New Delhi. The new season of Ranji Trophy has started. 32 teams are entering the first round of the tournament. Many matches are being played. This includes matches like Mumbai vs Baroda, Uttar Pradesh vs Bengal, Gujarat vs Hyderabad. Himachal Pradesh created history in Ranji. All the first 4 batsmen scored brilliant centuries. Which has become a record. Let us see how the day of Ranji Trophy was on the second day.
For Himachal, Ankit Kalsi (205 not out) scored his first first-class double century, while Prashant Chopra (171), Ekant Singh scored 101 and Shubman Arora scored 118 runs. Himachal Pradesh scored a huge score of 663/3 in the Ranji Trophy Group B match against Uttarakhand and declared the innings. Not only Kalsi and Chopra, Ekant Sen also played a explosive inning of 101 runs in 124 balls and increased the problems for the visiting team. The top four batsmen scored centuries. Which is a record in Ranji.
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In the match being held in Secunderabad, Gujarat team was all out after scoring 343 in the first innings. On the second day, Hyderabad team has scored 222/7 runs. Kodimela Himteja is unbeaten on 58 runs. Rahul Singh is also playing at 56. Whereas, in the ongoing match in Jaipur, Puducherry scored 248 runs in the first innings. In reply, Rajasthan team has scored 234/6 runs. Deepak Hooda is 105 not out. Yash Kothari is playing at 33.
Uttar Pradesh’s young captain Aryan Juyal scored 90 unbeaten runs and took his team to 198/3 in reply to Bengal’s 311. The 22-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, who previously represented India Under-19 and was part of the Mumbai Indians setup, displayed his technical prowess. Juyal faced 195 balls and hit a total of eight fours. Mumbai team scored 214 runs in the first innings. In the second innings, Baroda team has lost zero wickets for 9 runs.
Tags: Deepak Hooda, Ranji Trophy
FIRST PUBLISHED : October 12, 2024, 6:41 PM IST