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By Vijay Mohan Raj Hyderabad: I am pleasantly surprised that the BCCI has made a U-turn by returning to the Duleep and Irani Trophy tournaments. Also welcoming is that Ranji Trophy matches will now be played on home-away basis like the good old days. To add to these is the amendment that the Ranj Trophy […]
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Bengaluru: Madhya Pradesh, not considered among cricketing elites during the past decade, on Sunday humbled domestic powerhouse Mumbai by six wickets in a one-sided Ranji Trophy final under coach Chandrakant Pandit, who exorcised the ghosts of losing one at this very ground 23 summers ago. On the final day, Mumbai could only manage 269 in […]
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Bengaluru: Rajat Patidar stamped his class with an authoritative century to put Madhya Pradesh on the cusp of their historic Ranji Trophy triumph against 41-time champions Mumbai on a rain-hit fourth day of the summit clash here on Saturday. Havens opened up minutes before the tea break, and Madhya Pradesh finished their first innings at […]
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Bengaluru: Sarfaraz Khan completed his transformation from Mumbai cricket’s resident ‘enfant terrible’ to ‘Man Friday’ with a superb hundred that kept his side ahead against Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy final, here on Thursday. Courtesy Sarfaraz’s fourth hundred of the season – 134 off 243 balls – the 41-time champions managed a fighting 374 […]
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Bengaluru: A dominant Mumbai rode on impressive hundreds from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Armaan Jaffer to put Uttar Pradesh on the back-foot by taking their overall lead past the 600-mark on the fourth day of their Ranji Trophy semi-final here on Friday. It was a run-feast on day four as the two batted with authority and […]
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Bengaluru: Continuing his good form, left-handed batter Yashasvi Jaiswal hit a responsible hundred to propel Mumbai to 260/5 on the first day of their Ranji Trophy semifinal against Uttar Pradesh here on Tuesday. Oozing with confidence, Jaiswal, who struck his maiden first-class hundred in the quarterfinal against Uttarakhand, anchored the innings, after the 41-time Ranji […]
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Bengaluru: Record champions Mumbai, who are back to their ruthless best, face a high on confidence Uttar Pradesh in what promises to be an intriguing semifinal of the Ranji Trophy, beginning here on Tuesday. The in-form Mumbai batters will be up against a varied UP attack, which will be bolstered by the addition of pacer […]
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By Vijay Mohan Raj Hyderabad: The victorious Hyderabad team was returning from Delhi after having won the finals of the Ranji Trophy against the formidable Delhi team. The Secunderabad Railway station where we arrived was packed with cricket fans who came to celebrate this victory. We were then escorted in a procession in open trucks […]
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Hyderabad: After being snubbed in the IPL auctions, where his name was removed from the list post scrutiny, Hyderabad all-rounder T Ravi Teja was disappointed. However, he knew that all was not over for him. The 27-year-old cricketer knew the only way to bounce back was to perform well and prove his calibre. And boy, […]
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Hyderabad: All-rounder T Ravi Teja backed up his second innings half-century with a fiery 4/70 bowling figures while spinner Tanay Thyarajan and pacer Bhuvanagiri Punnaiah scalped three and two wickets apiece as Hyderabad crushed Baroda by 43 runs inside three days in the Group B Ranji Trophy match in Cuttack, on Saturday. Ravi Teja returned […]
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Hyderabad: Hyderabad top order came a cropper once again as they were bundled out for a paltry 197 in 55.1 overs on the first day of the Group B Ranji Trophy match against Baroda in Cuttack on Thursday. Atit Sheth picked up five wickets for 53 for Baroda who ended the day at 92/2 in […]
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Hyderabad: Having started their campaign with a thumping 217-run victory over Chandigarh in the opener, Hyderabad fell flat in their second game losing to Bengal by 72 runs. The Tanmay Agarwal-led side now faces a crunch situation. They need to record a victory when they clash against struggling Baroda in the Group B Ranji Trophy […]
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Hyderabad: When 18-year-old Bhuvanagiri Punnaiah was informed that he would be making his debut in Ranji Trophy against Bengal recently, he was a bit nervous. The struggles he went through to realise his dream to play for the State flashed in front of his eyes. With senior pacer CV Milind suffering an injury in the […]
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Hyderabad: Talented youngster Thakur Tilak Varma scored a fighting 90 but Hyderabad suffered a massive 72-run loss against Bengal in the Group B Ranji Trophy match at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, on Sunday. Resuming at 16/3 in pursuit of 239, Hyderabad were bundled out for 166 in 61.2 overs in the second session. Only […]
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Hyderabad: Chasing a target of 238 for victory, Hyderabad lost three quick wickets and face a tough task on the final day in the Group B match against Bengal at the Barabati Stadium, on Saturday. Hyderabad ended the day at 16/3 in 13.2 overs needing another 222 runs on the final day with seven wickets […]
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Hyderabad: All-rounder T Ravi Teja showed his credentials with the bat yet again scoring an unbeaten 81 (196; 6×4, 2×6) and adding 109 runs with Tanay Thyagarajan (52; 103; 7×4) to rescue Hyderabad from a precarious 70/7 to help them post 205, on the second day of the Group B Ranji Trophy match against Bengal […]
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Hyderabad: Left-arm spinner Tanay Thyagarajan returned with 5-71 bowling figures as Hyderabad dismissed Bengal for 242 runs in their first innings on the opening day of the Group B Ranji Trophy match at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, on Thursday. Inviting the opposition to bat first, Hyderabad bowlers did a commendable job to restrict the […]
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Hyderabad: All-rounder T Ravi Teja scalped six for 41 to return with an impressive match haul of 9/94 to guide Hyderabad to a thumping 217-run victory over Chandigarh on the fourth day of the Group B Ranji Trophy match at the Vikas Cricket Ground in Cuttack on Sunday. The all-rounder picked up three wickets in […]
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Hyderabad: Riding on a first-innings five-wicket haul from debutant pacer Ctl Rakshann Readdi (5/61) and a century (106 off 149; 15×4) by Team India cricketer G Hanuma Vihari in the second innings, Hyderabad took control of the match against Chandigarh on the third day of the Group B Ranji Trophy match at the Vikash Cricket […]
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Hyderabad: Indian Test cricketer G Hanuma Vihari, who returned to Hyderabad this domestic season, hit 59 runs and stitched two crucial partnerships to guide Tanmay Agarwal-led side to 270/7 at stumps on the opening day of the Group B Ranji Trophy match against Chandigarh, at Vikash Cricket Ground in Cuttack on Thursday. Vihari hit eight […]
