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Ranji Trophy 2004/05: Plate Group - 3rd Round Summary |
- Ashwat Ramani
The third round of matches
in the Plate League got underway on the 4th of
December.
Here is a review of the matches that took place
on the 4th of December to the 7th of December at various
venues across the country.
Kerala Vs
Jharkhand at Jamshedpur |
After losing 2 points against Orissa last week,
Kerala who were in much need of points to open
their account went to Jamshedpur to face
Jharkhand. Having won the toss and electing to
bat, Kerala put on a decent total of 321 on the
board in the 1st Innings with runs coming of the
bats of Sreekumar Nair and Sebastien Anthony. In
reply, Jharkhand were given a rollicking start
by opener Manish Vardhan and keeper MS Dhoni who
scored 94 and 97 respectively. Kerala eventually
managed to bundle Jharkhand for 315. In the 2nd
Innnings, Kerala were shot out for just 161 with
medium pacer Mihir Diwakar taking 6 wickets.
Jharkhand who required 168 runs for victory were
able to play just 8 overs in which they scored
16 runs and hence lost 2 points to Kerala.
Jharkhand play Orissa next week at Jharkhand,
where as Kerala play Jammu & Kashmir at Jammu.
Kerala 321
(SR Nair 71 S Anthony 68)
& 161
(SR Nair 57, Diwakar 6/48)
drew with Jharkhand
315
(MS Dhoni 97 M Vardhan 94)
& 16/0 (Yohannan
2/6)
Himachal Pradesh Vs
Orissa at Dharmasala |
After defeating Saurashtra last week, Himachal
Pradesh played hosts to face Orissa at
Dharmasala. Himachal Pradesh won the toss and
elected to bat first. A century from Sangram
Singh and some solid middle order assistance
from Ajay Mannu and Virender Kumar Sharma took
Himachal Pradesh to 425. Mohanty was the most
successful bowler for Orissa as he ended up with
figures of 4/86. In reply Orissa managed only 80
runs as Vikramjeet Malik and Ajay Thakur picked
up 4 wickets each. Following on, Orissa in their
2nd Innings fared well than their 1st Innings
but their effort wasn't good enough as they were
bowled out for 302 with a 130 from Pinninti
Jayachandra.
Himachal Pradesh play Jammu & Kashmir next week, where as
Orissa face Jharkhand at Jharkhand.
Himachal Pradesh 425
(S Singh 100, Mohanty 4/86) defeated
Orissa 80
(Malik 4/29 Thakur 4/32)
& 302 (Thakur 4/67 Bhatia
4/102) by Innings and 43 runs
Vidarbha
Vs Goa at Margoa |
After losing against Haryana last week, Goa
faced Vidarbha at Margoa in a quest of opening
their account. After winning the toss, Vidarbha
put Goa into bat. Shami Asnodkar led the way for
Goa with a wonderful 101, as Goa ended up
putting a fine total of 371 on the board. In
reply Vidarbha managed to score 300, with a 114
from Harshal Shitoot. With a lead of 71 runs in
their kit, Goa scored 211 in their 2nd Innings
as Shami Asnodkar came amongst the runs again
with a fine 90. Chasing 283 for a victory,
Vidarbha were bowled out for just 117 with Aware
and Yadav bagging 3 wickets each. Goa with this
emphatic win over Vidarbha earned 4 important
points, thus opening their account in their
points tally.
Vidarbha play Haryana next week at Nagpur,
where as Goa play Rajashtan at Rajasthan.
Goa 371
(S Asnodkar 101, Singh 4/98)
& 211 (S
Asnodkar 90, Singh 4/59) defeat
Vidarbha 300 (H
Shitoot 114, Aware 4/95)
& 117
(Yadav 3/9 Aware 3/42) by 165
runs
Rajasthan Vs
Tripura at Jaipur |
After losing to Vidarbha last week, Tripura made
their way to Jaipur to face Rajasthan. This
match was very important for Rajasthan since
they hadn't opened their account yet. Rajasthan won the toss and put Tripura into bat. The Rajasthan bowlers took
full advantage of the early conditions and bowled out Tripura for just 108. Mathur was the pick of the
bowlers with figures of 3/28. In reply,
Rajasthan managed to gain a lead of 230 runs
with a top score of 70 from Hussain as they
managed to score 338. Tripura's dismal performance
continued as they were bowled out for a paltry
116 in their 2nd Innings which meant an Innings
victory for the boys from Rajasthan. Mohammad
Aslam and Rahul Kanwat were impressive with
figures of 4/27 and 3/24
respectively as Rajasthan gained 5 crucial
points from this victory.
Rajasthan play Goa at Rajasthan next week, where
as Tripura play Services in Tripura.
Tripura 108
(Mathur 3/28)
& 116 (Aslam
4/27 Kanwat 3/24) lost to
Rajasthan 338
(Z Hussain 70, Jain 4/84)
by an Innings & 114 runs
Services Vs
Haryana
at Delhi |
After earning 2 points against Rajasthan last
week, Services played host against Haryana at
Delhi. After winning the toss and electing to
bat, Haryana managed to put up 435 on the board
with Shafiq Khan scoring a magnificent 197,
unlucky enough to miss his double ton. In reply,
Services were able to put just 185 on the board,
as Joginder Sharma took 3 wickets. Following on
in the 2nd Innings, Haryana were all out for 231
as Amit Mishra ripped through them with figures
of 4/50. Haryana with this victory earned 5
important points.
Haryana play Vidarbha next week at Nagpur, where
as Services play Tripura at Tripura
Haryana 435
(S Khan 197, Sharma 4/101)
defeated
Services 185 (J Sharma 3/46)
& 231 (A
Mishra 4/50)
Saurashtra Vs
Jammu & Kashmir at Rajkot |
Since both Saurashtra and Jammu & Kashmir hadn't
opened their account, this match was going to be
a very important match for both of them. Having
won the toss and elected to bat, Jammu & Kashmir
piled up the runs as they ended up scoring 505,
which included a century from the bat of Arshad
Bhatt and notable contributions from Kavaljit
Singh and Manzoor Dar. Saurashtra had to go past
Jammu & Kashmir in their 1st Innings to get at
least 2 points. They did that exactly with a
wonderful 160 from captain Jaydev Shah and 82
from Jobanputra. Saurashtra took a 1st Innings
lead after posting a huge 596 on the board as
the Test ended in a tame draw. Saurashtra earned
2 important points, where as Jammu & Kashmir are
yet to cross their mark.
Jammu & Kashmir 505
(A Bhatt 117 M Dar 95, Maniar 4/117 )
and 3/0 drew
with Saurashtra 596 (J
Shah 160 S Jobanputra 82)
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