Ranji Trophy: Sarfaraz, Siddhesh put Mumbai on top

HYDERABAD: Middler-order batter Sarfaraz Khan dazzled with his first century of the season — an unbeaten 142 (164b, 11x4, 5x6), while captain Siddhesh Lad continued his rich vein of form striking this season’s fourth ton (104; 179b, 10x4, 2x6) to guide Mumbai to 332/4 against Hyderabad on the first day of the Ranji Trophy sixth round match on Thursday. The duo benefited from shabby fielding by the hosts. Lad was dropped on 16 at the first slip by Nitish Reddy off Mohammed Siraj and Sarfaraz was let off on 54 when Sai Nitin Yadav misjudged a catch on the mid-wicket boundary off Rohit Rayudu.Saxena claims 500 scalps as Maharashtra dominate GoaPune: Veteran all-rounder Jalaj Saxena achieved a rare double of 500 wickets and 7,000 runs in first-class cricket after picking 6-79 which helped Maharashtra skittle out Goa for 209 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group ‘B’ match in Gahunje, near Pune, on Thursday, reports K Kumaraswamy.Gill dismissed for duck as 23 wickets fall in a day in RajkotRajkot: Shubman Gill’s return to Ranji Trophy ended in a two-ball duck as Saurashtra and Punjab batters struggled on a rank turner during the opening day of the Elite Group B match here on Thursday. Batting first Saurashtra were bowled out for 172 and were 24/3 in the second innings. Punjab, on their part, did no better as they were dismissed for 139. Gill was trapped in front of the wicket by leftarm spinner Parth Bhut.Delhi struggle despite Doseja century against ChhattisgarhBengaluru: In Group D, Chattisgarh dismissed Delhi for 216 despite Ayush Doseja hitting 104. In reply, Chattisgarh were 52/0 at stumps.SCORES OF SELECT MATCHESIn Lucknow: Jharkhand 279/1 (S Singh 128*, S Mohan 78, A Sen 64*) vs UP.In Rajkot: Saurashtra 172 (J Gohil 82; H Brar 6-38) and 24/3 vs Punjab 139 (P Bhut 5-33).In Alur: MP 244/5 (V Iyer 87) vs Karnataka.In Pune: Goa 209 (S Kauthankar 73; J Saxena 6-79); Maharashtra 19/0. In Kalyani: Bengal 340/4 (S Chatterjee 140*, A Easwaran 81) vs Services.In Hyderabad: Mumbai 332/4 (S Lad 104, Sarfaraz Khan 142 batting; Rohit Rayudu 2-66) vs Hyderabad.In Bengaluru: Delhi 216 (A Doseja 104; D Singh 3-43, S Khan 3-50) vs Chhattisgarh 52/0.