Ranji Trophy 2010-11: Super League

[jusarrived]

Its UP vs Karnataka at Kanpur........a very important and I think must-win match for UP.

UP have to get a innings lead at least imo , cos Haryana play Orissa

[The Dark Horse]

final to rain gods

[Sachin=GOD]

UP have to get a innings lead at least imo ' date=' cos Haryana play Orissa[/quote'] its not going to be easy for UP because Karnataka is a very good team. Hoping for a UP win

[jusarrived]

its not going to be easy for UP because Karnataka is a very good team. Hoping for a UP win

you think I want up to win ? :finger:

[Sachin=GOD]

you think I want up to win ? :finger:

Mohd "the forgotten hero" Kaif to score a century and UP to win :two_thumbs_up:

[expoking]

Can somebody put up the scorecards please?

[expoking]

It's ok i found the link, http://www.bccicricket.org/cims/web/jsp/login.jsp

[saneindian]

Mumbai 70/3 vs Delhi, Rohit 13*, Jaffer 19* , Rahane has been rested in this match. Karnataka 27/3 vs UP, Uthappa out for 4, Tyagi and RPS missing for UP

[zaheer]

Scorecards DDCA vs Mumbai Tamil Nadu vs Gujarat Railways vs Bengal Saurashtra vs Assam Haryana vs Orissa UPCA vs Karnataka Baroda vs HPCA

[Chandan]

Thanks for the scorecard Zaheer. As usual, I was unable to open even one scorecard on my own, earlier. Just don't know what problem I run through! Looks like Baroda has one hand on the QF spot already just after one session when they had HP 8 wickets down just for 89. Bhargav bhatt already has a five for! Bengal is 100/2 but Ganguly hasn't come out to bat as yet. two wicket takers are Kartik and Bangar. Mumbai is 150/4 and its a rare occasion when Jaffer has been dismissed cheaply. No wicket for Suyal yet.

[rkt.india]

Thanks for the scorecard Zaheer. As usual, I was unable to open even one scorecard on my own, earlier. Just don't know what problem I run through! Looks like Baroda has one hand on the QF spot already just after one session when they had HP 8 wickets down just for 89. Bhargav bhatt already has a five for! Bengal is 100/2 but Ganguly hasn't come out to bat as yet. two wicket takers are Kartik and Bangar. Mumbai is 150/4 and its a rare occasion when Jaffer has been dismissed cheaply. No wicket for Suyal yet.

Yeah coming from injury, not always easy. Sudeep Tyagi is injured too.

[Sachin=GOD]

Karnataka struggling at 135/4 against UP :yay:

[jusarrived]

Karnataka struggling at 135/4 against UP :yay:

like every match Kar has played this season ...250 has been a struggle in the first innings , but have come back strongly in the second innings to win most of the matches . 180/6 now

[urbestfriend]

Dada scored 13 Karnataka recovered from early blows thanks to Vinay's 50. HP almost sure of relegation Bhargav Bhatt continues to impress

[The Dark Horse]

Gujarat 69/4 against TN :aha:

[saneindian]

With so many teams needing outright wins to qualify for the knockouts, suddenly there are no flat pitches in Ranji matches!! All the wickets look likely to have results, weather permitting. Thats a sad state of affairs. The pitch committee of BCCI should have the final say in prepartion of matches for domestic matches.

[Chandan]

ROUND VII, DAY ONE Delhi vs Mumbai Agarkar strikes after Mumbai shot out for 267 Delhi :Veteran pacer Ajit Agarkar dismissed in-form batsmen Unmukt Chand and the talented Virat Kohli to reduce Delhi to 47 for 2 at stumps, in reply to Mumbai's modest first innings score of 267 on Day 1 of the the final Ranji Trophy group league encounter at the Roshanara Club ground in Delhi on Wednesday. While last match's centurion Unmukt (11) was out edging one to wicketkeeper Omkar Gurav, Virat was bowled by the veteran pacer off the last delivery of his sixth and team's 11th over. The ball was a shooter and the ODI star couldn't keep it out. However, Shikhar Dhawan (25 not out, 56 balls, 5x4) and skipper Mithun Manhas (5 not out) were at crease when stumps were drawn. Earlier, Mumbai captain Wasim Jaffer opted to bat on a seaming track as the hosts introduced a four-pronged pace attack. Save debutant Suryakumar Yadav, who smashed his way to 73 off only 89 deliveries with the help of 15 boundaries, none of the top-order batsmen stayed for long. The slide started as early third over when Sumit Narwal cleaned up Omkar Gurav (1). Parwinder Awana, who bowled only 5.4 overs, then sent back Prashant Waghela (10) and Sahil Kukreja (27) before skipper Jaffer (32) and Rohit Sharma (37) steadied the ship. From 3 for 47, they took the score to 94 before Jaffer was caught by Mayank Tehlan off Pradeep Sangwan's bowling. However, Surya and Rohit added 62 runs for the fifth wicket before the latter edged one to Puneet Bisht off Narwal's bowling. It was due to some lusty blows from Agarkar (35, 3x4, 2x6) and Iqbal Abdullah (31, 6x4) that Mumbai crossed the 250-run mark. Brief scores: Mumbai (1st innings): 267 all out (S Yadav 73, R Sharma 37, W Jaffer 32; S Narwal 4-52, P Sangwan 4-88). Delhi (1st innings): 47-2 (A Agarkar 2-14) Railways vs Bengal Ganguly fails as Railways dismiss Bengal cheaply Delhi : Poor shot selection by top-order batsmen saw Bengal fold for 201 in their first innings against Railways on the first day of their final Ranji Trophy league encounter, at the Karnail Singh stadium in Delhi, on Wednesday. Considering the nature of the pitch, the total may prove to be a decent one if Bengal spinners Sourashis Lahiri and Iresh Saxena can hit the right areas on Thursday like Murali Kartik (2/49) and medium pacer Anureet Singh (3/48) did for the hosts. Bengal captain Manoj Tiwary won the toss and rightly elected to bat on wicket where the ball kept low at times. However, none of the top-order batsmen, including veteran Sourav Ganguly, were dismissed due to the tricky nature of the pitch. It was all about horrible shot selection when they needed to be careful keeping the nature of the track in mind. Ganguly's much-anticipated return to first-class cricket was absolutely scratchy as he barely moved his feet during his 43-minute stay at the wicket. He was done in by his former KKR teammate Anureet Singh, whose delivery kept low and Ganguly was late in bringing his bat down. The result was an inside edge onto the off-stump. If Ganguly was rusty, skipper Tiwary (42, 133 balls, 4x4) looked solid and played patiently till he gave left-arm spinner Nilesh Chauhan the charge. Tiwary went inside out trying to hoist over long-on but offered the simplest of catches to Kartik at mid-on. It was a track where batting was difficult considering the variable bounce and the three Railways spinners -- Karthik, Chauhan and leggie Karan Sharma -- made life even more difficult for Bengal's batsmen by pitching it on the rough. Most of the Bengal batsmen did the tough job of surviving the initial period only to throw it when they looked set. Senior opener Arindam Das (21) played out the first hour but needlessly went for a slog sweep off Kartik only to hole out at short fine leg. Dibyendu Chakraborty couldn't check his drive and was caught in the covers off Sanjay Bangar. Anushtup Mazumdar chased a wide delivery to edge it into Mahesh Rawat's gloves. Young Gitimoy Basu (58, 9x4), who was flown in last night as Shreevats Goswami's replacement, played a gutsy innings, although, he was dropped twice in the slip cordon. Basu not only scored his maiden half century in first-class cricket but also applied himself after those two reprieve. It was his inexperience that saw him get out trying to sweep Sharma. While the first session saw a lot of positive intent from Bengal batsmen as they went into lunch at 97 for two, they were strangely subdued in the remaining two sessions. Brief score: Bengal (1st innings): 201 all out (Gitimoy Basu 58, Manoj Tiwary 42; Anureet Singh 3/48) vs Railways. UP vs Karnataka Gautam rescues Karnataka Kanpur: Wicketkeeper C M Gautam scored an unbeaten 62 to help Karnataka end the opening day on 274 for 7 against Uttar Pradesh, in their final round Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match in Kanpur on Wednesday. Gautam (62), Amit Verma (54) and R Vinay Kumar (51) saved Kanataka from humiliation, as after opting to bat the visitors collapsed twice in their first essay. Apart from the trio, young Manish Pandey made a useful contribution with the bat, scoring a 71-ball 36. Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla (74 for 4) was the pick of the UP bowlers while medium-pacers Rohit Choudhary and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar scalped two and one wicket respectively. Early on, Karnataka lost their three top batsmen inside the 30-run mark. Pandey and Verma managed to steady the ship with a 102-run fourth-wicket stand before Karnataka witnessed another batting collapse. But then came Gautam and in Vinay Kumar's company added 91 runs for the seventh wicket to resurrect the visitor's innings for the second time in the day before the latter became Chawla's fourth victim. At stumps, giving Gautam company at the crease was veteran Sunil Joshi on 13. With two quarter-final spots up for grabs from the group, UP will be desperate to claim the remaining Karnataka wickets early on Thursday. Brief scores: Karnataka (1st innings): 274 for seven in 90 overs (CM Gautam 62 not out, Amit Verma 54, R Vinay Kumar 51; Piyush Chawla 74-4). Haryana vs Orissa Orissa out for 175; Haryana 75 for 4 Rohtak: After bundling out Orissa for a mere 175, Haryana themselves struggled to reach 75 for four at the end of the first day's play of their Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match in Rohtak on Wednesday. Orissa's Subhrajit Sahoo (50 not out) was the only batsman to hit a respectable score on a day dominated by bowlers. Opting to bat first, Orissa got off to a decent start with openers Paresh Patel (25) and Natraj Behera (22) playing cautious innings each, before Sachin Rana drew the first blood for the hosts to see off the former. Soon, Behera followed his partner into the dressing room, Joginder Sharma causing the damage this time. Thereafter, Orissa's downfall started as the host bowlers simply wrecked havoc to leave the visitors suddenly reeling at 86 for six. However, Sahoo came to his team's rescue. In the able company of Lagnajit Samal (23) he consolidated the innings and helped steady the boat a bit. But once Samal got out, it was again the same story as Orissa quickly lost rest of the tail, failing to reach even the 200-run mark. Sahoo remained unbeaten on 50 from 102 balls with the help of three boundaries and a six. While Sachin Rana (3/34) and Amit Mishra (3/55) chipped in with three wickets each, Joginder Sharma (2/21) took two. Replying to Orissa's modest total, Haryana failed to executive their plans properly and they also failed to get off to a good start and lost early wickets. Right-arm medium pacer Alok Sahoo did not allow the Haryana batsman to settle and went on to dismiss openers Nitin Saini (14) and Rahul Dewan (20) cheaply, before sending back Sunny Singh for a duck to put Orissa on the backfoot. Skipper Debasis Mohanty then saw off Ankit Rawat (1) to give a much-needed boost to the visitors. Hemang Badani (14) and Sachin Rana (19) were at the crease when stumps were drawn. Brief scores: Orissa (1st innings): 175 all out in 55.4 overs (Subhrajit Sahoo not out 50, Paresh Patel 25; Sachin Rana 3/34, Amit Mishra 3/55). Haryana (1st innings): 75 for four in 32 overs (Rahul Dewan 20; Alok Sahoo 3/27). Baroda vs Himachal Pradesh Bhatt's five-for helps Baroda take 54-run lead Vadodara : A five-wicket haul by left-arm spinner Bhargav Bhatt helped Baroda bundle out Himachal Pradesh for 119 and then score 173 for 5 at stumps on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match in Vadadora on Wednesday. Bhatt responded to his skipper Pinal Shah's call to field first as he scalped the wickets of BJ Thakkar (20), Paras Dogra (24), VA Indulkar (16), R Dhawan (0) and VS Malik (1) in his 11 overs giving away 40 runs. Wrecked by a lethal combination of spin and seam bowling, Himachal failed to forge any partnership and kept losing wickets at regular intervals before capitulating at 119 in just 46.3 overs. Munaf Patel also contributed, claiming three HP wickets, while Yusuf Pathan scalped two here at the Moti Bagh stadium. In reply, Baroda recovered from a shuddering start to take a 54-run lead with five wickets remaining in their first innings, courtesy an unbeaten 71-run knock by Kedar Devdhar. Devdhar blasted 10 fours in his 117-ball unfinished innings to lift Baroda from 13 for three to 173 for five at stumps. The 21-year-old stemmed the rot, adding a 108-run fourth-wicket partnership with Ambati Rayudu (57), before the latter was dismissed by Vikramjeet Malik. At stumps, skipper Shah was giving Devdhar company on 24. For Himachal Pradesh, Malik and R Dhawan took two wickets apiece, while Gurvinder Singh accounted for one wicket. Brief scores: Himachal Pradesh (1st innings): 119 in 46.3 overs (Gurvinder Singh 25; BA Bhatt 5/40) Baroda (1st innings): 173 for five in 41 overs (KH Devdhar 71, A Rayudu 57; VS Malik 2/35). Saurashtra vs Assam Bowlers dominate on day one of Assam-Saurashtra tie RAJKOT: Assam let slip the advantage after bowling out Saurashtra for a paltry 140 on day one of their Super League Ranji Trophy encounter at the Khandheri Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. At stumps, Assam were 107 for seven with Sarupam Purkayastha and Abu Nechim Ahmed batting on 23 and eight, respectively. Earlier, the hosts after opting to bat first, were off to a bad start losing Sagar Jogiyani for four in the day's fifth over. The Assam bowling attack comprising Tarjinder Singh, Arlen Konwar, Purkayastha and Nechim continued the good work, and barring Sithanshu Kotak (44), none of the Saurashtra batsmen could make any impact. Tarjinder led the pack for Assam picking up three wickets while Konwar, Ahmed and Purkayastha claimed two wickets each. Chirag Pathak and Ravindra Jadeja wasted their starts to leave the hosts in a spot of bother in this must-win game. The hosts, however, struck back through their bowlers with Jadeja and Kamlesh Makvana being the wreckers in chief. Both claimed three wickets each as Assam found themselves in a tricky 107 for seven at close. Tamil Nadu vs Gujarat Gujarat kept on a leash by Tamil Nadu Chennai : Tamil Nadu, seeking a spot in the quarter-finals, took a grip on their concluding Ranji Trophy Elite Group A fixture as they pegged Gujarat down to 69 for four at stumps on the truncated first day here Wednesday. With no play possible for nearly half the day due to early morning showers, only 42 overs were played and during that period, Gujarat struggled against some tight bowling by Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu attack, packed with three spinners and bolstered by the return of Ravichandran Ashwin from national duty, chipped away at the Gujarat line-up after seamer Rajagopal Sathish achieved the first breakthrough by trapping opener Rikin Chauhan in front. Thereafter, Tamil Nadu picked up three more wickets, including that of skipper Parthiv Patel (13) to establish their supremacy. Offie Suresh Kumar took two for 20 while Ashwin had 1 for 19 as the two did much of the bowling. Going into the final set of matches in the league stage, Tamil Nadu are on 14 points and Gujarat have 13, the same as Delhi, while Mumbai (21) are already assured of a spot in the quarter-finals. Two other teams, Bengal (12) and Railways (11) are also in the reckoning with three to qualify from the group.

[Cricketics]

Delhi and Mumbai game seems to be very well poised. Going in the same way as the Delhi-Railwasy game went. Delhi would be batting 4th again here. Most likely it will be again a result here at Roshanara Ground like most of the times it is. Agarkar has striked and striked well with 2 good wickets of Kohli and Chand. I don't see Delhi scoring much, even if they do on to get a lead, it won't be much on this track and as they are batting last, they can be in trouble again like last time Very interesting game. Shikhar Dhawan and Manhas, the old delhi stalwarts need to guide Delhi again or else they are going out. p.s - thanks for the report Chandan

[Feed]

Is it fair to have semi-finals in the Plate League? : Akash Chopra More... Aakash Chopra Is it fair to have semi-finals in the Plate League? The two semi-finals in the Ranji Trophy Plate League are going to be crucial, with the big promotion to the elite group at stake. Four teams from the Plate League – Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra and Maharashtra - after having played some tough cricket for over a month and a half, and finishing in the top two in their respective groups, are now set to lock horns in their most important fixtures of the year. Will they continue to be the poor cousins of the elite teams? or get upgraded and play the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy? It all depends on these two Plate League knockout matches. But is it fair to have so much riding on one game of cricket? Isn’t beating the fellow teams and topping the league good enough for a promotion? The twelve teams that make up the Plate division get split into two groups of six, and play five matches each over the season. Topping their group, therefore, cannot be a case of good luck, but consistent performance. Unfortunately, that is not considered an achievement enough, and the teams are asked to go an extra step to claim a spot. The team standing first in a given group is asked to play the runners-up of the other group, which means a second-placed team has as much chance of reaching the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals as a first-placed team. Is this justified? In some cases, the second-placed team even ends up getting the home advantage. This year, Rajasthan, after topping their group, will play a game against Maharashtra in Nasik, their home turf. Clearly, the latter will have an upper-hand, which may not be the right thing in ideal circumstances. Are we rewarding mediocrity? Delhi would have struggled to win the Ranji Trophy in 2007 had they played the finals against Uttar Pradesh at Kanpur or Lucknow, for their poor spin attack was no secret. UP, without doubt, would have opted for a rank turner and it may have been enough to see them through. But the final in Mumbai, a neutral venue, ensured a brilliant wicket for cricket that allowed the better team to win, albeit over five days. And that’s a crucial point: a five-day game is in my opinion a must for all knockout matches. Most four-day games are decided on the basis of first-innings lead, which may be fine in the league phase, but is grossly unfair in a knockout match. In fact, in the 2007 final, Delhi had conceded the first innings lead, but had enough time to bounce back and win the finals because it was a five-day game. Had it been a four-day affair, they would never have won the trophy. Reaching the elite group is a tough task, and teams must toil to get a spot. But the argument here is not about the severity of the challenges posed, but their rationality.

[The Dark Horse]

TN in a strong position at 156-3 with Badri batting on 70* They'll probably go for an outright win:eyedance: