Ranji Trophy final: Saurashtra lift maiden trophy after beating Bengal on 1st innings lead
Saurashtra are all set to clinch their maiden title at Ranji Trophy after taking a first-innings lead against Bengal on the fifth day of the final clash at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Friday.
Mar 13, 2020, 11:46 AM IST
Ranji Trophy final: Bengal counter-attack back but Saurashtra maintain upper hand
Saurashtra maintained their grip over the Ranji Trophy final on day three despite a fighting stand between Bengal veteran Manoj Tiwary and Sudip Chatterjee on a deteriorating pitch here on Wednesday. Chatterjee (47 not out off 145) and Tiwary (35 off 116) took a leaf out of Cheteshwar Pujara's book to share a gritty 89-run partnership off 226 balls after Bengal were in a spot of bother at 35 for two at lunch.
Mar 12, 2020, 12:45 PM IST
Ranji Trophy final: Cheteshwar Pujara-Arpit Vasavada partnership gives Saurashtra the edge over Bengal
Saurashtra have the edge in their Ranji Trophy final against Bengal in Rajkot courtesy Cheteshwar Pujara and Arpit Vasavada's defensive batting which saw the two batsmen hold the fort for a five-hour partnership on day two on Tuesday (March 10, 2020). The Pujara-Vasavada partnership of 142 runs off 380 balls took Saurashtra to a strong position after Bengal had put Saurashtra on the back foot by taking five wickets for to 206 runs on the opening day on Monday.
Mar 11, 2020, 10:56 AM IST
Ranji Trophy final: Saurashtra start as favourites against Bengal
Saurashtra beat Gujarat in a tense semifinal to reach here while Bengal stunned Karnataka in the last-four clash.
Mar 09, 2020, 10:05 AM IST
Former Indian opener Wasim Jaffer announces retirement from cricket
Former India opener Wasim Jaffer on Saturday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, putting a hold on his two-decade-long cricketing career.
Mar 07, 2020, 17:31 PM IST
Jaydev Unadkat breaks 21-year-old Ranji Trophy record, leads Saurashtra to final
former India fast bowler Jaydev Unadkat broke a 21-year-old Ranji record and came up with a match-winning spell to help Saurashtra beat Gujarat in the semi-final on Wednesday (March 4).
Mar 04, 2020, 18:46 PM IST
Bengal beat Karnataka to play Ranji final after 13 years
Bengal will now play either Gujarat or Saurashtra in the final to be played from March 9.
Mar 03, 2020, 15:10 PM IST
Ishant Sharma advised six-week rest, out of New Zealand Tests
Ishant suffered a Grade 3 tear on his right ankle while playing for Delhi in their Ranji Trophy encounter against Vidarbha at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Jan 21, 2020, 18:34 PM IST
Ishant Sharma suffers ankle injury before India's squad announcement for New Zealand Tests
Playing for Delhi against Vidarbha, the 31-year-old picked up the injury in the fifth over of Vidarbha's second innings.
Jan 20, 2020, 19:42 PM IST
Sunil Gavaskar questions MS Dhoni's long absence from Team India
Speaking after giving the 26th Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial lecture, Gavaskar said that he can`t speak on Dhoni`s fitness, he added that Dhoni has not made himself available to play for India since July 10. which is an important point.
Jan 11, 2020, 21:55 PM IST
Ranji Trophy: Andhra pacers put Delhi on back foot
As Sasikanth rattled half of the Delhi batting line-up, it was skipper Nitish Rana (51) and Lalit Yadav (50) who showed some fight to help their side put up a moderate total on board when all other batsmen failed to perform. In return, Navdeep Saini and Pawan Suyal picked up a wicket each to reduce the hosts to 16/2 when stumps were drawn for the day.
Dec 17, 2019, 23:30 PM IST
Ranji Trophy: Delhi on back foot against Kerala
Delhi openers Anuj Rawat was batting on 9 while Kunal Chandela was yet to open his account. Earlier, Kerala added 2249 runs to their overnight score of 276 runs as Robin Uthappa (102), skipper Sachin Baby (155), Ponnam Rahul (97) and Salman Nizar (77) were the main contributors.
Dec 11, 2019, 00:00 AM IST
Watch: Rain... no, 'snake stops play' in Andhra vs Vidarbha Ranji Trophy match in Vijaywada
A video on Twitter shows the snake invading the field just when the match was about to start and the players watched on with puzzled faces. The groundstaff was soon called to chase the reptile away.
Dec 09, 2019, 13:49 PM IST
Ranji Trophy: Ajinkya Rahane, Prithvi Shaw named in Mumbai squad for opener
Ajinkya Rahane has been in prolific form in recent times, scoring heaps of runs for India in red-ball cricket. On the other hand, the match against Baroda will provide Prithvi Shaw with an opportunity to redeem himself and present his case for selection in the national side.
Dec 03, 2019, 16:42 PM IST
Sourav Ganguly admits BCCI chief a challenging position
At the end of the day, Ganguly was leading the race to be the next BCCI President, while ex-India batsman Brijesh Patel is touted to bag the position of IPL Chairman.
Oct 14, 2019, 10:06 AM IST
Gautam Gambhir slams Bishen Singh Bedi, Chetan Chauhan after Navdeep Saini's dream India debut
Saini had an impressive outing in his first international appearance on Saturday as he scalped three Carribean wickets, conceding just 17 runs from his four overs.
Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy, C K Nayudu Trophy, Vinoo Mankad Trophy schedules announced
The format of Ranji Trophy ournament this season is similar to the last season wherein the top team that qualifies for quarter-finals from the Plate group will be promoted to Elite Group C in the next season.
Jul 03, 2019, 17:05 PM IST
Sachin Tendulkar recalls when he faced elder brother Ajit and did not want to win
Tendulkar was speaking after inaugurating the pavilion at the MIG Cricket Club in suburban Bandra, which was named after him.
May 02, 2019, 14:56 PM IST
After BCCI complaint, police files case in Rs 80 lakh fraud over selection in Ranji teams
They were allegedly duped of Rs 80 lakh on the pretext of getting them selected in the Ranji Trophy squads of Nagaland, Manipur and Jharkhand, police said.
Mar 14, 2019, 10:38 AM IST
Saurashtra coach Sitanshu Kotak credits youth-experience combination for good show in Ranji Trophy
Saurashtra registered a record chase of 372 in the quarterfinal against Uttar Pradesh, before triumphing over a Karnataka side comprising of the likes of Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair and Manish Pandey in the semifinal.
Feb 14, 2019, 11:47 AM IST