Ranji Trophy Round 2 Day 2: Jharkhand beat Haryana, Ravindra Jadeja shines

The second day of round 2 of Ranji Trophy 2018/19 saw the first result as Jharkhand defeated Haryana by 9 wickets to score 6 points. Varun Aaron was the star of the show picking 6 wickets for 32 runs in the second innings.

Ravindra Jadeja continued his superb form with the bat remaining not out on 178 for Saurashtra. Here is a round-up of all the action from around the country:

Elite Group A

Baroda versus Maharashtra ( Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara)

Baroda were dismissed for the same score which they made on day 1. In reply, Maharashtra ended on 253 for 8.

Maharashtra 253 for 8 in 84 overs ( Shaikh 65, Khurana 56, Sanklecha 30*, Swapnil Singh 4/73) trail Baroda 322 for 10 in 83.4 overs ( Yusuf Pathan 99, Swapnil Singh 79, Bachhav 4/81) by 69 runs.

Gujarat versus Chhattisgarh ( Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium, Valsad)

Starting the 2nd day on 260 for 3, Gujarat posted a massive total of 538 for 7 before electing to declare. In reply, Chhattisgarh ended the day on 53 for 2.

Chhattisgarh 53 for 2 in 19 overs ( Sahil Gupta 11, Rishabh Tiwari 9, Chintan Gaja 1/17) trail Gujarat 538 for 7 declared in 146 overs ( Manprit Juneja 107, Dhruv Raval 116*, Piyush Chawla 61, Chintan Gaja 59*, Vishal Kushwah 3/92, Sumit Ruikar 1/124) by 485 runs.

Saurashtra versus Railways (SCA Stadium, Rajkot)

Starting the 2nd day on 82 for 4, Ravindra Jadeja played a gem of a knock to rescue Saurashtra from a tough situation and still is not out on 178 at the end of the day's play as his side took a lead.

Saurashtra 344 for 8 in 116.3 overs ( Ravindra Jadeja 178*, Makvana 62, Jaydev Shah 25, Anureet Singh 2/27, Avinash Yadav 3/95, Harsh Tyagi 1/74) lead Railways 200 in 64 overs (Mahesh Rawat 46, Pratham Singh 45, Ravindra Jadeja 4/58, Makvana 3/55) by 144 runs.

Vidarbha versus Karnataka (VCA Stadium, Nagpur)

Starting the second day on 245 for 8, Vidarbha added 62 runs for the last 2 wickets to be bowled out for 307. In reply, Karnataka despite losing 3 quick wickets, ensured that they ended on 208 for 5.

Karnataka 208 for 5 in 72 overs ( Dega Nischal 66*, Sharath 46*, Aditya Sarwate 2/44, Akshay Wakhare 2/55) trail Vidarbha 307 in 102.2 overs ( Ganesh Satish 57, Wasim Jaffer 41, Wagh 57, Wakhare 35*, Mithun 3/53, Jagadeesha Suchith 4/33) by 99 runs.

Elite Group B

Manoj Tiwary scored a brilliant double century

Bengal versus Madhya Pradesh (Eden Garden’s, Kolkata)

Starting the 2nd day on 246 for 4, Bengal continued to pile the domination and scored 510 for 9 declared. Manoj Tiwary remained not out on 201.

Madhya Pradesh 15 for 0 in 10 overs ( Ankit Dane 7* Aryaman Birla 8*) trail Bengal 510 for 9 declared in 149.3 overs ( Manoj Tiwary 201*, Ghosh 100, Easwaran 86, Shubham Sharma 5/59, Kuldeep Sen 1/46, Avesh Khan 1/49) by 495 runs.

Delhi versus Himachal Pradesh ( Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, New Delhi)

Starting the day on 305 for 8, Delhi could add just 12 runs to be bowled out for 317 as Pankaj Jaiswal took both wickets. In reply, Himachal Pradesh were struggling at 58 for 6 but Rishi Dhawan 64, Ekant Sen 46 steadied the ship. Pankaj Jaiswal and Mayank Dagar are at the crease with the score at 216 for 8.

Himachal Pradesh 216 for 8 in 62 overs ( Rishi Dhawan 64, Ekant Sen 46, Pankaj Jaiswal 23*, Mayank Dagar 21*, Varun Sood 4/53, Ishant Sharma 1/38 ) trail Delhi 317 in 92.5 overs ( Dhruv Shorey 88, Hiten Dalal 79, Mayank Dagar 3/57 , Gurvinder Singh 2/57, Jaiswal 3/56 ) by 101 runs.

Kerala versus Andhra Pradesh (St Xavier’s College Ground, Thiruvananthapuram)

Starting the 2nd day on 225 for 8, Andhra Pradesh were bowled out for 254. In reply, Kerala ended the day in a strong position at 227 for 1.

Kerala 227 for 1 in 78 overs ( Jalaj Saxena 127*, Arun Karthik 56, Rohan Prem 34*, Shoaib Md Khan 1/55) trail Andhra Pradesh 254 in 99.4 overs ( Ricky Bhui 109, Shiv Charan Singh 45, KC Akshay 4/64, Basil Thampi 3/50) by 27 runs.

Tamil Nadu versus Hyderabad ( Indian Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli)

Hyderabad continued to pile on the pressure on Tamil Nadu bowlers scoring 523 for 7 at the end of day two.

Hyderabad 523 for 7 in 177 overs ( Akshath 248*, Sandeep 130, Sairam 42, M Mohammed 2/83, Vignesh 2/81)

Elite Group C

Varun Aaron was simply sensational for Jharkhand

Haryana versus Jharkhand ( Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak)

Jharkhand registered their first win of the tournament with a crushing 9 wicket win over Haryana. They starting the 2nd day on 120 for 6 but the Haryana bowlers picked last 4 wickets for just 23 runs to bowl out visitors for 143. It was a great display of bowling by Varun Aaron to pick 6 wickets in the second innings to bowl out Haryana for just 72 in the 2nd innings. Needing 11 runs to win, Jharkhand chased down with 9 wickets to go.

Jharkhand 143 in 44.2 overs ( Ishan Kishan 25, Anukul Roy 27, Poonish Mehta 3/24, Ashish Hooda 5/37) and 12 for 1 in 4 overs ( Siddiqui 10*, Patel 1/6) beat Haryana 81 in 41.3 overs ( Rohilla 36, Himanshu Rana 25, Ajay Yadav 4/24, Rahul Shukla 3/24, Varun Aaron 2/21) and 72 in 28 overs ( Nitin Saini 14, Poonish Mehta 15, Varun Aaron 6/32, Ajay Yadav 3/31) by 9 wickets

Jharkhand 6, Haryana 0.

Tripura versus Assam (Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, Agartala)

Starting the 2nd day on 268 for 4, Assam was bowled out for 328 runs adding just 60 runs to the overnight score. In reply, Tripura went into lunch at 17 for 2 and were bowled out for 139 runs in first innings.

Assam 328 in 104.4 overs ( Aziz 88, Rishav Das 70, AS Sinha 59, AK Sarkar 5/107 ) and 5 for 0 in 3 overs ( Parviz Aziz 4*, Rishav Das 1*) lead Tripura 139 in 53.3 overs ( Pratyush Singh 47, Ninad Kadam 28, Arup Das 5/ 42, Mukhtar Hussain 4/43) by 193 runs.

Odisha versus Uttar Pradesh ( KIIT Stadium, Bhubaneswar)

Uttar Pradesh began the 2nd day on 42 for 1. On the back of brilliant 151 not out by Akshdeep Nath, Uttar Pradesh ended the 2nd day on 361 for 6.

Uttar Pradesh 361 for 6 in 107 overs (Akshdeep Nath 151*, Rinku Singh 72, Priyam Garg 59, Basant Mohanty 3/44 Mohammad Saif 28, Kaushik 18*, Basant Mohanty 1/15) lead Odisha 256 in 68.1 overs (Senapati 87, Lenka 46, Poddar 39, Rajpoot 3/61, Dayal 3/62) by 105 runs.

Rajasthan versus Services ( Sawai Man Stadium, Jaipur)

The second day was a brilliant one for Services as they bowled out Rajasthan for just 136. S Pandey took 5 wickets for Services. In their second innings, Services ended the day on 127/4.

Services 228 in 64.5 overs ( Anshul Gupta 54, Vikas Hathwala 49, Aniket Choudhary 3/59, TM UL- Haq 4/61) and 127 for 4 in 45 overs ( Rahul Singh 37*, Rajat Paliwal 32*, Aniket Choudhary 2/37, TM UL Haq 2/37) lead Rajasthan 136 in 56.1 overs ( Chetan Bist 46, Lomror 28, S Pandey 5/58, Pathania 3/47) by 219 runs.

Goa versus Jammu and Kashmir (Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim)

Goa 422 for 7 in 180 overs (Kauthankar 106*, Amonkar 73, Kamat 57, Amit Verma 71, Umar Nazir Mir 2/83, Irfan Pathan 2/49)

Plate Group

Rohit scored a century

Mizoram versus Arunachal Pradesh ( Jorhat Stadium, Jorhat)

Starting the 2nd day on 92 for 3, Mizoram were bowled out for 142 runs. It was a great bowling effort by Arunachal Pradesh bowlers. In their second innings, Arunachal Pradesh ended the day on 251 for 5.

Arunachal Pradesh 220 in 66.2 overs ( Akhilesh Sahani 65, Kshitiz Sharma 49, Yangfo 48, Taruwar Kohli 3/62, Abdul Khadir 3/66) and 251 for 5 in 67 overs ( Yangfo 53*, Obi 56*, Khadir 2/71) lead Mizoram 142 in 43.2 overs ( Akhil Rajput 57, Kshitiz Sharma 4/31, Subhash Sharma 2/21, Doria 4/26) by 329 runs.

Puducherry versus Meghalaya (Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry)

Starting the 2nd day on 269 for 7, Puducherry added 121 runs for the last 3 wickets and posted 389 runs. In reply, Meghalaya ended the 2nd day on 161 for 6.

Meghalaya 161 for 6 in 52 overs (Puneet Bisht 58, Yogesh Nagar 45*, Pankaj Singh 3/20) trail Puducherry 389 in 127.3 overs (Paras Dogra 101, Nayar 57, D Rohit 138, Gurinder Singh 4/106, Lakhan Singh 2/103) by 228 runs.

Uttarakhand versus Manipur (Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Dehradun, Uttarakhand)

Uttarakhand began the 2nd day on 123 for 5. It was a good bowling display by Manipur bowlers to bowl out Uttarakhand for 228. In their second innings, Manipur scored 143 for 1 at end of day 2.

Manipur 137 in 42 overs ( Yashpal Singh 38, PP Singh 32, Dhopola 7/50) and 143 for 1 in 60 overs ( Lakhan Rawat 81*, Prafullomani Singh 30, Deepak Dhopola 1/33) lead Uttarakhand 228 in 73.1 overs ( Rajat Bhatia 61, Vaibhav Singh 54, Karn Veer Kaushal 45, TK Singh 4/50 , Konthoujam 4/68) by 52 runs.

Nagaland versus Sikkim (Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima, Dimapur)

Like the last match, Milind Kumar played a blinder, scoring 224 runs as Sikkim were bowled out for 374 in their first innings.

Nagaland 179 in 52.5 overs ( R Jonathan 86, Ishwar Chaudhary 4/65, Bipul Sharma 3/46) 97 for 5 in 40 overs ( KB Pawan 61*, Bipul Sharma 2/21, Ishwar Chaudhary 2/21) Sikkim 374 in 82.5 overs ( Milind Kumar 224, Bipul Sharma 90, Pawan Suyal 7/108) trail by 59 runs.