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Ranji Trophy 2004/05: Plate Group - 5th Round Summary |
- Ashwat Ramani
The Fifth and Final Round of the League Matches
in the Plate Round got underway on the 22nd of
December.
Here is a review of the matches that took place
on the 22nd of December to the 25th of December at various
venues across the country.
Orissa Vs
Saurashtra at Rajkot |
After conceding 4 points to Jharkhand last week,
Orissa went to Rajkot to face Saurashtra. After
winning the toss and electing to bat, Saurashtra
were able to put just 160 runs on the board,
with wicket-keeper Jogiyani top scoring with 39.
Mohanty was the wrecker-in-chief for Orissa,
with figures of 6/50. In reply, Orissa were
powered to 349 with a century from Pravanjan
Mullick and a 96 from Parida. Jobanputra ended
up with figures of 6/126 for Saurashtra. With a
hefty lead of 189 over them, Saurashtra never
looked comfortable as the toppled down for just
245, with captain JN Shah top scoring with 77.
Mohanty was again among the wickets with figures
of 3/41. With just 57 runs required for victory,
Orissa did it with utmost ease as they
registered a comprehensive 10-wicket victory.
This win put them on par with Jharkhand for the
2nd place in the points table.
Saurashtra 160
(Mohanty 6/50)
& 245
(JN Shan 77)
lost to Orissa 349
(Mullick 123 Parida 96)
& 57/0 (Das
42*) by 10 wickets
Kerala Vs
Jammu & Kashmir at Palakkad |
After losing to Himachal Pradesh last week,
Jammu & Kashmir went to face Kerala this week at
Palakkad. After winning the toss and electing to
bat, Kerala put up an impressive 319 on the
board powered by brilliant 132 by skipper SR
Nair. Abid Nabi was impressive for Jammu and
Kashmir with figures of 4/83. Jammu & Kashmir in
reply, managed just 140 with a notable 78 coming
from skipper Mahajan's bat. Suresh Kumar took 4
wickets for 25 runs. Kerala in their 2nd Innings
declared at 281/7 with the skipper performing
again with a crucial knock of 92. Chasing 461
for an improbable victory, Jammu & Kashmir were
bowled out for 299, as veteran
Ananthapadmanabhan ripped through them with
figures of 5/51. Kerala with this victory ended
up at 5th place in Group A and Jammu & Kashmir
finished at the last place.
Kerala 319
(SR Nair 132, Nabi 4/83)
& 281/7
(SR Nair 92 S Oasis 73) defeated
Jammu & Kashmir 140
(Mahajan 78, S Kumar 4/25) & 299
(Sajjad 79, A'padmanabhan 5/51) by 161 runs
Himachal Pradesh
Vs Jharkhand at Jamshedpur |
Having reserved their place in the semis
already, Himachal Pradesh faced Jharkhand this
week at Jamshedpur. After winning the toss and
electing to bat, Himachal Pradesh were bowled
out for 275, as Panda chipped in with impressive
figures of 4/55. Maninder Bisla top scored for
Himachal Pradesh with 135. Jharkhand in reply
managed just 218, thanks to a 5-wkt haul from VS
Malik. S Panda top scored with an unbeaten 83.
Himachal Pradesh in their 2nd Innings were
skittled out for a paltry 120, leaving Jharkhand
a target of 178 to achieve. Jharkhand in reply
looked jittery from the start itself, as they
were bowled out for just 155, thanks to figures
of 5/28 and 4/42 from V Bhatia and AK Thakur
respectively. Himachal Pradesh thus with this 22
runs victory, finished at the top of the Group A
table, while Jharkhand finished 2nd thus
qualifying for the semis.
Himachal Pradesh 275
(MS Bisla 135, Panda 4/55)
& 120 (Diwakar
3/45, Rao 3/47) defeated
Jharkhand 218
(Panda 83*, Malik 5/30) &
155
(V Bhatia 5/28 AK Thakur 4/42) by 22
runs
Tripura
Vs Goa at Agartala |
After losing to Services last week, Tripura
played hosts to Goa at Agartala this week. Goa
after winning the toss and electing to bat
first, put 278 runs on the board, powered by a
brilliant 99 from skipper Asnodkar. S Roy took
6/60 for Tripura. Tripura in reply were bundled
out for just 211, thanks to Aware and Dani who
took 4 wickets each. Goa in their 2nd Innings,
managed to score just 190 runs for the loss of 8
wickets as the match ended in a tame draw. Goa
earned 2 points thanks to the 1st Innings lead
and finished 5th in Group B, where as Tripura
finished at the last place.
Goa 278
(Asnodkar 99, Roy 6/60)
& 190/8
(Saha 5/65) drew with
Tripura 211
(Prasanna 65, Aware 4/43 Dani 4/63)
Services Vs
Vidarbha at
Delhi |
After losing to Haryana last week, Vidarbha went
to Delhi to play Services in a battle for the
2nd position. Services after winning the toss
and electing to field bowled out Vidarbha for
just 184, with a top score of 86* from AS Naidu.
Sharma and Yashpal Singh were impressive for
Services with 4 wickets each. Services in reply
scored 368 thanks to notable contributions from
MP Reddy, A Sharma and F Mohammed. Preetam
Gandhe ended up with figures of 4/101. Vidarbha
in their 2nd Innings scored 50 for the loss of 1
wicket, as the match ended in a tame draw.
Services with the 2 points made their way into
the semis, while Vidarbha ended at the 3rd
position.
Vidarbha 184
(AS Naidu 86*, Y Singh 4/42 Sharma 4/47)
& 50/1 (Fazal
26*) drew with
Services 368
(MP Reddy 70, Gandhe 4/101)
Rajashtan Vs
Haryana at Udaipur |
After defeating Vidarbha last week, Haryana
wanted to end their last league match on a
winning note as they took on Rajasthan at
Udaipur. Rajasthan after winning the toss and
electing to bat, were bowled out for 301 with a
top score of 74 from Gagan Khoda. Haryana in
reply were propelled to 412, thanks to centuries
from Sunny Singh and B Bist. Rajasthan in their
2nd Innings just managed 202, thanks to a
5-wicket haul from Amit Mishra leaving Haryana
just 92 runs for victory. Haryana achieved the
required target with the loss of just one
wicket, as they ended up at the 1st position in
Group B. Rajasthan ended at the 4th position
with an aggregate of 7 points.
Rajasthan 301
(Khoda 74, Malik 3/31)
and 202
(Mishra 5/73)
lost to Haryana
412
(B Bist 113 S Singh 106)
& 92/1 (C
Sharma 47) by 9 wickets
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