Ranji Trophy 2022-23 Round 7, Day 2 Round-up: Mumbai in trouble against Maharashtra despite Prasad Pawar’s 99*

Mumbai went to stumps on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy 2022-23 Elite Group B match against Maharashtra on Wednesday, January 25, at 187/5.

Keeper-batter Prasad Pawar was batting on a defiant 99*, but Yashasvi Jaiswal (0), skipper Ajinkya Rahane (14), and Armaan Jaffer (19) failed to make an impact. Mumbai still trail Maharashtra by 197 runs. Earlier, Maharashtra resumed their first innings on 314/6 and ended on 384.

In another Group B match of the Ranji Trophy 2022-23, Delhi went to stumps at 223/5. Skipper Yash Dhull scored a quick-fire 72 off 74, while Ayush Badoni was unbeaten on 78 off 85. Delhi still trail by 132 runs as Hyderabad posted 355 in their first innings on the back of Rohit Rayudu's 153*.

Services took a 223-run lead over Rajasthan in an Elite Group C clash of the Ranji Trophy 2022-23. Rajasthan were bowled out for 136 in response to Services’ first-innings total of 178 as Pulkit Narang claimed 5/39. Ravi Chauhan then hit 97* as Services went to stumps at 181/2 in their second innings.

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Ranji Trophy 2022-23: Brief scores from Round 7, Day 2

Here’s a look at brief scores from all of the Ranji Trophy 2022-23 matches played on Day 2 of Round 7 of the competition.

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Elite Group A

Bengal (39/2) trail Odisha (265) by 226 runs

Nagaland (130 & 19/3 f/o) trail Baroda (561/6 d) by 412 runs

Haryana (158/6) vs Uttarakhand

Himachal Pradesh (15/0) vs Uttar Pradesh

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Elite Group B

Assam (113 & 62/5) trail Andhra (361) by 186 runs

Saurashtra (92/3) trail Tamil Nadu (324) by 232 runs

Mumbai (187/5) trail Maharashtra (384) by 197 runs

Delhi (223/5) trail Hyderabad (355) by 132 runs

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Elite Group C

Jharkhand (164 & 85/2) trail Karnataka (300) by 51 runs

Goa (51/1) trail Chhattisgarh (531/9 d) by 480 runs

Services (178 & 181/2) lead Rajasthan (136) by 223 runs

Kerala (111/3) trail Puducherry (371) by 260 runs

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Elite Group D

Chandigarh (18/0) vs Jammu and Kashmir

Vidarbha (88/2) vs Punjab

Gujarat (188/9) trail Railways (508) by 320 runs

Madhya Pradesh (98/1) trail Tripura (362) by 264 runs

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Plate Group Final (Day 1)

Bihar (329/4) vs Manipur