Ranji Trophy


On Saturday, the 10th of February, in the Ranji Trophy 2024 Round 6 Elite Group A match, Vidarbha maintained a dominant position against Maharashtra. Karun Nair played a brilliant inning, scoring 128 runs off 205 deliveries. Nair struck 18 boundaries in his innings as Vidarbha amassed a commanding total of 439/6 in reply to Maharashtra's first-inning score of 208. However, Uttar Pradesh's batsmen failed to shine.

Karun Nair scored a century. File photo
Sports Desk, New Delhi. Rishi Dhawan (unbeaten 95) and opener Praveen Thakur's 85 half-centuries propelled Himachal Pradesh to a 47-run lead against Delhi in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match on the second day of play. Himachal Pradesh has scored 311/8 at the close of play, having lost eight wickets.

In the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match, Uttar Pradesh's batsmen failed to shine in the first innings. On the second day, UP dismissed Andhra for 261 runs, with three wickets each from Yash Dayal and Ankit Rajpoot. Andhra's KV Sasikanth displayed a strong performance with the ball, taking five wickets. UP could only manage to score 198 runs in their first inning. By the end of the day's play, Andhra had scored 19 runs for the loss of one wicket in their second inning, leading by 82 runs.

Brief Scores of Day 2 Matches of Ranji Trophy Round-6:
Elite Group A:
• Jharkhand (119/9) trails Haryana (509) by 390 runs.
• Manipur (67 and 51/6) trails Services (333) by 215 runs.
• Vidarbha (439/6) leads Maharashtra (208) by 231 runs.
• Rajasthan (159/6) trails Saurashtra (328) by 169 runs.
Elite Group B:
• Chhattisgarh (180/4) trails Mumbai (351) by 171 runs.
• Bengal (172/8) trails Kerala (363) by 191 runs.
• Andhra (261 and 19/1) leads Uttar Pradesh (198) by 82 runs.
• Bihar (134/5) trails Assam (405) by 271 runs.
Elite Group C:
• Tripura (187/4) trails Chandigarh (356) by 169 runs.
• Tamil Nadu (129/7) trails Karnataka (366) by 237 runs.
• Punjab (219) trails Gujarat (339) by 120 runs.
• Railways (297 and 31/0) lead Goa (200) by 128 runs.
Elite Group D:
• Odisha (123/6) trails Uttarakhand (342) by 219 runs.
• Baroda (104/6) trails Madhya Pradesh (454) by 350 runs.
• Himachal Pradesh (311/8) leads Delhi (264) by 47 runs.
• Puducherry (172 and 35/7) needs 52 runs against Jammu and Kashmir (106 and 152).

Plate Group (Semifinal)
1. First Semifinal: Nagaland (206 and 20/1 follow-on) trails Hyderabad (462/8 declared) by 236 runs.
2. Second Semifinal: Meghalaya (145 and 125/4) requires 28 runs vs. Mizoram (144 and 153)
Haryana dominates Jharkhand.
Powered by Jayant Yadav's 4 wickets and Sumit Kumar's 3 wickets, Haryana gained control against Jharkhand on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match. After Ankit Kumar's century and Himanshu Rana's half-century, Rahul Tewatia (144) and Sumit Kumar (86) contributed to Haryana's total of 509 runs in the first inning.

In response, Jharkhand's batting faltered. By the close of play, Jharkhand had scored 199 runs for the loss of nine wickets, trailing by 390 runs and facing the threat of a follow-on.