RANJI TROPHY 2014-15

Mumbai overcome Baroda, Assam win with bonus point

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Mumbai captain Aditya Tare's fine century earned him the Player of the Match award.
Mumbai captain Aditya Tare's fine century earned him the Player of the Match award. © Cricbuzz

Kerala and Jharkhand registered their first wins of the season while Mumbai managed their second win as Round 8 of the Ranji Trophy 2014-15 came to a close on Sunday. Defending champions Karnataka gained three points after their match against Uttar Pradesh to consolidate their top position in Group A, while Delhi, despite suffering their first loss of the season, when they lost by an innings against Vidarbha on Day 3, continued to top the Group B table. Yet another strong showing from Assam saw them comfortably perched atop the Group C table.

On Day 3, Madhya Pradesh (Group A), Vidarbha, Haryana and Odisha (Group B) secured big victories. MP defeated J&K, Vidarbha got the better of Delhi, Haryana overcame Rajasthan with ease while Odisha secured a comfortable win against Punjab.

Karnataka v Uttar Pradesh in Bengaluru

Karnataka, who resumed at 8/0 in their second innings on Day 4, having already taken a big lead, decided to continue giving their bowlers rest as they did not declare. However, they could not manage much in their second essay as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals before folding for 215. KL Rahul top-scored with 43 while Kuldeep Yadav finished with three wickets. In the 14 overs that Karnataka bowled, they managed to pick up a couple of wickets before the game ended in a draw. Rahul was named the Man of the Match for his superb triple ton in the first innings.

Brief Scores: Karnataka 719/9 decl (KL Rahul 337, Abrar Kazi 117*; Praveen Kumar 5/88) and 215 (Kl Rahul 43; Kuldeep Yadav 3/59) drew with Uttar Pradesh 220 (Himanshu Asnora 70; Shreyas Gopal 4/51) and 42/2 (Mukul Dagar 24*; Karun Nair 1/8)

Baroda v Mumbai in Vadodara

Resuming at 67/2 on the final day in a chase of 408, Baroda defied the Mumbai bowlers for more than 50 overs before slipping to a 169-run loss. Kedar Devdhar's unbeaten half-century and a defiant fifty from No. 11 Munaf Patel kept the visiting team waiting but Mumbai, helped by Shardul Thakur's five-wicket haul, managed to secure a big win, their second of the season. Skipper Aditya Tare's fine century earned him the Player of the Match award.

Brief Scores: Mumbai 287 (Aditya Tare 127*; Irfan Pathan 3/47) and 304/9 decl (Shreyas Iyer 90; Yusuf Pathan 5/80) beat Baroda 184 (Hardik Pandya 53; Balwinder Singh Sandhu 4/35) and 238 (Kedar Devdhar 58*; Shardul Thakur 5/39) by 169 runs.

Bengal v Railways in Kolkata

Crucial knocks from Mahesh Rawat and Karn Sharma helped Railways secure a thrilling draw against Bengal and finish with three points from the game as they had taken the first innings lead. Bengal, who resumed on the final day at 187/5, declared at 298/8 with Shreevats Goswami scoring an unbeaten 77. Ashish Yadav picked up three wickets. Chasing 265, Railways lost wickets at regular intervals and were reduced to 75/5 at one stage before Sharma and Yadav put on a 97-run stand for the sixth wicket. Alarm bells were ringing in the Railways camp when the visitors lost the set pair along with Ashish Yadav in quick succession. However, Anureet Singh and Prashant Awasthi remained unbeaten to help their side seal a draw.

Brief Scores: Bengal 268 (Manoj Tiwary 68; Anureet Singh 4/45) and 298/8 decl (Shreevats Goswami 77; Ashish Yadav 3/40) drew with Railways 302 (Mahesh Rawat 71; Saurasish Lahiri 5/99) and 198/8 (Mahesh Rawat 55; Amit Banerjee 3/40)

Gujarat v Maharashtra in Valsad

Maharashtra batted well in the second innings with Chirag Khurana and Ankit Bawne scoring unbeaten centuries, but that was not enough to prevent Gujarat from taking away three points from the game, on the basis of first innings lead. Following on, Maharashtra started Day 4 at 131/0 and lost their openers in the first session. Kedar Jadhav, who came in to bat at No.3 could only manage 25. After that, Khurana and Bawne got together and ensured that Maharashtra did not suffer any more setbacks as they put on an unbeaten 192-run stand before the match ended in a draw. Rush Kalaria, who scored a crucial century for the hosts in the first innings, was named the Man of the Match.

Brief Scores: Gujarat 429 (Rush Kalaria 106, Venugopal Rao 104; Anupam Sanklecha 5/93) drew with Maharashtra 262 (Rahul Tripathi 65, Ankit Bawne 54; Ramesh Powar 4/34) and 429/3 decl f/o (Chirag Khurana 130*, Ankit Bawne 100*; Ramesh Powar 1/57)

Assam v Andhra in Guwahati

Naren Reddy's unbeaten half-century kept Assam waiting for a while, but it did not take the Group C table-toppers too long to clinch their fifth win of the season, which they managed to do with a bonus point. Following on, Andhra resumed at 116/6 on Day 4 and batted for more than 40 overs before being bowled out for 198. J Syed Mohammad finished with a five-wicket haul in the second innings. Needing just 24 to win, Assam got over the line with ease as Pallavkumar Das and Arun Karthik saw the hosts through. Swarupam Purkayastha, who scored a hundred in the first innings and also picked up six wickets, was named the Man of the Match.

Brief Scores: Andhra 137 (Mohammad Kaif 60; Arup Das 4/23) and 198 (Naren Reddy 51*; J Syed Mohammad 5/27) lost to Assam 312 (Swarupam Purkayastha 108*; Naren Reddy 4/62) and 25/0 (Pallavkumar Das 16*) by 10 wickets.

Goa v Jharkhand in Porvorim

Having reduced Goa to 161/5 at stumps on Day 3 after enforcing the follow-on, Jharkhand took little time on the final day to pick up the remaining five wickets. Although the hosts managed to make the visiting team bat again, the target was only 54, which Jharkhand reached without much fuss, although they did lose a couple of wickets. Samar Quadri, who had picked up three wickets on Day 3, added two more to his kitty to take his maiden fifer of the season, finishing with a haul of nine wickets in the match. Shahbaz Nadeem also did well in the second essay, picking up a four-wicket haul. Saurabh Tiwary, who scored a splendid ton in the first innings, was named the Man of the Match.

Brief Scores: Jharkhand 385 ( Saurabh Tiwary 162; Vedant Naik 4/67) and 55/2 (Ishan Kishan 29*; Sagar Naik 2/26) beat Goa 215 (Amogh Desai 55; Samar Quadri 4/46) and 223 f/o (Keenan Vaz 45; Samar Quadri 5/82) by 8 wickets.

Himachal Pradesh v Tripura at Agartala

Himachal Pradesh secured three points after their drawn encounter against Tripura at the Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium in Agartala. Tripura, following on, started Day 4 at 20/0 and they kept the bowlers at bay for a long time before being bowled out for 239. Manisankar Murasingh top-scored with 47 while Rishi Dhawan, who picked up a career-best 7/93 in the first innings, added four more to his wickets tally to bag his second 10-wicket haul in First-Class cricket. He also won the Man of the Match award for his superb performance with the ball.

Brief Scores: Himachal Pradesh 535/5 decl (Paras Dogra 204*, Bipul Sharma 119*; Manisankar Murasingh 2/118) drew with Tripura 346 (Bishal Ghosh 100; Rishi Dhawan 7/93) and 239 f/o (Manisankar Murasingh 47; Rishi Dhawan 4/92)

Kerala v Services in Kannur

Services, who were following on and reduced to 123/6 at stumps on the penultimate day, were skittled out for 174 early on Day 4 to leave Kerala with a target of only 10. Akshay Chandran was the star of the second innings as the 21-year old left-arm spinner picked up 6/39 in his maiden First-Class outing. The hosts lost a wicket before double-centurion of the first innings, Sanju Samson, took them over the line and he was named the Man of the Match for his fine efforts with the bat. This was also Kerala's first win of the season, and with six points from the match - their penultimate league game - the hosts remained technically in the hunt for a knock-out berth.

Brief Scores: Kerala 483 (Sanju Samson 207; Suraj Yadav 5/94) and 10/1 (Nikhilesh Surendran 6*) beat Services 318 (Rajat Paliwal 157; Amit Verma 5/92) and 174 f/o (Saurabh Kumar 41; Akshay Chandran 6/39) by 9 wickets.

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