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

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)