All-rounder Vijay Shankar blasted an unbeaten 150 as Tamil Nadu closed in on an outright win after declaring at 305 for five and lowering Chandigarh to 113 for five on day 3 of their Elite Group D Ranji Trophy match right here on Saturday. In a conflict between the 2 table-toppers, Shankar struck 12 fours and 5 sixes in his 171-ball innings, whereas Narayan Jagadeesan contributed 89 on the prime as Tamil Nadu recovered from a mini-collapse to set Chandigarh a frightening goal of 403.
This century marked Shankar’s eleventh first-class ton and second of the season.
Chandigarh, who had been bowled out for 204 of their first innings, confronted a troublesome problem as they had been diminished to 113 for five in 33 overs. Skipper Manan Vohra was battling on 47, however his group nonetheless required 290 runs to win.
At stumps, Vohra was on the crease with Vishu Kashyap (4).
For Tamil Nadu, skipper Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore (2/38) and S Ajith Ram (2/46) took two wickets every, whereas M Mohammed (1/13) accounted for one.
Resuming the day at 27 for two, in a single day batter Jagadeesan witnessed Ajith Ram (7) and Baba Indrajith (3) being dismissed cheaply.
Shankar then joined Jagadeesan and cast a 152-run partnership to regular the innings. Andre Siddarth additionally contributed with an unbeaten 36.
Chhattisgarh lead by 59 runs in opposition to Jharkhand
In Jamshedpur, Anuj Tiwary (66) and Ashutosh Singh (64) scored fifties as Chhattisgarh reached 205 for 4 of their second innings, taking a 59-run lead in opposition to Jharkhand on day 3.
Jharkhand, resuming at 304 for 4, had been all out for 376 in 118.2 overs.
Sumit Ruikar (4/87) was the decide of the bowlers, whereas Gagandeep Singh and Ashish Chouhan took two wickets every. Jharkhand had gained a 146-run first-innings lead.
At stumps, Sanjeet Desai was on 23, and Gagandeep Singh was but to get off the mark.
Ghadigaonkar hits 100 not out in Assam’s 175 for 4
Sumit Ghadigaonkar (100*) cracked an unbeaten century, whereas Sibsankar Roy (56) additionally made a fifty as Assam reached 175 for 4 after dismissing Railways for 250 on day 3.
At stumps, Ghadigaonkar was batting alongside Swarupam Puryayastha (15).
Assam now trails by 75 runs.
Earlier, former India A keeper-batter Upendra Yadav (103) accomplished his century, and Bhargav Merai hit a half-century as Railways added one other 52 runs to their in a single day rating of 198 for five earlier than being bowled out.
Left-arm spinner Siddharth Desai’s spellbinding efficiency was the spotlight as Gujarat secured a dominant innings and 28 run victory over Uttarakhand of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match right here on Saturday.
Gujarat vs Uttarakhand
Desai’s career-best figures of 9/36 had single-handedly dismantled the guests’ batting lineup to bowl them out for 111 within the first innings.
In reply, Gujarat’s Manan Hingrajia (116) and Jaymeet Patel (121) piled on the runs as they posted a formidable 393, taking a considerable 282-run lead.
Uttarakhand folded for 254 of their second essay as Gujarat wrapped up the match with greater than a day to spare.
Desai wasn’t accomplished but as he continued to torment Uttarakhand batters, claiming 3 extra wickets within the second innings to complete with a exceptional match haul of 12/113.
He was well-supported by Rinkesh Vaghela (3/63), Vishal Jayswal (3/71).
The one resistance got here for Shashwat Dangwal who scored 101 from 129 balls after skipper Ravikumar Samarth confirmed some optimistic indicators on the prime along with his resolute 162-ball 76.
Rajasthan vs Vidarbha
The bonus level win helped Gujarat (26) climb to the second spot, two factors behind Vidarbha who led a powerful second innings fightback in an away match in opposition to Rajasthan.
Skipper Akshay Wadkar (102 batting) and Yash Rathod who missed a century by two runs led their combat again to take them to 358/7 of their second essay after conceding a primary innings lead.
Vidarbha now lead by 258 runs, establishing an intense remaining day’s play.
Temporary Scores:
Tamil Nadu: 301 and 305/5 declared in 72.5 overs (Vijay Shankar 150; Jagjit Singh Sandhu 3/43). Chandigarh 1st Innings: 204 & 113/5 in 33 overs (Manan Vohra 47; Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore 2/38) Chhattisgarh: 230 & 205/4 in 63 overs (Anuj Tiwary 66, Ashutosh Singh 64; Utkarsh Singh 2/30). Jharkhand 1st Innings: 376 all out in 118.2 overs (Kumar Suraj 104, Sharandeep Singh 69, Utkarsh Singh 62; Sumit Ruikar 4/87).
Assam: 175/4 in 52 overs (Sumit Ghadigaonkar 100 not out; Himanshu Sangwan 2/44). Railways: 250 all out in 85.1 overs (Upendra Yadav 103, Mukhtar Hussain 4/24).
In Ahmedabad: Uttarakhand 111 and 254 in 87.3 overs (Shashwat Dangwal 101, Ravikumar Samarth 76; Rinkesh Vaghela 3/63, Vishal Jayswal 3/71, Siddharth Desai 3/77) misplaced to Gujarat 393 by an innings and 28 runs.
In Hyderabad: Hyderabad 565 in 168.5 overs (Tanmay Agarwal 177, Kodimela Himateja 76, Abhirath Reddy 73, Saranuu Nishanth 71, Rahul Radesh 52; Akash Vashist 4/92, Mukul Negi 3/98) vs Himachal Pradesh 275 (Innesh Mahajan 68, Shubham Arora 53, Akash Vashist 46; Ankitreddy 5/72) and 21 for no loss.
In Puducherry: Andhra 303 and 248/5; 69 overs (Karan Shinde 86 batting; Ankit Sharma 2/56). Puducherry 260; 79 overs (Mohit Kale 60, Arun Karthik 59, Aman Khan 50; Prithvi Raj 5/64).
In Jaipur: Vidarbha 165 and 358/7; 122 overs (Akshay Wadkar 102, Yash Rathod 98, Nachiket Bhute 57). Rajasthan 265.
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