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  • Ranji Trophy: All-round Bhut takes five-for as Saurashtra beat Punjab to enter semi-final

    Parth Bhut capped off a dream recreation with a five-wicket haul after game-changing century and half-century as Saurashtra gained a memorable Ranji Trophy quarter-final in opposition to Punjab by 71 runs on Saturday to arrange a semi-final date with Karnataka.

    Needing 252 to win, Punjab began the day at 52 for two and have been all out for 180 in 89.1 overs with veteran Mandeep Singh’s 45 being the best rating.
    Mandeep, a veteran of 13 seasons, failed to indicate any intent and his egocentric, ultra-defensive 128-ball keep put Punjab in a gap.

    The match will hang-out Punjab for a very long time as they’d Saurashtra on the mat on the primary day at 147 for 8 earlier than Bhut’s 111 took them to 303. Punjab then scored 431 of their first essay with twin tons of from Naman Dhir and Prabhsimran Singh however allowed Saurashtra to attain 379 in second innings and put up a defendable whole.

    Once younger Pukhraj Mann was out for 42, trapped leg earlier than by off-spinner Yuvraj Dodiya (2/35 in 18 overs), Mandeep by no means confirmed any aggressive streak as left-arm spin twins Bhut (5/89 in 33 overs) and Dharmendra Jadeja (3/56 in 38.1 overs) choked the run-flow.

    He did have a 49-run stand for the sixth wicket with Anmolpreet Singh (26) however the two senior gamers crawled for 21 overs and it was only a matter of 1 wicket.
    Anmolpreet was offie Dodiya’s second sufferer caught by Snell Patel.

    Mandeep was lastly out when Vishvaraj Jadeja took a close-in catch off a Bhut supply that bounced a tad extra.

    Once Mandeep was gone, there was no wanting again for the 2020-21 champions Saurashtra who have been with out their inspirational skipper Jaydev Unadkat, group’s numero uno batter Cheteshwar Pujara and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.

    SCA president Jaydev Shah advised PTI that he’ll request BCCI and Indian group administration to launch Unadkat for the semi-final beginning February 8 in Bengaluru in case he’s not thought-about for the taking part in XI of the primary Test in opposition to Australia.

    “We had even requested the BCCI for the quarter-final. We will request again for Jaydev but I will not lose my sleep if we don’t get him. Look at how our youngsters like Parth shouldered extra responsibility. We came from behind and beat a team like Punjab in a big game,” Shah mentioned.

  • Ranji Trophy: Parth controls Saurashtra’s worry with 111* at No 9

    WHILE enjoying cricket all these years, Saurashtra’s No 9 Parth Bhut all the time wished for a day in his life when he may replicate an innings like MS Dhoni or Virat Kohli’s.

    He dreamt of an outing on the pitch the place he bats with fellow tailenders and rescues his staff. Tuesday will probably be a day lengthy remembered.

    All these years of visualisation lastly turned to actuality, as Bhut discovered a scenario in opposition to Punjab the place rescuing was required. There was no goal in colored clothes, however a Ranji Trophy quarterfinal at stake together with his staff struggling to publish a good first innings whole.

    Saurashtra had been 147 for 8 with their top-order line up again within the dressing room. Punjab’s bowlers will need to have felt an early wrap-up was imminent, however Bhut had different plans.

    His rivals didn’t know that every one this time, the 25-year-old Junagad left-arm spinner and batsman had been making ready for simply this type of situation. “Take the innings deep,” he saved telling himself whereas dealing with every ball.

    “All these years I have seen MS Dhoni and tried to follow his technique in how he takes the game so deep (when chasing). I have closely followed Virat Kohli’s batting on TV on how he assesses the situation and scores big in those tense moments. So when I was batting, I was just remembering those points,” Bhut stated after his unbeaten 111.

    While he was batting, he saved speaking to quantity ten, Chetan Sakariya. They didn’t wish to play rash pictures and get out, as a substitute they needed to play calculated cricket. They added 61 runs for the ninth wicket. “I told Chetan that we will bat positively and will not get bothered about the scoreboard. We batted over by over, and followed Dhoni’s strategy which has been simple. Take the game deep, once we reach that stage, the bowlers must get tired and the fielders will be a bit relaxed. Then we will pick bowlers, whom we can go after,” Bhut provides.

    Poor begin at house

    At his house floor, Saurashtra had received the toss and elected to bat first of their quarter-final recreation in Rajkot’s Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Opener Snell Patel held one find yourself because the Saurashtra top-order noticed wickets falling at common intervals with Punjab’s leggie Mayank Markande and seamer Baltej Singh sharing the day’s honours.

    Before Bhut struck his maiden top quality century which had 4 sixes and 11 fours. Alongwith Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, he added 95 runs for the final wicket as Saurashtra had been bundled out for 303.

    Being a tailender, Bhut says he had an thought easy methods to bat with lower-order batsmen and it helped his staff launch a struggle again from their precarious begin.

    Bhut’s father is a property seller again in Junagadh, and the efficiency holds a particular place. He took cricket significantly solely as a result of he accompanied his buddy to the nets within the neighbourhood, however Bhut is having fun with the run on the prime.

    Before the sport, he wasn’t positive whether or not he would even make it to the enjoying eleven. The previous two video games he went again to the bench as he needed to make manner for Ravindra Jadeja, who performed in opposition to Tamil Nadu in Chennai. “I wasn’t sure whether the team management will play me or not. I was told this morning that I’m there because they wanted to take a call only after seeing the pitch. At the end, it feels great to walk back unbeaten and everyone cheering for the contribution, hope I do perform with the ball too,” he added.

    Brief Score: Saurashtra 303 all out (Snell Patel 70, P Bhut 111 not out; Mayank Markande 4/84, Baltej Singh 3/60) vs Punjab 3 for no loss.

  • Bengal pacers make merry as Jharkhand dismissed for 173

    Pacer Akash Deep led Bengal’s spectacular present with a four-wicket haul as Jharkhand did not final three full classes and folded for a paltry 173 of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal at Eden Gardens right here on Tuesday. The Bengal tempo trio of Akash Deep, Mukesh Kumar (3/61) and Ishan Porel (1/26) claimed seven wickets between them to experience bowling-friendly situations after the house staff skipper Manoj Tiwary received toss.

    More than half of Jharkhand’s rating was made by their No 3 batter Kumar Suraj, who regarded composed and chic en path to a gritty 89 not out.

    The lefthander struck some elegant cowl drives, scored on each side of the wickets utilizing his wrists superbly however solely to be stranded 11 runs shy of a 3rd first-class hundred.

    Suraj batted deep into his crease to negate the tempo risk by the Bengal pacers and carried his bat by means of however wickets saved on falling on the different finish.

    Jharkhand No 11 batter Ashish Kumar (12 off 8 balls) was one of many 4 Jharkhand batters to get to a double digit as he lent wonderful assist to brighten Suraj’s century prospects.

    But Ashish fell after a mix-up as Bengal ended their innings in 66.2 overs. The duo put collectively 20 runs for the final wicket.

    Bad gentle meant that Bengal couldn’t come out to bat within the first innings as day one ended with 21 overs in arrears.

    Opting to bowl, Bengal bought an ideal begin with Akash Deep cleansing up Kumar Deobrat with an incoming supply.

    He bowled with brisk velocity and correct line, making it tough for Jharkhand who misplaced half of their aspect for 77 runs.

    Akash Deep bought his fourth sufferer with a yorker that trapped Shahbaz Nadeem plumb in entrance. Mukesh Kumar on the different finish bagged his third sufferer in Rahul Shukla (0).

    Bhut strikes century batting at No. 9, saves Saurashtra the blushes

    Batting at quantity 9, bowler Parth Bhut shone with the bat and saved Saurashtra the blushes with a gritty century on the primary day of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal in opposition to Punjab right here.

    Bhut was but to open his account when Saurashtra misplaced their eighth wicket for 147 on the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium.

    However, because of the 25-year-old left-arm spinner’s unbeaten knock of 111 and his last-wicket partnership of 95 runs with Yuvrajsinh Dodiya (17), the hosts might stretch their complete to 303 earlier than getting bowled out with three overs nonetheless remaining within the day.

    In reply, Punjab confronted only one over and have been three for no loss when the stumps have been referred to as on Tuesday.
    Prabhsimran Singh (2) and Naman Dhir (1) have been on the crease.

    In all, Bhut struck 11 boundaries and 4 sixes whereas scoring his runs at a reasonably first rate strike-rate of 71.61.

    Venkatesh takes 5 wickets as Karnataka blow away Uttarakhand on Day 1

    Medium-pacer M Venkatesh sizzled with a five-wicket haul as Karnataka produced a sensational bowling effort to bundle out Uttarakhand for a paltry 116 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal right here on Tuesday.

    Karnataka have been 123 for no loss at stumps.

    The 22-year-old Venkatesh justified captain Mayank Agarwal’s determination to subject after successful the toss as he rocked the top-order, eradicating Avneesh Sudha (17) and Dikshanshu Negi (9) early after Vidhwath Kaverappa (2/17) drew the primary blood, dismissing opener Jiwanjot Singh (1).

    Vijaykumar Vyshak (1/25) then had Swapnil Singh (0) caught by Samarth R, whereas Kaverappa cleaned up Aditya Tare (14), as Uttarakhand misplaced half their aspect for less than 64 in 27.4 overs.

    Kunal Chandela (31) tried to carry one finish however wickets continued to tumble, with Venkatesh returning to strike twice within the forty seventh over, sending Akhil Rawat (14) and Abhay Negi (1) again to the dressing room.
    The Mysore pacer additionally had Chandela caught by Manish Pandey to place the ultimate nail in Uttarakhand’s coffins as spinner Okay Gowtham mopped up the tail with two wickets.

    In reply, Karnataka appeared to be batting on a distinct observe as each the openers — Ravikumar Samarth (54) and Mayank Agarwal (65) — regarded in full circulation throughout their unbeaten fifties.

    While Samarth cracked seven boundaries, Agarwal had 9 hits to the fence in addition to a most.