Five-star Rasool keeps J&K hopes alive
11 Jan 2014 6:25 AM IST
Jammu and Kashmir skipper Parveez Rasool continued his brilliant all-round performance with a five-wicket haul as their Ranji Trophy quarter final match seemed headed for an exciting finish with Punjab leaving them with a target of 324 for a historic victory.
At stumps, J&K were 77 for two needing another 247 runs with eight wickets in hand to make it to their maiden semi-final appearance in the national championship. Hardeep Singh (20) and Ian Dev Singh (17) were at the crease at close on an eventful third day’s play. Although two days are still left in the match, an outcome is expected Saturday with Jammu and Kashmir batsmen showing a lot of positive intent in the 20 overs they batted Friday.
After scoring a sparkling century to keep the first innings lead down to 24, Rasool grabbed five for 58 in 14.2 overs, polishing off Punjab’s middle and lower-order to bowl them out for 296. This was Rasool’s sixth five-wicket haul in 29th first-class match.
Mandeep Singh (101) and Gurkeerat Singh (66) had a 113-run partnership for the seventh wicket after Punjab were reduced to 112 for six with the dismissal of India discard Yuvraj Singh (40).
Rasool got into the act with his classical off-breaks as he first dismissed Yuvraj, who after hitting the offie for a six tried to repeat the the shot only to be caught by Samiullah Beigh at long on. Yuvraj hit six fours and a six in his 58-ball knock. Mandeep and Gurkeerat scored runs at a quick clip as they added 113 runs at an average of over four runs per over.
BRIEF SCORES
J&K 277 (Rishi 65, Rasool 103, Sandeep 4-46) and 38/1 need 286 runs to beat Punjab 304 (Harbhajan 92, Sandeep 51, Nazir 4-66) and 296 (Yuvraj 40, Mandeep 101, Gurkeerat 66, Rasool 5-58).
UP need 278 runs for win
Bangalore: Uttar Pradesh came back strongly to keep their hopes alive for an interesting finish as they needed another 278 runs with nine wickets in hand to register an outright victory over Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy quater-final at Chinnaswamy stadium, on Friday. Batting first, Karnataka had scored 349 all out in the first innings with the help of Robin Uthappa, Karun Nair and Chidambaram Gautam’s centuries.
In reply, UP declared their innings at 221 for nine and their bowlers came back strongly to skittle Karnataka for 204 in their second innings. At the draw of stumps on Day Three, UP were 55 for one with Tanmay Srivastava and Ali Murtaza batting on 23 and 2, respectively. Instead of resuming on their overnight score, visiting captain RP Singh gambled to declare the first innings and dealt early blows to Karnataka, who were left tottering at 73 for five in their second essay. UP did extremely well to pick the first innings centurions, Uthappa (0), Nair (25) and Gautam (36)- cheaply, which shattered Karnataka’s gumption to set up a difficult target for visitors to chase.
Lokesh Rahul, who has 869 behind him in eight matches this season, was the only exception who gave a strong reply to UP’s bowling attack, but missed his chance to score his third century of the season by eight runs.
BRIEF SCORES
UP 221/9 dec and 55/1 need 278 runs to beat Karnataka 349 (Uthappa 100, Nair 100, Gautam 100) and 204 (Uthappa 0, Rahul 92*).
Shukla keeps hopes alive
Kolkata: Skipper Laxmi Ratan Shukla’s valiant unbeaten half-century helped Bengal stage a remarkable fight-back against Railways in their controversy-marred Ranji Trophy quarter-final at the Eden Gardens, on Friday. The third day’s proceedings saw both the teams engaged in heated exchange of words as about 2,000-odd spectators also played their part in shouting and booing Murali Kartik.
Bengal players also levelled allegations of ball tampering against Railways skipper Kartik, for which, the left-arm spinner was warned by the on-field umpires. The ball was replaced in the 15th over of the Bengal’s seco nd innings. But, it was Shukla with his 78-ball 63 (8x4, 1x6) that stole the show as he led the recovery after Bengal were reduced to 40/4.
Shukla found a perfect ally in cool-headed reserve Test specialist Wriddhiman Saha, who played a patient unbeaten knock of 31 from 105 balls (3x4) for the undefeated 93-run stand for the fifth wicket with the skipper as Bengal led by 136 runs with six wickets in hand on the third day.
Only 76.3 overs were possible in the day, including 51 in Bengal’s second innings, something that sums up the time lost in the middle with Kartik engaging in a mind game and apparent sledging.
Mercurial pacer Ashoke Dinda dismissed Arindam Ghosh for 97 (13x4) en route his 6/105 to give hosts a slender three-run lead, which led to wild celebration in the Bengal camp as if they had made the semi-finals. The Bengal pacer was lifted on shoulders by his teammates with loud cheers from the fans just before lunch.But in no time their scorecard read 40/4 in 21.5 overs with Anureet Singh scalping Abhimanyu Easwaran (0), Subhomoy Das (19) and Sudip Chatterjee (8).
BRIEF SCORES
Bengal 317 and 131 /4 (Shukla 61*) lead Railways 314 (Rawat 119, Ghosh 97, Dinda 6-105).
Maharashtra fight back
Mumbai: Maharashtra fought their way back in their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Mumbai in brilliant fashion by bundling out the defending champions for a meagre 129 in second innings on a dramatic third day of the five-day match on Friday.
Maharashtra were all out for 280 in their first innings in reply to Mumbai’s 402, thereby conceding a lead of 122 runs, but the visiting bowlers brought their side back into the game by dismissing the hosts for just 129 on a day which saw 14 wickets fall.
Mumbai were in even worse situation as they were reduced to 29 for 5 at one stage before some rear-guard lower order batting took the score past 100-mark. Maharashtra medium pace trio of Samad Fallah (3/45), Anupam Sanklecha (4/57) and Shrikant Mundhe (3/26) captured all 10 Mumbai second innings wickets with a fine exhibition of seam bowling on a Wankhede Stadium track that offered bounce and pace.
This set Maharashtra a winning target of 252 and at stumps, the visiting team were 28 for the loss of Chirag Khurana’s wicket. They need 224 more runs Saturday to reach the target and dethrone the 40-time champions, but it will not be easy on the pitch that’s still lively for pace bowlers.
Maharashtra lost three wickets for 16 runs after Mumbai opted for the second new ball to be all out 34 minutes before lunch, after resuming the day at overnight 219 for 7. Maharashtra then sliced through Mumbai top-order to leave them at a precarious 29 for 5 in just 10 overs.
BRIEF SCORES
Maharashtra 280 and 28/1 need 224 runs to beat Mumbai 402 (Yadav 120, Indulkar 82) and 129 (Sanklecha 4-57, S Falla 3-45).
At stumps, J&K were 77 for two needing another 247 runs with eight wickets in hand to make it to their maiden semi-final appearance in the national championship. Hardeep Singh (20) and Ian Dev Singh (17) were at the crease at close on an eventful third day’s play. Although two days are still left in the match, an outcome is expected Saturday with Jammu and Kashmir batsmen showing a lot of positive intent in the 20 overs they batted Friday.
After scoring a sparkling century to keep the first innings lead down to 24, Rasool grabbed five for 58 in 14.2 overs, polishing off Punjab’s middle and lower-order to bowl them out for 296. This was Rasool’s sixth five-wicket haul in 29th first-class match.
Mandeep Singh (101) and Gurkeerat Singh (66) had a 113-run partnership for the seventh wicket after Punjab were reduced to 112 for six with the dismissal of India discard Yuvraj Singh (40).
Rasool got into the act with his classical off-breaks as he first dismissed Yuvraj, who after hitting the offie for a six tried to repeat the the shot only to be caught by Samiullah Beigh at long on. Yuvraj hit six fours and a six in his 58-ball knock. Mandeep and Gurkeerat scored runs at a quick clip as they added 113 runs at an average of over four runs per over.
BRIEF SCORES
J&K 277 (Rishi 65, Rasool 103, Sandeep 4-46) and 38/1 need 286 runs to beat Punjab 304 (Harbhajan 92, Sandeep 51, Nazir 4-66) and 296 (Yuvraj 40, Mandeep 101, Gurkeerat 66, Rasool 5-58).
UP need 278 runs for win
Bangalore: Uttar Pradesh came back strongly to keep their hopes alive for an interesting finish as they needed another 278 runs with nine wickets in hand to register an outright victory over Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy quater-final at Chinnaswamy stadium, on Friday. Batting first, Karnataka had scored 349 all out in the first innings with the help of Robin Uthappa, Karun Nair and Chidambaram Gautam’s centuries.
In reply, UP declared their innings at 221 for nine and their bowlers came back strongly to skittle Karnataka for 204 in their second innings. At the draw of stumps on Day Three, UP were 55 for one with Tanmay Srivastava and Ali Murtaza batting on 23 and 2, respectively. Instead of resuming on their overnight score, visiting captain RP Singh gambled to declare the first innings and dealt early blows to Karnataka, who were left tottering at 73 for five in their second essay. UP did extremely well to pick the first innings centurions, Uthappa (0), Nair (25) and Gautam (36)- cheaply, which shattered Karnataka’s gumption to set up a difficult target for visitors to chase.
Lokesh Rahul, who has 869 behind him in eight matches this season, was the only exception who gave a strong reply to UP’s bowling attack, but missed his chance to score his third century of the season by eight runs.
BRIEF SCORES
UP 221/9 dec and 55/1 need 278 runs to beat Karnataka 349 (Uthappa 100, Nair 100, Gautam 100) and 204 (Uthappa 0, Rahul 92*).
Shukla keeps hopes alive
Kolkata: Skipper Laxmi Ratan Shukla’s valiant unbeaten half-century helped Bengal stage a remarkable fight-back against Railways in their controversy-marred Ranji Trophy quarter-final at the Eden Gardens, on Friday. The third day’s proceedings saw both the teams engaged in heated exchange of words as about 2,000-odd spectators also played their part in shouting and booing Murali Kartik.
Bengal players also levelled allegations of ball tampering against Railways skipper Kartik, for which, the left-arm spinner was warned by the on-field umpires. The ball was replaced in the 15th over of the Bengal’s seco nd innings. But, it was Shukla with his 78-ball 63 (8x4, 1x6) that stole the show as he led the recovery after Bengal were reduced to 40/4.
Shukla found a perfect ally in cool-headed reserve Test specialist Wriddhiman Saha, who played a patient unbeaten knock of 31 from 105 balls (3x4) for the undefeated 93-run stand for the fifth wicket with the skipper as Bengal led by 136 runs with six wickets in hand on the third day.
Only 76.3 overs were possible in the day, including 51 in Bengal’s second innings, something that sums up the time lost in the middle with Kartik engaging in a mind game and apparent sledging.
Mercurial pacer Ashoke Dinda dismissed Arindam Ghosh for 97 (13x4) en route his 6/105 to give hosts a slender three-run lead, which led to wild celebration in the Bengal camp as if they had made the semi-finals. The Bengal pacer was lifted on shoulders by his teammates with loud cheers from the fans just before lunch.But in no time their scorecard read 40/4 in 21.5 overs with Anureet Singh scalping Abhimanyu Easwaran (0), Subhomoy Das (19) and Sudip Chatterjee (8).
BRIEF SCORES
Bengal 317 and 131 /4 (Shukla 61*) lead Railways 314 (Rawat 119, Ghosh 97, Dinda 6-105).
Maharashtra fight back
Mumbai: Maharashtra fought their way back in their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Mumbai in brilliant fashion by bundling out the defending champions for a meagre 129 in second innings on a dramatic third day of the five-day match on Friday.
Maharashtra were all out for 280 in their first innings in reply to Mumbai’s 402, thereby conceding a lead of 122 runs, but the visiting bowlers brought their side back into the game by dismissing the hosts for just 129 on a day which saw 14 wickets fall.
Mumbai were in even worse situation as they were reduced to 29 for 5 at one stage before some rear-guard lower order batting took the score past 100-mark. Maharashtra medium pace trio of Samad Fallah (3/45), Anupam Sanklecha (4/57) and Shrikant Mundhe (3/26) captured all 10 Mumbai second innings wickets with a fine exhibition of seam bowling on a Wankhede Stadium track that offered bounce and pace.
This set Maharashtra a winning target of 252 and at stumps, the visiting team were 28 for the loss of Chirag Khurana’s wicket. They need 224 more runs Saturday to reach the target and dethrone the 40-time champions, but it will not be easy on the pitch that’s still lively for pace bowlers.
Maharashtra lost three wickets for 16 runs after Mumbai opted for the second new ball to be all out 34 minutes before lunch, after resuming the day at overnight 219 for 7. Maharashtra then sliced through Mumbai top-order to leave them at a precarious 29 for 5 in just 10 overs.
BRIEF SCORES
Maharashtra 280 and 28/1 need 224 runs to beat Mumbai 402 (Yadav 120, Indulkar 82) and 129 (Sanklecha 4-57, S Falla 3-45).
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