RANJI TROPHY 2018-19

Ranji highlights: Rajasthan register third-highest run chase in tournament's history

by Cricbuzz Staff • Published on

Jadeja scored an unbeaten 48 in the chase. © Getty

Outright results

Jalaj Saxena scored a century and then picked 8 for 45 in the second innings to lead Kerala to a nine-wicket win over Andhra. Andhra managed just 115 in their second innings to give Kerala a target of 42.

Rajasthan chased down 357 against Services with five wickets in hand to bag the third highest chase in the history of Ranji Trophy. Amitkumar Gautam scored 159 while his opening partner Chetan Bist scored 78. There were plenty of handy contributions from there on as Rajasthan bagged six points with ease.

Uttar Pradesh registered a bonus-point win as they trounced Odisha by ten wickets after keeping the hosts to 221 in the second innings and then chasing down 41 with ease.

Tripura started the day on 68 for 4 and didn't last long as they folded for 216 to hand Assam a massive 211-run win. Mukhtar Hussain picked up a five-wicket haul to ensure there was never a threat.

Close call

When Karnataka were set 158, they would have backed themselves to chase down the target against defending champions Vidarbha. However, things didn't start too well and they soon slipped to 9 for 2 that included the big wicket of Karun Nair. Wickets kept tumbling and at one stage Vidarbha started entertaining hopes of a win before the match finally ended in a draw. Karnataka just about survived and ended with 76 for 6 but bagged three points on the basis of first innings lead.

The rescue acts

Set 465, Ruturaj Gaikwad made an unbeaten century to help Maharashtra save the game against Baroda.

Aryaman Birla made his maiden first-class century to help Madhya Pradesh secure a draw after they were asked to follow on by Bengal. He remained unbeaten on 103 and also saw his partner score 100 not out. Birla and Shubham Sharma scored unbeaten 171 for the fourth wicket after MP were reeling at 69 for 3.

Ian Dev Singh's unbeaten 113 prevented Goa from registering a win after they made Jammu & Kashmir follow on. Shubham Khajuria made 54 while Paras Sharma made 44 as they ended on 242 for 5.

India player watch

Ravindra Jadeja did all he could to help Saurashtra seal a hard-fought three-wicket win over Railways. He picked four in the first innings, then scored 178, picked up three more in the second innings to keep the visitors to 331 and then scored an unbeaten 48 while chasing 184 after he saw his team slip to 65 for 4. He was, as expected, chosen as the player of the match. Avinash Yadav picked up a five-wicket haul to keep Saurashtra on their toes but Jadeja, once again, reigned supreme.

Ishant Sharma had a disappointing outing against Himachal as he picked up just four wickets in the game. After being set 376, Himachal managed to save the game after ending on 266 for 5.

Hyderabad scored 565 for 8 and Tamil Nadu replied with 409 for 4 after centuries from Abhinav Mukund and N Jagadeesan. Both teams walked away with just one point each.

Plate watch

Akhil Rajput (124) and Taruwar Kohli (85) helped Mizoram seal a draw against Arunachal after being set 410.

The clash between Pudducherry and Meghalaya also ended in a draw but also saw Gurinder Singh pick up a five-wicket haul to make things interesting.

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