Ranji Trophy Round 9, Day 3: Uttarkhand qualify for the quarter-finals, Andhra Pradesh, Mumbai, Odisha, Haryana register wins

It was an exciting day of cricket on the 3rd day of Ranji Trophy 2018/19. Uttarakhand defeated Mizoram by an innings and 56 runs to qualify for the quarter-finals stage.

In other matches, Mumbai defeated Chhattisgarh by nine wickets to end the season. Odisha defeated Goa by 276 runs in Elite Group C, Haryana defeated Services by six wickets in Elite Group C.

In Plate Group, Sikkim and Bihar register contrasting wins over their opponents. The best match of the day was Andhra Pradesh defeating Madhya Pradesh by 307 runs.

Madhya Pradesh lost their last 7 wickets for 0 runs to be bowled out for 35.

Elite Group A

Mumbai versus Chhattisgarh ( Wankdehe Stadium, Mumbai)

Mumbai defeated Chhattisgarh by nine wickets in their last league match. Needing 14 runs to win on the third day, Mumbai won the match easily.

Mumbai 188 in 62 overs ( Auti 43, Suryakumar Yadav 43, S Dube 28, Panjak Rao 3/53, Harpreet Singh 2/11) and 92 for 1 in 24.2 overs ( Bista 49*, Pankaj Rao 1/20) beat Chhattisgarh 129 in 42.1 overs ( Khare 48, Tushar Desphande 5/46, Shardul Thakur 4/32) and 149 in 32.5 overs ( Kushwah 47, Khare 33, Shardul Thakur 4/47, Tushar Desphande 4/53) by 9 wickets.

Mumbai 6, Chhattisgarh 0.

Saurashtra versus Vidarbha ( SCA Stadium, Rajkot)

It was an exciting day of cricket as Saurashtra are on the verge of a first innings lead over defending Champions Vidarbha. Starting the day on 63 for 2, Vidarbha ended day 3 on 280 for 9.

Vidarbha 280 for 9 in 118 overs ( Wasim Jaffer 98, Kale 66, Undakat 6/56, Sakarya 2/72, Mankad 1/31) trail Saurashtra 356 in 136.4 overs ( D Jadeja 72, Makvana 49*, Harvik Desai 74, Sheldon Jackson 65, Bingewar 3/68, Yash Thakur 4/92, ) by 76 runs.

Elite Group B

Himachal Pradesh versus Kerala ( Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadun)

It was a great bowling display by Himachal Pradesh bowlers to dismiss Kerala for 286 runs in their first innings. Himachal Pradesh in their second innings ended day 3 on 285 for 8.

Himachal Pradesh 297 in 96.1 overs ( Ankit Kalsi 101, Raghav Dhawan 58, Nidheesh 6/88) and 285 for 8 in 52.1 overs ( Rishi Dhawan 85, Kalsi 64, Jospeh 4/51) lead Kerala 286 in 87 overs (Poonam Rahul 127, Azharuddin 40, Sanju Samson 50, Guleria 5/47) by 296 runs.

Madhya Pradesh versus Andhra Pradesh ( Holkar Stadium, Indore)

Andhra Pradesh defeated Madhya Pradesh by 307 runs on the third day. Andhra Pradesh were bowled out for 300 in their second innings.

Setting the target of 342 runs to win, Madhya Pradesh could only score 35 runs. Madhya Pradesh were 35 for 3 before losing their last 7 wickets for 0 runs in 23 balls.

Andhra Pradesh 132 in 54.3 overs ( Prasanth Kumar 29, Ishwar Pandey 4/43, Kumar Kartikeya 3/23) and 300 in 101.1 overs ( Karan Shinde 103*, Prasanth 44, Ishwar Pandey 3/55, KR Sen 2/80, SS Sharma 2/36) beat Madhya Pradesh 91 in 35.5 overs ( Naman Ojha 30, Patidar 19, Girinath Reddy 6/29, Vijaykumar 2/14) and 35 in 16.5 overs ( Yash Dubey 16, Sasikanth 6/18, Vijaykumar 3/17) by 307 runs.

Andhra Pradesh 6, Madhya Pradesh 0.

Tamil Nadu versus Delhi (Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai)

Starting on the overnight score of 35 for 2, Delhi have responded strongly to end day 3 on 268 for 6.

Delhi 268 for 6 in 103 overs ( Jonty Sidhu 104*, Lalit Yadav 65*, Chandela 27, Sai Kishore 2/61 trail Tamil Nadu 432 in 164.4 overs ( Abhinav Mukund 134, Ranjan Paul 78, Shahrukh Khan 55, Indrajith 84, Vikas Mishra 5/142, Shivam Sharma 4/105) by 164 runs.

Bengal versus Punjab ( Jadavpur University Campus 2nd Ground, Kolkata)

Starting the day on 357 for 7, Punjab were bowled out for 447. Bengal have responded strongly to end day 3 on 218 for 2.

Bengal 187 in 69.1 overs ( SP Goswami 57, Sudip Chatterjee 52, VI Chaduhary 6/62)and 218 for 2 in 58 overs ( Easwaran 100*, Manoj Tiwary 90*, MS Gony 1/28) trail Punjab 447 in 131.3 overs ( Anmolpreet Singh 126, Shubman Gill 91, MS Gony 69*, Mukesh Kumar 5/114, Pramanik 4/108) by 42 runs.

Elite Group C

Haryana versus Services (Ch Bansi Lal Stadium, Lahli, Rohtak)

Haryana defeated Services by six wickets on the third day. With 98 runs to win, Haryana chased down the target with ease.

Haryana 149 in 57.5 overs ( Rohila 64, , Bamal 7/42 RS Paliwal 2/30 and 3 for 1 in 2 overs ( Amit and 104 for 4 in 24 overs (Amit Kumar 72*, Navneet Singh 3/22) beat Services 170 in 59.3 overs ( Hathwala 54, Bamal30, Kundu 6/60) and 79 in 29.3 overs ( Pathania 25,Tinu Kundu 5/35, Himanshu Rana 4/24) by 6 wickets .

Haryana 6, Services 0.

Jammu and Kashmir versus Jharkhand ( Gandhi Memorial Science College Ground, Jammu)

The third day’s play between Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir saw Jharkhand in a commanding position. Starting the day on 9 for 0, Jharkhand declared their innings on 319 for 9. In their second innings, Jammu and Kashmir ended on 24 for 0.

Jammu and Kashmir 151 in 45.4 overs ( Owais Shah 76, Ajay Yadav 5/16, Anukul Roy 3/27) and 24 for 0 in 8 overs ( Qamran Iqbal 11*, Khajuria 9*) trail Jharkhand 319 for 9 d in 91 overs ( Saurabh Tiwary 134, Parveez Rasool 4/98, Salam 3/47) by 144 runs.

Odisha versus Goa ( Vikas Cricket Ground, Bhubaneswar)

Odisha defeated Goa by 276 runs to end the season on a high. Starting the day on 37 for 1, Odisha were bowled out for 151. In their second innings, Goa could only score 111.

Odisha 352 in 111.5 overs ( Pattanik 100, Santanu Mishra 59, SB Pradhan 65, LA Garg 3/87,Krishna Das 2/44, Desai 3/77) and 151 in 34.3 overs ( Lenka 39, Samantray 31 , Sarangi 23, Garg 5/75, Desai, Krishna Das 4/57) beat Goa 116 in 39 overs ( Sagun Kamat 43, Pradhan 5/48) and 111 in 29.5 overs ( Desai 28, Rajesh Mohanty 5/49, B Mohanty 4/21) by 276 runs.

Odisha 6, Goa.

Uttar Pradesh versus Assam (Green Park Stadium, Kanpur)

It was an exceptional batting performance by Uttar Pradesh batsmen. Starting the day on 377 for 5, Uttar Pradesh posted 619 runs in their first innings. In their second innings, Assam ended the day 102 for 0.

Assam 175 in 53.4 overs ( PP Das 75, Yash Dayal 3/15, Saurabh Kumar 3/25) and 102 for 0 in 28 overs ( Hazarika 56*, RK Das 37*) trail Uttar Pradesh 619 in 177.4 overs (Rinku Singh 149, Upendra Yadav 138, Saurabh Kumar 59, Akshdeep Nath 81, Umang Sharma 32, Ranjit Mali 4/127, Arup Das 1/63, Gokul Sharma 2/82, ) by 342 runs.

Plate Group

Bihar versus Manipur ( Moin-ul- Haq stadium, Patna)

Bihar registered a thrilling three-wicket win over Manipur on the third day. Starting the day on 217 for 7, Manipur were bowled out for 238. Setting the target of 138 runs to win, Bihar won the match by three wickets.

Bihar 257 in 63.1 overs ( Kundan Gupta 38, Aman 38, Vivek Kumar 40, KP Singh 5/74, Konthoujam 5/74) and 140 for 7 in 25.1 overs ( Mahrour 53, Ranjan 39, Konthoujam 3/33, Mayank Raghav 2/29) beat Manipur 156 in 32 overs ( Mayank Raghav 79, Quadri 5/49, Ashtoush Aman 4/39) 238 in 70.4 overs ( Yashpal Singh 105, KP Singh 64, Aman 7/71, Quadri 3/93) by 3 wickets

Bihar 6, Manipur 0.

Arunachal Pradesh versus Sikkim ( DN Singha Stadium, Goalpara)

Sikkim ended the season with crushing 10 wicket win over Arunachal Pradesh. Arunachal Pradesh were bowled out for 109 runs. Sikkim chased down the target of 17 runs with ease.

Sikkim 262 in 95.3 overs ( Lee Yong Lepcha 58*, Milind Kumar 51, Dayali 37, Deendayal 3/96, Tehi 2/25) and 19 for 0 in 1.3 overs ( Milind Kumar 19*) beat Arunachal Pradesh 169 in 49.1 overs ( Kshitiz Sharma 59, Milind Kumar 5/42, Ishwar Chadharury 3/55) and 109 in 45.3 overs (Kshitiz Sharma 31, Neri 23*, Ishwar Chaduhary 7/51) by 10 wickets.

Sikkim 7, Arunachal Pradesh 0.

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

Nagaland have ended the third day in a strong position. Starting the day on 224 for 3, Puducherry were bowled out for 286. In reply, Nagaland ended day 3 on 185 for 5.

Nagaland 467 in 106.3 overs ( Zhimomi 177, Jonathan 123 , Lohchab 100, Pankaj Singh 3/118, Gomez 3/59 ) and 185 for 5 in 55 overs ( Zhimoni 49*, Lochahb 47, Pankaj Singh 3/47) lead Puducherry 286 in 98.2 overs ( Paras Dogra 144, Sai Karthik 81, Kazi 4/62, Lemtur 3/57) by 366 runs.

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

Uttarakhand progressed into the quarterfinals of Ranji Trophy 2018/19 season with crushing win over Mizoram on the third day. Starting day 3 on 32 for 1, Mizoram were bowled out for 123.

Uttarakhand 377 in 83.5 overs ( Saurabh Rawat 102, Rajat Bhatia 84, Akhil Rajput 2/21, Tarwur Kohli 2/61) beat Mizoram 198 in 75.2 overs ( Taruwar Kohli 96*, Ralte 30, Dhanraj Sharma 3/49, Sunny Rana 2/46 and 123 in 59 overs ( Taruwar Kohli 68*, Rajat Bhatia 4/17, Mayank Mishra 3/29) by an innings and 56 runs.

Uttarkhand 7, Mizoram 0.