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Ranji Trophy 2004/05: Plate Group - 4th Round Summary |
- Ashwat Ramani
The Fourth Round of matches
in the Plate League got underway on the 13th of
December.
Here is a review of the matches that took place
on the 13th of December to the 16th of December at various
venues across the country.
Orissa Vs
Jharkhand at Jamshedpur |
After losing 2 points to Kerala last week,
Jharkhand played hosts to Orissa at Jamshedpur.
After winning the toss and electing to field,
the Jharkhand bowlers did not let their captain
down as they skittled out Orissa for a paltry
total of 110. In reply Jharkhand were led with a
scintillating century from the ever so
flamboyant MS Dhoni. He scored 128 runs at a
strike rate of 100 which included 18 hits to the
fence and one over the fence. Jharkhand were
restricted to 268, thanks to Mohanty who ended
with figures of 4/63. Orissa in their 2nd
Innings bettered their 1st Innings total by
quite a big margin with notable contributions
coming of the bats of Shiv Sunder Das and
Pravanjan Mullick. They managed to put 294 on
the board leaving Jharkhand a target of 137
runs. Jharkhand managed to reach the target with
ease, thanks to an unbeaten 61 from Rajiv Kumar.
This convincing win gave Jharkhand 4 points,
putting them at the 2nd spot in the points
table.
Jharkhand play Himachal Pradesh next week; what
promises to be a cracker of a match at Jharkhand,
where as Orissa play Saurashtra at Rajkot.
Orissa 110
(Rao 6/28)
& 294
(SS Das 77 P Mullick 60)
lost to Jharkhand
268
(MS Dhoni 128)
& 137/4 (R
Kumar 61*) by 6 wickets
Himachal Pradesh Vs
Jammu & Kashmir at Dharmasala |
After earning 5 points against Saurashtra last
week, Himachal Pradesh were looking forward for
another win against tourists Jammu & Kashmir at
Dharmasala. After winning the toss and putting
Jammu & Kashmir into bat, Himachal Pradesh did a
splendid job to bowl out J & K for just 93 runs.
Vishal Bhatia was the pick of the bowlers with
figures of 4/7. Sangram Singh and Maninder Bisla
in reply made merry as they both scored
centuries and Himachal Pradesh posted a huge
total of 370. With a hefty lead of 277 runs
ahead of them, Jammu & Kashmir never looked
settled, as they were again all out for just 158
runs in their 2nd Innings, giving Himachal
Pradesh another win to sustain themselves on the
top of the points table.
Himachal Pradesh play Jharkhand next week, where
as Jammu & Kashmir play hosts to Kerala next
week.
Jammu & Kashmir 83
(V Bhatia 4/7) &
158
(M Dar 43*, V Bhatia 4/40) lost to
Himachal Pradesh 370
(MS Bisla 113 S Singh 101) by an Innings and
119 runs
Saurashtra
Vs Kerala at Palakkad |
After earning their first 2 points against
Jharkhand last week, Kerala were looking forward
to score more points by inflicting a defeat over
Saurashtra this week at Palakkad. Saurashtra won
the toss and put Kerala into bat. S Maniar put
Kerala on the backfoot with 6 wickets for 55
runs as Kerala were bowled out for 117. In reply
Saurashtra managed to put 260 on the board, with
a top score of 45 from wicket-keeper Jogiyani's
bat. Kerala's dismal performance with the bat
continued as they were bowled out after putting
just 114 runs on the board in their 2nd Innings.
Maniar again was the most successful bowler with
4 wickets, making it 10 for the match.
Saurashtra thus won the match convincingly and
earned 5 crucial points.
Saurashtra play Orissa next week at Rajkot,
where as Kerala go to Jammu to face Jammu &
Kashmir
Kerala 117
(S Maniar 6/55)
& 114 (S
Maniar 4/33) lost to
Saurasthra 260
(Jogiyani 45, S Kumar 3/27) by an Innings
and 29
runs
Vidarbha
Vs Haryana at Nagpur |
After losing 4 points to Goa last week, Vidarbha
played hosts against Haryana at Nagpur. Having
won the toss and elected to bowl, the Vidarbha
bowlers took full advantage of the early
conditions as they bowled out Haryana for just
154. Preetam Gandhe was impressive with figures
of 3/18. Vidarbha in reply played their worst
cricket as they fell prey to Joginder Sharma who
bagged 8 wickets for 24 runs and were bundled
out for 57. Haryana in their 2nd Innings put up
a decent total of 230, which meant Vidarbha
required 328 to win the match. The Vidarbha team
got to a good start thanks to Faiz Fazal who
scored 81, but they couldn't convert it to a
victory as they fell short by 41 runs. Joginder
Sharma was again the leading wicket taker for
the Haryanvis, with figures of 6/92. Haryana
with this win earn 4 points.
Vidarbha play Services next week at Delhi, where
as Haryana play Rajasthan.
Haryana 154
(P Gandhe 3/18)
& 230 (B
Bist 38) defeat
Vidarbha 57
(J Sharma 8/24)
& 286 (J Sharma 6/92) by 41
runs
Services Vs Tripura at
Agartala |
After losing to Rajasthan last week, Tripura
were eager for a win against Services when they
met them in Agartala. Tripura after winning the
toss and batting first put 237 on the board,
with a century from R Prasanna. Arun Sharma was
impressive with figures of 6/72. Services in
reply were bolstered to 422 thanks to centuries
from Jasvir and Yashpal Singh. Tripura in their
2nd innings managed just 196 runs, with Arun
Sharma again breaking through them with a
5-wicket haul. Services required just 12 runs
for a victory which they did with utmost ease
and earned 5 crucial points.
Tripura play Goa at Tripura next week, where
as Services play Vidarbha in Delhi.
Tripura 237
(R Prasanna 100 A Sharma 6/72)
& 196 (RC
Shanbal 79) lost to
Services 422
(J Singh 115 Y Singh 110)
& 14/0 by 10
wickets.
Rajashtan Vs
Goa at Jaipur |
After opening their account against Vidarbha
last week with an emphatic win, Goa now were
confident to face Rajasthan at Jaipur. After
winning the toss and electing to bat, Goa put up
a dismal performance by scoring only 189 runs
with captain Asnodkar scoring 59. S Mathur was
the pick of the bowlers with figures of 6/40.
Rajasthan in reply got ahead of Goa with 227
runs on the board. Aware and Yadav took 5 and 4
wickets respectively for Goa. Goa in their 2nd
Innings put up a good performance with 348 runs
on the board with 91 runs from the bat of Dani.
Rajasthan in the quest of chasing 320 runs for a
victory, were led by a brilliant century from VA
Saxena, but their innings ended at 214/5 thus
getting 2 points on account of the 1st Innings
lead.
Rajasthan play Haryana next week at Rajasthan,
where as Tripura play hosts to Goa.
Goa 198
(Asnodkar 59, Mathur 6/40)
and 348
(SP Dani 91)
drew
with Rajasthan 227
(Doru 54, Aware 5/57 Yadav 4/57)
& 214/5
(VA Saxena 105)
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