Akash Vasisht

Himachal Pradesh overcame a shaky start with half centuries from skipper Ankit Kalsi, Akash Vasisht and Raghav Dhawan to notch up 324 for 6 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group F match against Punjab here on Thursday.

Himachal Pradesh showed strong fightback lower down the order with centuries from Akash Vasisht and Praveen Thakur to salvage a draw against Punjab in their Ranji Trophy group F opener at the Kotla on Sunday. Vasisht slammed 15 boundaries en route to his career-best 140 from 196 balls, while wicketkeeper-batter Praveen Thakur struck a fine 103 not out batting at number eight.

Weather and Himachal Pradesh middle-order batters, Akash Vasisht and Rishi Dhawan, continued to frustrated hosts Uttarakhand's push towards victory on day three of the Ranji Trophy Group A match with the visitors reaching 327 for four at stumps.

Left-arm spinner Mayank Dagar grabbed a match-haul of nine wickets to complement skipper Ankit Kalsi's magnificent century as Himachal Pradesh thrashed Tripura by an innings and 30 runs in their Ranji Trophy group F match on Saturday.

Himachal Pradesh's top and middle-order batted with purpose to bail them out from a hopeless situation as they were just 10 runs away from wiping out a massive deficit against Uttarakhand at stumps on day two of their Ranji Trophy Group A match here on Wednesday.

Rishi Dhawan led from the front with an all-round show as Himachal Pradesh beat Services by 77 runs in the semi-final at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Friday, to set up the title clash against Tamil Nadu in the Vijay Hazare Trophy domestic One-Day championship.

A whirlwind half-century from Sumeet Verma was complemented by a three-wicket haul from Rishi Dhawan as Himachal Pradesh continued their fairytale run to enter the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final with a 13-run win over Punjab on Thursday.

Mandeep Singh remained unbeaten on a majestic 130, while wicketkeeper-batter Anmol Malhotra also slammed a century as Punjab recovered from a poor start to post 368 for 5 against Haryana on day one of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group F match on Thursday.

Seamer Abhay Negi's four-wicket haul and Kunal Chandela's unbeaten half-century helped Uttarakhand beat Himachal Pradesh by five wickets in a Ranji Trophy Group A match on Friday.

Skipper Himanshu Rana led from the front with his fourth first-class century as Haryana reached 204/3 in a strong reply to Punjab's mammoth 444 on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group F fixture here on Friday.

Both the sides have deservedly earned their places for the summit clash and lifting the trophy for the first time in its 15th edition should act as an added incentive for the boys in both the camps to get charged up for the contest.

Jammu and Kashmir rode skipper Pervez Rasool's unbeaten century to post 274 for eight at stumps on the opening day of their Group C Ranji Trophy cricket match against hosts Himachal Pradesh, here on Thursday.

Mandeep Singh anchored Punjab's successful 240-run chase with a 97 not out to beat Tripura by six wickets in their elite group F match and confirm their knockout berth in the Ranji Trophy here on Saturday. Mandeep was involved in two key partnerships of 99 and 77 runs with Anmolpreet Singh (64 from 149 balls) and Ramandeep Singh (43 from 38 balls) to revive Punjab innings after they got off to a shaky start.

Punjab bowlers complemented superb show by batters to put their team in the driver's seat against Himachal Pradesh in their group F Ranji Trophy fixture at the Kotla Stadium here on Saturday.

Vidarbha continued their winning streak in the Ranji Trophy, securing a commanding innings victory over Himachal Pradesh. Harsh Dubey starred with a 10-wicket haul, his first in first-class cricket, as Himachal were bowled out cheaply twice. This fourth consecutive win solidifies Vidarbha's position at the top of Elite Group B.

Haryana secured a massive 281-run win over Himachal Pradesh with an all-round show here on Sunday, but it was not enough to qualify for the knockout round as they finished second behind Punjab in the Elite Ranji Trophy Group F.

There will be no margin for errors when Punjab play Himachal Pradesh and Mumbai take on Vidarbha in the semifinals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) meet at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday.

There will be no margin for errors when Punjab play Himachal Pradesh and Mumbai take on Vidarbha in the semifinals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) meet at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday. Going by present form, Punjab hold an edge over Himachal, but Vidarbha are likely to prove a hard nut to crack for Mumbai.

Riding on a superb bowling performance on the final day, Himachal Pradesh on Sunday notched up a 10-wicket win over Jammu & Kashmir to bag seven points from their Ranji Trophy Group C match.

Odisha suffered an 8-wicket defeat against Himachal Pradesh in their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match. Odisha struggled in their batting innings and were reduced to 69 for 6 before Abhishek Yadav and Rakesh Pattanaik's partnership helped them reach a total of 138 for 7. However, Himachal Pradesh easily chased down the target with Sumeet Verma's unbeaten 58 off 23 balls.