Ranji Trophy 2010-11: Super League

[The Dark Horse]

:((

[Sir john]

:((

bad luck for TN.:nervous:

[The Dark Horse]

They should play the next match fully at least:pray:

[Sir john]

They should play the next match fully at least:pray:

your team remaining two matches are too in chennai. so pray for good weather.FIXTURE

[The Dark Horse]

oh no...thanks anyway Sir J:icflove:

[Sir john]

oh no...thanks anyway Sir J:icflove:

:dontmentionit: :friends: :five:

[Chandan]

ROUND V, DAY 2 Karnataka vs Himachal Pradesh Karnataka lose the upperhand against Himachal pradesh Left-arm pacer Sreenath Arvind and Stuart Binny wreaked havoc with the ball to bowl out Himachal Pradesh for 199 before the home team bounced back to reduce Karnataka to 73 for four in their second essay in the Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match on Thursday. Arvind (4/50) and Binny (3/22) broke the backbone of Himachal innings, accounting for seven opposition batsmen after the hosts were off to a decent start in reply to Karnataka's modest first innings score of 254. At stumps on day two of the four-day encounter, an outright result is very much on the cards with Karnataka losing four of their top-order batsmen in the second innings for just 73, thereby ensuring an overall lead of 128 runs with six wickets in hand and two full days play still remaining. Young Manish Pandey (26) and Amit Verma (20) were holding the fort for Karnataka in the second innings with an unbeaten 40-run stand after they were reduced to 33 for four at one stage. Left-arm medium pacer Mohinderraj Sharma, who returned with a five-wicket haul in Karnataka's first innings, continued his fine showing with the ball, accounting for two rival batsmen giving away 18 runs, while Vikramjeet Malik and Rishi Dhawan scalped a wicket each. Earlier resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 1/0, Sangram Singh (21) and Hemant Dogra (45) gave a solid start to Himachal with a 71-run opening stand before Arvind and Binny dismantled the hosts with four quick wickets within a span of eight runs. Binny, who saved Karnataka yesterday with a brilliant 109, carried on his batting form onto the field and was on the verge of registering a hat-trick in the 21st over with back-to-back wickets of Bhavin Thakker and Vinit Indulkar, only to be denied by Himachal skipper Paras Dogra (15). For Himachal, Hemant Dogra (45), wicket-keeper Manvinder Bisla (33) and Rishi Dhawan (28) were the notable run-getters but it was not enough for the hosts to cross the 200-mark. Apart from Arvind and Binny, veteran leg-spinner Sunil Joshi picked up two wickets while Abhimanyu Mithun scalped one. Coming onto bat in the second essay with a 55-run first innings lead, Karnataka were in for trouble as they lost their four top-order batsmen -- Lokesh Rahul, K B Pawan, skipper Gamesh Satish and Robin Uthappa -- in quick succession. Brief Scores: Karnataka: 254 and 73 for four in 31 overs (Manish Pandey 26, Amit Verma 20; Mohinderraj Sharma 2/18). Himachal Pradesh: 199 all out in 54.4 overs (Hemant Dogra 45, Manvinder Bisla 33; Arvind 4/50, Binny 3/22). Mumbai vs Gujarat Rahane, Jaffer tons put Mumbai on top Riding on centuries by skipper Wasim Jaffer (169 not out) and Ajinkya Rahane (126), Mumbai posted a mammoth 544 for three declared and then reduced Gujarat to 121 for two at end of the second's day’s play in their Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match on Thursday. At stumps, Niraj Patel was unbeaten on 60 with Parthiv Patel (17) giving him company. On day two, Rahane and Jaffer shared a 111-run stand to put Mumbai in a commanding position. Carrying on Wednesday’s momentum, both the overnight batsmen Rahane and Jaffer went on to slam hundreds each, while Rohit Sharma (59 not out) hit a half-century as Mumbai resuming at 283 for two added another 261 runs to the total on the second day at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium. Rahane, resuming at personal score of 54 and Jaffer at 47, left the host bowlers grasping for breath as the duo held on to their wickets and launched an all-out attack. The lone success for the Gujarat bowlers came when Ishwar Choudhary managed to send back Rahane in 114th over but by then he had already scored a fabulous 126 off 182 balls with 14 hits to the fence. Jaffer, however, remained unbeaten at 169 after facing 235 deliveries, studded with 20 boundaries and 2 sixes. He also shared another valuable partnership of 150 runs with Rohit Sharma before declaring the first innings at 544. Replying to Mumbai's massive first innings total, Gujarat lost Priyank Panchal (7) early. Rikin Chauhan (28) and Niraj Patel managed to rebuild the innings but soon Abhishek Nayyar sent the former packing to leave the hosts struggling at 86 for two. However, Niraj along with Parthiv made sure that Gujarat do not lose any more wicket on the day. Brief scores: Mumbai 1st innings: 544 for three decl in 139 overs (Wasim Jaffer not out 169, Ajinkya Rahane 126, Onkar Gurav 89, Sahil Kukreja 81; Ishwar Choudhary 2/115). Gujarat 1st innings: 121 for two in 39 overs (Niraj Patel batting 60, Abhishek Nayar 1/13). Delhi vs Assam Delhi have the upperhand as Assam reach 118 for two on 2nd day Seamer Sumit Narwal dismissed in-form Sridharan Sriram in the final hour of the second day as Assam scored 118 for two in reply to Delhi's challenging first innings score of 472 in a fifth round Ranji Trophy Super League (Group A) match being played at the Roshnara ground. With two days left, Delhi coach Manoj Prabhakar would fancy that his wards will stick to a disciplined line on a track that will definitely help the pace trio of Narwal, Pawan Suyal and Pradeep Sangwan as Assam still need 355 runs to gain first innings lead. Assam's outstation pros Sriram (44, 87 balls, 7x4) and opener Dheeraj Jadhav (42 batting, 141 balls, 4x4) added 95 runs for the second wicket after left-arm pacer Suyal dismissed opener Shib Shankar Roy (10) as the ball jumped on him as he snicked it to wicketkeeper Puneet Bisht. Jadhav and Sriram especially the later scored some quick runs off the new ball with some good shots as well as a few streaky boundaries. Just when it looked like that they would survive the new ball, Sriram shouldered arms to a Narwal delivery that moved in a shade late to clip the off stump bail. Skipper Amol Mujumdar (4 batting) survived a confident leg-before appeal from Suyal. Earlier, it was Pradeep Sangwan's (76, 63 balls, 14x4, 1x6) lusty hitting and his ninth wicket partnership of 72 with Vikash Mishra (4) helped Delhi reach a commanding score of 472 after they had slumped to 400 for eight from 381 for five. Skipper Mithun Manhas (124, 219 balls, 13x4, 1x6) and Mayank Tehlan (83, 177 balls, 10x4) started the day at 332 for five took the score to 381 before medium pacer Ranjit Mali (3/129) breached through the defences of Manhas. Narwal (2) didn't survive long as he was caught by Dhiraj Goswami off Mali. Tehlan who looked confident in company of Manhas was unusually subdued as he snicked one off Mali to 'keeper Rajdeep Das. However Sangwan showed a lot of positive intent as he started hitting the bowlers. With second new ball still fairly hard, it was easier for Sangwan to muscle the ball through the gaps including a few thick edges which flew past the slip cordon. Coach Prabhakar is hopeful that if they can get rid of Jadhav and Amol, Delhi will definitely have the upperhand on Friday. "This is a seaming wicket where you can score runs but if you don't have the ability to leave the deliveries in the off-stump channel, it can be trouble. Apart from Jadhav and Amol, there aren't too many experienced players. So we should definitely get these two early on Friday," the coach said. Punjab vs Orissa Punjab takes control after strong batting Skipper Pankaj Dharmani and Uday Kaul struck centuries as Punjab batted its way to a mammoth 550 for seven declared against Orissa on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Super League match on Thursday. Punjab batsmen continued the run glut and batted the side to a position of strength against the hosts at the East Coast Railway Sports Association ground. The hosts were 25 for no loss at stumps with Natraj Behera (17) and Paresh Patel (8) at the crease. Dharmani scored 103 runs before being retired hurt while left-handed Kaul came up with a knock of 118, the best effort from his side. The two overnight batsmen shared a 187-run stand for the fourth wicket after resuming the day at 277 for three. Dharmani left the field when the score was 406 for three and Kaul too departed soon after being caught by Biplab Samantray off his own bowling. Dharmani's 225-ball knock was laced with 14 shots to the fence while Kaul's was a rather sedate innings that came off 310 balls with 11 fours. The other batsmen joined the party as Bipul Sharma scored quick 62 runs and shared a 91-run partnership with Karan Goel, who was unbeaten on 45. Basanth Mohanty was the most successful bowler for Orissa with his four-wicket haul. Brief Scores: Punjab 1st innings: 550/7 declared in 166 overs. (S Kanwar 104, U Kaul 118, P Dharmani 103; B Mohanty 4/97) Orissa 1st innings: 25/0 in 8 overs. (N Behera 17 batting, P Patel 8 batting). Tamil Nadu vs Bengal Rain played spoilsport The second day's play between Tamil Nadu and Bengal in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A was called off on Thursday after overnight rains made the pitch and outfield soggy. The first day's play was also called off due to heavy rains yesterday without a ball being bowled. With only three more matches remaining in the preliminary stage, efforts of former India captain Sourav Ganguly to play in this match to improve upon Bengal's fifth position on the points table seem to have gone for a toss as they are likely to share two points with Tamil Nadu, if the match ends in a draw. Rains playing spoilsport would also affect Tamil Nadu, who have ten points from four matches and are placed joint second with Gujarat. They would perhaps be relegated down the order in points table. With bright sunshine and clear sky prevailing since morning today, the teams can hope that the match would commence on Friday. UP vs Haryana Haryana smell victory against UP A brilliant six-wicket haul by Bhuvneshwar Kumar could not save the day for Uttar Pradesh as Haryana overhauled the home team's first innings total and scalped three wickets at stumps on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match in Ghaziabad. Resuming at overnight score of 84 for no loss, Haryana openers Nitin Saini (66) and Rahul Dewan (76) completed their respective half centuries but Kumar's fierce spell helped UP to restrict the visitors to 272. Kumar broke the 109-run partnership between the openers, trapping Nitin in front of the wicket and then had Sunny Singh (30) caught behind by Amir Khan. Kumar came back again to haunt Hayana, removing opener Dewan caught by Amir. The Kanpur lad, who will turn 20 this Sunday, also accounted for Manav Kumar (35), Sachin Rana (16) and Yuzvendra Chahal (0) in his 30.5 overs. However, Haryana batsmen still managed to enjoy a healthy 105 runs first innings lead and then their bowlers responded well to reduce UP to 68 for three in 24 overs in their second essay. Tanmay Srivastava (33) and skipper Mohammad Kaif (11) were at the crease at the draw of stumps at the Mohan Meakins Cricket Stadium. Joginder Sharma was the wrecker-in-chief as he scalped all the three UP wickets, giving away just 31 runs in his nine overs. UP is still trailing by 37 runs with seven wickets remaining and would have to play out of their skin to save the match. Brief Scores: Uttar Pradesh 1st innings: 167 Haryana 1st innings: 272 all out in 93.5 overs (Nitin Saini 66, Rahul Dewan 76; B Kumar 6/77) Uttar Pradesh 2nd innings: 68/3 in 24 overs (Tanmay Srivastava 33; Joginder Sharma 3/31). Railways vs Saurashtra Saurashtra reach 107/1 in reply to Railways' score of 415 RAJKOT: Saurashtra reached 107 for one in reply to Railways' first innings score of 415 at the end of second day's play of the Ranji Trophy Super League (Group A) match at Rajkot. At stumps, opener Sagar Jogiyani (58 batting, 118 balls, 12x4) and veteran Sitanshu Kotak (34 batting) added 87 runs for the unbeaten second wicket partnership. The only batsman to be dismissed was opener Chirag Pathak (12) caught by Sanjay Bangar off pacer Anureet Singh's bowling. Earlier, 38-year old Bangar notched up his 14th first-class century in his 147th appearance as Railways reached 415 starting the day at 233 for four. Bangar hit 16 boundaries and a six in his 262 ball-knock. The 38-year-old batted for close to six and half hours for his 104. However, the Railways middle-order didn't offer much resistance save wicketkeeper Mahesh Rawat (67, 90 balls, 9x4, 1x6) who added 90 runs for the final wicket with Nilesh Chauhan (34). Jaidev Unadkat, who is in the India squad for the Test series in South Africa was the peak of the Saurashtra bowlers grabbing four for 82 while off-spinner Kamlesh Makvana also chipped in with four for 132. Left-arm spinner Rakesh Dhruv got one for 66.

[Sid]

The great Indian selection circus One of the more dramatic events of the first week of the Ranji season was Hyderabad being shot out for 21 by Rajasthan. It made a lot of news, but what followed was also quite unprecedented, though not quite as well noticed. The executive committee of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) took the unprecedented step of questioning the selection of the Ranji team. Usually, once the selectors are appointed for the season, the association doesn't interfere. But in this instance, obviously stung by the humiliating defeat at the hands of Rajasthan, the executive committee was forced to act. Unlike some other associations, HCA's executive committee didn't turn a blind eye to the events around them. What usually happens is that whenever there is a cat of this sort to be belled, the members of the cricket improvement committees in state associations point fingers towards the executive committee. It is their way of saying that the executive committee has the real power and that they are the only ones that can stop the nepotism that rears its head from time to time in Indian cricket at all levels. There is one way nepotism can be stopped - if not at every level, at least when it comes to junior selection or in picking players for the zonal competitions or the level just below the national squad - the A team or Emerging Player levels. It has been tried before from 2002 to 2006, and we saw some good results with the Talent Resource Development Wing (TRDW) that I launched on behalf of the BCCI. It led to the emergence of many players who came from outside the old centres and didn't have any godfathers. The idea was simple. Dilip Vengsarkar, as chairman of the TRDW, sat in on the selectors' meetings, be it a junior-level one or even the senior selectors picking an A team. He didn't have a vote but his job was to act as advisor and offer his opinions on players being discussed. His views were respected because of the amount of grassroots cricket he - and his team of chief zonal Talent Research Development Officers (TRDOs) - watched. During that four-year period we saw cricketers emerge from unfashionable parts of the country - MS Dhoni, Irfan Pathan, Parthiv Patel, Piyush Chawla, Sreesanth and RP Singh among them - who were spotted early and then fast-tracked into the A team. When a new BCCI regime came to power in 2006, the system was not exactly stopped but reformatted, so much so that the match referee had to fulfil the Vengsarkar role - and his salary was double that of the TRDOs on the ground. What has happened since then is that not only are the selections of some players questionable, more than one match-referee appointment has been seen as doubtful. Nepotism exists and thrives in the local and state associations. It's a malady and we often say that Indian cricket suffers from "son's stroke" at the cost of some proven performers. Some such sons play just a few first-class matches and later make themselves eligible to become selectors and perpetuate the practice. No one has been able to restructure the zonal selection system, and very often its flaws have a negative effect on players, and increasingly even on selectors. Recently in Delhi one of the selectors on the junior selection committee, Vinay Lamba, was manhandled by the parents of a young cricketer. In a city full of ministers and bureaucrats, pressure is expected, but these cases of selectors being physically assaulted seem disturbingly to be on the rise. Certain selections are made to keep the association's voters happy. Vote-bank politics is gradually creeping into the system. I remember when Ajay Ratra was not picked for his state, Haryana, after he had scored a Test century in the West Indies. In fact, it would be fair to say that selections in India are going from bad to worse. Even the most optimistic would not say that our selection has improved in any way. Let's go back 25 years. In 1984 the Mumbai selection committee picked a player from Nasik (who was playing in Mumbai) for the Irani Trophy season opener. He was then suddenly dropped, before the first Ranji game. The reason was that the selectors had mixed him up with a much older player - a 37-year-old of the same name, also from Nasik. Only when the 22-year-old showed up did the selectors realise their mistake. The young cricketer suffered from a nervous breakdown and needed psychiatric help before he was able to return to play cricket. The tragedy is that the situation has not improved. Everyone remembers the story of 1998 when the player selected for the Sahara Cup in Toronto was the allrounder Jai Prakash Yadav, but the man who eventually got there was UP's Jyoti Prasad Yadav, a batsman. The lack of written communication by the secretary of that time was to blame. If you believe that things are better in the era of the internet and mobile phones and superior communication, don't. In 2002 there was another case when a Mumbai cricketer playing for Goa was enthusiastically discussed in the Mumbai selection committee. His scores were presented and he was selected. When someone amasses more than 500 runs, as this player had, he is always welcome. It was later revealed that the selector had misrepresented the scores, which actually belonged to another Mumbai player also playing for Goa. The ideal way of putting an end to nepotism and neglect is to appoint some responsible men of repute and integrity, whose fingers are on the pulse of the Indian game. We need to use the experience of people like Vengsarkar and Mohinder Amarnath. They could be overseers or mentors for junior and senior cricket. One of them would do well to supervise the processes and meetings of the selection committee. Indian cricket can do without malpractice in selection and this I believe is the strongest way. Maybe Hyderabad could actually start the process. http://http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/489633.html

[coffee_rules]

I thnk Kar will win this. They only need 100 more runs or so. With the two batsmen and a long tail, (Mithing almost had a test 50 in SL), so I think Kar is going to bag this and top the group (even with just 4 games compared to other 5)

[Sachin=GOD]

UP lost to Haryana by 9 wickets :((:((:((:((

[Sir john]

haryana beat UP

Uttar Pradesh 167 & 174 Haryana 272 & 72/1 (20.0 ov) Haryana won by 9 wickets

JOGI TAKE 6 WICKETS :yay::yay::yay::yay::yay: :yay::yay::yay::yay: :yay::yay::yay: :yay::yay: :yay:

[Sachin=GOD]

:((

[Sir john]

:((

HEY don't forget praise joggy for his efforts.:two_thumbs_up:

[Sachin=GOD]

HEY praise joggy for his efforts.:two_thumbs_up:

well done Jogi:((:(( now UP will be down to 2nd or 3rd in the table.

[urbestfriend]

Karnataka is in danger of losing to HP :headshake: Come on Mithun...

[Sir john]

Karnataka is in danger of losing to HP :headshake: Come on Mithun...

your team will win UB don't worry.:two_thumbs_up: Karnataka 254 & 230 Himachal Pradesh 199 & 153/5 (40.0 ov) our team will get crumble.

[vvvslaxman]

What kind of pitches are they are playing on. Joginder 6 wickets.

[Chandan]

ROUND V, DAY 3 Mumbai vs Gujarat Mumbai crush Gujarat by an innings and 167 runs Mumbai thrashed an unimpressive Gujarat by an innings and 167 runs with a complete day to spare to pocket full six points from their four-day Group A match in Valsad. Mumbai, who dominated the proceedings from the very first ball after deciding to bat, completed a comprehensive victory with both the batting line up and bowling department sticking to its respective roles with perfection. The hosts, resuming at overnight score of 121 for two, were eventually bundled out for a meagre 162 in reply to Mumbai's mammoth first innings total 544. Apart from Niraj Patel (61) and skipper Parthiv Patel (33) no other Gujarat batsmen posed any resistance before the Mumbai bowlers. Veteran Ajit Agarkar wreaked havoc as he ran though the middle-order, picking up four wickets by giving away just 35 runs from his 18 overs. Abhishek Nayar and Dhawal Kulkarni also chipped in with three and two wickets respectively. As a result of this win, Mumbai now have 20 points from five matches and are looking set to top the group. Brief scores: Mumbai (1st innings): 544 for 3 declared Gujarat: 162 & 215 (Niraj Patel 61, Sunny Patel not out 58; Iqbal Abdulla 5-58, Ajit Agarkar 4-35). Tamil Nadu vs Bengal Tamil Nadu struggle against Dinda on rain-curtailed third day Ashok Dinda made an impressive comeback after missing a couple of matches due to typhoid as hosts Tamil Nadu could manage only 126 losing four wickets in the process against Bengal at stumps on the third day of their fifth round Group A encounter being played at the Guru Nanak College ground in Chennai. In-form Subramanium Badrinath (33 batting, 3x4) was at the crease along with K Vasudevdas (21 batting 1x4) after Dinda (three for 33) rocked the top-order accounting for opener Abhinav Mukund (41, 81 balls, 2x4) and KB Arun Karthik (10) and rival captain Dinesh Karthik (0). After it was a complete washout for the first two days, 41 overs of play was possible on the day as Bengal captain Manoj Tiwary elected to field keeping overcast conditions in mind. Brief Scores: Tamil Nadu 126-4 in 41 overs (S Badrinath 33 batting, K Vasudevdas 21 batting, A Dinda 3-33, R Bose 1-34) vs Bengal. Karnataka vs Himachal Pradesh Himachal eye upset win over Karnataka Manvinder Bisla and captain Paras Dogra shared an unbeaten 101-run stand after early hiccups as Himachal Pradesh eye an upset victory over Karnataka in their Group B match in Dharmasala. Chasing 286 runs for victory, wicket-keeper Bisla (54 not out) and Paras Dogra (32 not out) steadied the Himachal ship with a 101-run sixth wicket stand that came of 137 balls after the home team lost half of its side for 52 runs. At stumps on the penultimate day of the four-day affair, Himachal were 153 for five in 40 overs and still needing 133 runs for an outright win. Right-arm pacer Abhimanyu Mithun starred with the ball for Karnataka accounting for three Himachal batsmen giving away 51 runs, while Aditya B Sagar and Sreenath Arvind scalped a wicket each. Earlier resuming at the overnight score of 73 for four, Karnataka rode on young Manish Pandey's brilliant 112 to score 230 in their second essay before being bowled out in 71 overs. Apart from Pandey, no other Karnataka batsmen could pose serious resistance before the Himachal bowlers as overnight batsman Amit Verma (20) departed with out adding a single run to his account and Sunil Joshi (21) and Aditya B Sagar (29) faded out after a start. Mohinderraj Sharma (4/52) completed a nine-wicket haul in the match as after five in the first innings he added four more victims to his name in the second essay. He was ably supported by right-arm pacer Rishi Dhawan who also accounted for four Kanataka batsmen while Vikaramjeet Malik picked up two wickets. Brief Scores: Karnataka: 254 and 230 (Manish Pandey 112; Mohinderraj Sharma 4-52, Rishi Dhawan 4-40) vs Himachal Pradesh: 199 and 153 for five in 40 overs (Manvinder Bisla 54 not out, Paras Dogra 32 not out; Abhimanyu Mithun 3-51). Punjab vs Orissa Gony, Ladda dent Orissa reply Manpreet Gony and Sarabjit Ladda shared six wickets between them as Punjab are all set to take a huge first innings lead against Orissa in their match in Bhubaneswar. Resuming at 25 for no loss, Orissa ended the day three at 216 for seven in reply to Punjab's huge 550 for seven declared. Gony (3-57) and Ladda (3-44) never let Orissa batsmen built a big partnership and kept taking wickets at regular intervals to leave the hosts trailing by a huge 334-run margin. Had it nor been a 48-run stand for the seventh wicket between Subhrajit Sahoo (batting 43) and Alok Sahoo (28), Orissa would have been in deeper trouble. Brief Scores: Punjab (1st innings): 550-7 declared vs Orissa (1st innings): 216 for seven in 97 overs (S Sahoo 43, B Samantray 33; M Goby 3-57, S Ladda 3-44). Delhi vs Assam Hat-trick by Pawan, Delhi eye outright win Left-arm seamer Pawan Suyal's hat-trick was the highlight of the third day's play as Delhi are firmly on sight of an outright win against Assam in a Ranji Trophy Super League (Group A) match at the Roshanara ground. Replying to Delhi's commanding total of 472, Assam were all-out for 239 in their first innings trailing by 233 runs. Following on, they fared a shade better than their first essay ending the day at 183 for three with veteran opener Dhiraj Jadhav batting on 69 in company of Gokul Sharma (25 batting). The batsmen dismissed were SS Roy (0), Sridharan Sriram (59) and skipper Amol Mujumdar (21). Assam now needs 51 runs to avoid innings defeat. Suyal who scalped four in the first innings including hat-trick was the wrecker in chief in the second essay as he increased his match-haul to six wickets. The day undoubtedly belonged to the young Uttaranchal boy who is playing his second first-class season for Delhi. He got his hat-trick in the 74th over of the innings. In the fourth ball, he induced Dhiraj Goswami to a mistimed pull-shot that went straight to Mayank Tehlan stationed at the deep backward square leg as the umpires called for lunch. He came out and completed the feat with the first two deliveries after lunch trapping Arlen Konwar (0) and Ranjit Mali (0) infront of the wicket. He had figures of four for 90 in the first innings. Earlier, Assam middle-order caved despite Amol and Dhiraj resuming at their overnight score of 118 for two before Sumit Narwal started the slide trapping Amol leg before. In-form Gokul Sharma (9) was snapped by Tehlan in the slips off Narwal while Parvez Aziz was out edging in the slips to Shikhar Dhawan off left-arm spinner Vikash Mishra. Jadhav who played a dogged innings of 69 facing 204 deliveries in the process was dismissed by Sangwan and there was no chance that Assam could have avoided follow-on. "We should have conceded 40-50 runs less in the second innings. Now we have to get them out within an hour tomorrow. I am happy as this is my first hat-trick in first-class cricket but will be happier if we can finish it off in style. "The main aim will be to bowl in right areas as the ball is still doing a bit off the pitch," the hero of the day Suyal said. Brief Scores: Delhi 472 vs Assam 239 and 183-3. UP vs Haryana Joginder, Rana script Haryana's 9-wicket win over UP Medium pacer Joginder Sharma completed a six-wicket haul as Haryana notched up a moral-boosting nine-wicket victory over table-toppers Uttar Pradesh in their Group B match in Ghaziabad. Joginder, who took three wickets yesterday, added three more scalps to his name today to bowl out Uttar Pradesh for 174 in their second innings on the penultimate day of the four-day encounter at the Mohan Meakins Cricket Stadium. Haryana openers Nitin Saini (22) and Rahul Dewan (34 not out) then overhauled the 70-run target in 20 overs to bag six valuable points for the visitors and zoom to the top of the table. Resuming at 68 for three, Tanmay Srivastava (60) notched up a well-made half century enroute to a 65-run fifth wicket partnership with Parvinder Singh (58 not out) before Sachin Rana (3-27) and Joginder brought their downfall. Chasing 70 for victory, Saini and Dewan had no problems as the duo stitched a 45-run opening partnership before the former was caught by skipper Mohammad Kaif off Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the 16th over. Dewan and Sunny Singh (7) then comfortably reached the target without any hiccups. Brief Score: Uttar Pradesh: 167 and 174 (TM Srivastava 60, Parvinder Singh 58 not out; Joginder Sharma 6-59, Sachin Rana 3-27) vs Haryana: 272 and 72/1 (R Dewan 34 not out; B Kumar 1-20). Railways vs Saurashtra Saurashtra 284/6 in reply to Railways' 415 RAJKOT: Sagar Jogiyani scored 113 as Saurashtra made 284 for six in their first innings against Railways at the end of penultimate day's play in the four-day Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match on Friday. Resuming at 107 for one, Jogiyani added 55 runs to his overnight score of 58 to complete a well-made ton while Sitanshu Kotak made 50 before Jai Prakash Yadav (4/66) brought Railways back into the match to restrict Saurashtra to 284 for six at stumps on day three in reply to the visitors' first innings score of 415. Apart from Jogiyani and Kotak, skipper Jaydev Shah (38) and Pratik Mehta (29 not out) made notable contributions for Saurashtra. Jogiyani struck 19 fours and faced 282 deliveries enroute his century before he fell lbw to left-arm spinner Nileshkumar Chauhan. At stumps, Kamlesh Makvana (12 not out) was giving Mehta company at the crease. Saurashtra are still 131 runs behind Railways in the first innings and with just four wickets in hand and a day to go, it will prove to be a Herculean task for the home team to overwhelm the opponent target. Brief Scores: Railways: 415 Saurashtra: 284 for six in 132 overs (Sagar Jogiyani 113, Sitanshu Kotak 50; Jai Prakash Yadav 4/66).

[Sir john]

Left-arm seamer Pawan Suyal's hat-trick was the highlight of the third day's play as Delhi are firmly on sight of an outright win against Assam in a Ranji Trophy Super League (Group A) match at the Roshanara ground.

:congrats:

[jusarrived]

Karnataka is in danger of losing to HP :headshake: Come on Mithun...

why isnt Vinay playing ? where is Gautam , who scored 170 in the last match