Ranji Trophy 2022-23 Round 4, Day 2 Round-up: Sarfaraz Khan’s 162 lifts Mumbai against Tamil Nadu; Baltej Singh’s 7/28 cleans up Gujarat for 97

Sarfaraz Khan scored a superb 162 as Mumbai posted 481 in the first innings of their Ranji Trophy 2022-23 Elite Group B match against Tamil Nadu at the Brabourne Stadium.

Resuming Day 2 on 183/6, in response to Tamil Nadu’s first-innings score of 144, Mumbai’s lower-order batted with great resolve to aid Sarfaraz.

While Sarfaraz struck 19 fours and a six in his 220-ball knock, Tanush Kotian (71), Mohit Avasthi (69), and last man Siddharth Raut (31*) also made key contributions.

In response, the visitors were 62/1 at Stumps, trailing Mumbai by 275 runs. Saurashtra continued their domination over Delhi in the other Group B game. They ended Day 2 on 503/6 in response to Delhi’s 133. Arpit Vasavada was unbeaten on 127 at the close of play.

Karnataka skipper Mayank Agarwal (102*) scored a fluent ton against Chhattisgarh in an Elite Group C match of the Ranji Trophy 2022-23. In Group D, Punjab pacer Baltej Singh’s 7/28 bundled out Gujarat for 97 in 34.2 overs in Valsad.

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Ranji Trophy 2022-23: Brief scores from Round 4, Day 2

Here’s a look at brief scores from all the Ranji Trophy 2022-23 matches played on Day 2 of Round 4 of the competition.

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Elite Group A

Odisha (111/0) trail Nagaland (433) trail by 322 runs

Uttarakhand (104/6) trail Bengal (387) by 283 runs

Haryana (140/5) vs Uttar Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh (223/1) trail Baroda (355) by 132 runs

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Elite Group B

Andhra (135 & 230/3) lead Hyderabad (197) by 168 runs

Maharashtra (307/2) lead Assam (274) by 33 runs

Saurashtra (503/6) lead Delhi (133) by 370 runs

Tamil Nadu (144 & 62/1) trail Mumbai (481) by 275 runs

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Elite Group C

Jharkhand (92 & 66/0) trail Rajasthan (287) by 129 runs

Goa (200/5) trail Kerala (265) by 65 runs

Karnataka (202/1) trail Chhattisgarh (311) by 109 runs

Services (378/5) lead Puducherry (216) by 162 runs

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Elite Group D

Chandigarh (455/3) vs Tripura

Vidarbha (145/7) trail Madhya Pradesh (309) by 164 runs

Jammu and Kashmir (161 & 5/0 f/o) trail Railways (427) by 261 runs

Punjab (286 & 156/6) lead Gujarat (97) by 345 runs

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Plate

Sikkim (66/6) vs Bihar

Meghalaya (610/6 d) trail Arunachal Pradesh (148/4) by 462 runs

Mizoram (104 & 79/3) trail Manipur (277) by 94 runs