin Amre today made it clear that Sachin Tendulkar will not play their Ranji Trophy semi-final against Delhi. More... Tuesday 29th December 2009 Sachin not to play semi against Delhi Mumbai coach Pravin Amre today made it clear that Sachin Tendulkar will not play their Ranji Trophy semi-final against Delhi. Speculation was on that since Tendulkar has opted out of the tri-series in Bangladesh he may play in the important match, starting here on Sunday. However, Amre reasoned that since the senior batsman had taken a break for rest, there was no chance of him playing in the Ranji semi-final. "He has opted out of the Bangladesh tri-series to take rest and is not available for the semi-finals. The team is going to be picked tomorrow," Mumbai team coach Pravin Amre informed PTI on Tuesday. The absence of Rohit Sharma from the Mumbai line-up, as he has been picked in the national team for the Bangladesh tri-series, had fuelled speculation that Tendulkar may take his place in the side. Amre though said Prashant Naik and Onkar Khanvilkar, who were part of the side in the quarter-final against Haryana, have a strong chance of making the final XI. "We have the option of Prashant and Onkar Khanvilkar who have been with the team. Abishek Nayar is playing a game (local Times Shield tie), giving us more flexibility," he said. Amre said both Mumbai, striving for their 39th title, and former champions Delhi would be missing some key players but are going into the tie with the momentum. "Both the teams are missing some players but have the momentum going into the game," Amre said. Seven-time winners Delhi will be without their opening duo of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, middle-order batsman Virat Kohli and left-arm pacer Ashish Nehra while besides Tendulkar, Mumbai will not have Rohit Sharma and Zaheer Khan. The availability of lanky pacer Ishant Sharma, ignored for the tri-angular event in Bangladesh, has bolstered the visiting team's attack. Amre said he had asked his front line bowlers not to play for their respective office outfits in the ongoing Times Shield tournament to remain fresh for the battle against Delhi who last won the title in the 2007-08 season. "Iqbal Abdulla (left-arm spinner) has bowled over 270 overs (in the tournament). I have asked the five main bowlers to skip the Times Shield tie," he said.