The fifth spherical of the Ranji Trophy produced solely the second-ever one-run win within the match’s historical past. It additionally produced a couple of thrillers, together with a uncommon occasion of a match being performed in snowy situations in Dharamsala. Listed here are the important thing takeaways.
The comeback
Seven Maharashtra batters bought off to begins, however none managed greater than Taranjitsingh Dhillon’s 28 at No. 7. The defeat sees Maharashtra languishing within the second half of the Group A desk, whereas Saurashtra are closing in on the highest three.
The thrillers
This was solely the second time in Ranji historical past {that a} workforce had managed to safe victory by one run. Andhra was the one different workforce to tug off this feat, after they beat Tamil Nadu by this margin, at Salem in 1974-75.
Haryana made a great fist of the goal, with openers Ankit Kumar and Harshal Patel including 51. Then from 81 for 1, they sensationally collapsed; dropping 6 for 11 as Narang ran by the batting line-up to select up 5 for 55 as Providers clinched a well-known win.
Chasing 226, the inexperienced high order, sans Mayank Agarwal and Devdutt Padikkal, caved in and had been at 99 for six. Stand-in captain Nikin Jose registered a pair. However the decrease order rallied with Pandey remaining unbeaten on 67.
Pandey apart, there was a vital contribution from pacer Vijayakumar Vyshak, who made 38. However when he was dismissed, Karnataka nonetheless wanted 29 runs with simply two wickets in hand.
Pandey discovered help from Vidwath Kaverappa and Vasuki Koushik to clinch an unlikely win. Vyshak had additionally picked up a five-for with the ball in Railways’ second innings to assist restrict Railways’ lead, which proved to be essential.
The win helped Karnataka bounce to second in Group C, degree on factors with Tamil Nadu. Nevertheless, TN are toppers by advantage of a greater quotient and two bonus factors to Karnataka’s zero.
The upset
Gujarat, the early pace-setters of the season, have stumbled massive time. After profitable their first two video games, they’ve now misplaced two on the bounce, along with a drawn sport as a result of components. This leaves them precariously positioned, and outdoors the highest three, in Group C going into the second half of the league section.
Gujarat weren’t actually within the chase of 318, slumping to 64 for five from the place there was no turnaround. Parvez Sultan, the left-arm spinner, ended with a match haul of 10 for 116.
The victory march
Bengal had been bundled out for 199 and 209, with solely Anustup Majumdar (first innings) and Abishek Porel (second innings) standing tall with the bat. Quick bowler Mohit Awasthi recorded figures of seven for 52 as Bengal had been skittled in underneath 60 overs within the second innings.
