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Green-Top Pitch For Bengal-Saurashtra Ranji Trophy Final | Cricket News
14Feb By adminNo Comments
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Green-Top Pitch For Bengal-Saurashtra Ranji Trophy Final | Cricket News

[ad_1] A green-top pitch will be on offer for Bengal-Saurashtra Ranji Trophy summit clash beginning in Kolkata on Thursday. Pace bowling has been Bengal's main strength with the troika of Akash Deep (37), Ishan Porel (24) and Mukesh Kumar (18) accounting for the most number of wickets this season. Two days ahead of the match, the Eden Gardens centre strip sported a green cover and Cricket Association of Bengal pitch curator Sujan Mukherjee said there would be no "further trimming"."Our pace bowling is much better than Saurashtra and we will have a similar grass cover on the pitch, there is no further scope for trimming," Mukherjee told reporters.Asked whether toss would be a factor, he said: "As always, the first and the last hour at Eden Gardens are crucial when wicket aids seam movemen...
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Skipper Arpit Vasavada Hits Double Ton As Saurashtra Inch Closer To Ranji Trophy Final | Cricket News
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Skipper Arpit Vasavada Hits Double Ton As Saurashtra Inch Closer To Ranji Trophy Final | Cricket News

[ad_1] Skipper Arpit Vasavada hit a double century as Saurashtra took a crucial 120-run first innings lead against Karnataka to put one foot in the Ranji Trophy final, in Bengaluru Saturday. Resuming at his overnight score of 112, Vasavada made 202 off 406 balls while Chirag Jani scored 72 to help Saurashtra finish their first innings at a massive 527 in reply to Karnataka's 407. Pacer Vidwath Kaverappa (5/83) took five wickets for the home team. If the match ends in draw, Saurashtra will qualify for the final by virtue of first innings lead.Karnataka ended the fourth day at 123 for four with skipper Mayank Agarwal, double centurion in the first essay, scoring a quick 64-ball 55 before falling to Dharmendrasinh Jadeja.Ravikumar Samarth, Devdutt Padikkal and Manish Pandey were the other K...
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Ranji Trophy: Madhya Pradesh Beat Andhra To Set Up Semi-final With Bengal | Cricket News
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Ranji Trophy: Madhya Pradesh Beat Andhra To Set Up Semi-final With Bengal | Cricket News

[ad_1] Riding on half-centuries from opener Yash Dubey and Rajat Patidar, defending champions Madhya Pradesh completed their remarkable fightback as they beat Andhra by five wickets to enter the Ranji Trophy semifinals in Indore on Friday. After conceding a big first innings lead of 151, MP bounced back on the third day on Thursday by skittling out Andhra for a mere 93 in 32.3 overs in the visiting side's second innings. Set a target of 245 to win the quarterfinal match, MP were 58 for no loss on Thursday and they knocked off the remaining 187 runs in 61 overs on Friday to win the match with a day to spare.The heroic efforts of Andhra captain Hanuma Vihari who batted one-handed in both their innings after a wrist injury went in vain as his team could not stop MP from reaching 245 for 5 i...
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Ranji Trophy: Karnataka-Kerala Match Ends In Draw; Wins For Goa, Jharkhand, Rajasthan | Cricket News
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Ranji Trophy: Karnataka-Kerala Match Ends In Draw; Wins For Goa, Jharkhand, Rajasthan | Cricket News

[ad_1] Karnataka gained three points after its Ranji Trophy Group C match against Kerala petered out to a draw on the fourth and final day in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. The visiting team extended its lead to 143 runs adding 75 more runs to its overnight 410 for 6. Karnataka's total of 485 for 9 declared was built on a superb double ton by India Test discard Mayank Agarwal (208, 360 balls, 17 fours, five sixes). The Kerala batters made 96 for 4 in 51 overs to deny Karnataka any opening as the game ended in a draw. Karnataka picked up three points.Earlier in the day, Karnataka batters B R Sharath (53, 101 balls, 5 fours) and Shubhang Hegde (50 not out, 138 balls, 2 fours) helped themselves to half-centuries as the team sought to extend the lead. Hegde, who batted cautiously, added 53 ru...
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Ranji Trophy: Avesh Khan Stars In MP’s Big Win Over Vidarbha | Cricket News
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Ranji Trophy: Avesh Khan Stars In MP’s Big Win Over Vidarbha | Cricket News

[ad_1] Avesh Khan produced another stellar performance with a five-wicket haul to bowl defending champions Madhya Pradesh to a 205-run win over Vidarbha on the fourth and final day of their Group D match in Indore on Friday. Chasing 407 for victory, Vidarbha resumed at 13 for 1 with their hopes of pulling off an unlikely win resting on the shoulders of skipper Faiz Fazal. Fazal, who has played one ODI for the country, battled it out against the MP bowling line-up led by the speedy Avesh. He made 65 (193 balls, 8 fours) but it was not enough to prevent Vidarbha from going down.Avesh, who had picked up seven wickets in Vidarbha's first innings, dismissed Nachiket Bhute (12) for his first wicket of the day. Later, he sent back Atharva Taide (1). Puneet Datey struck a huge blow for the home ...
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Shahbaz Ahmed Stars As Bengal Beat Tami Nadu; Odisha Stun Chandigarh | Cricket News
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Shahbaz Ahmed Stars As Bengal Beat Tami Nadu; Odisha Stun Chandigarh | Cricket News

[ad_1] Shahbaz Ahmed produced a brilliant all-round performance to power Bengal to a dominating 43-run win over Tamil Nadu in their Elite Group E match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Sunday. The 27-year-old from Haryana led Bengal's aggressive batting display with an unbeaten 27-ball 42 laced with three fours and two maximums to take the team to 164 for six after opting to bat. He then returned to scalp three crucial wickets with his left-arm spin to completely derail Tamil Nadu's run chase as they ended with 121 for 9 in their stipulated 20 overs.Shahbaz's pyrotechnics helped Bengal finish with a flourish after skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran (38), Sudip Gharami (27) and Ritwik Chowdhury (32) set it up with useful knocks.Washington Sundar (2/24) took two wickets, while Sai Kishore (1/20),...
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