Ankit Kalsi

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.

Half-centuries from Paras Dogra, Rishi Dhawan and Ankit Kalsi put Himachal Pradesh in driver's seat against Jammu and Kashmir in their group C Ranji Trophy cricket match at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, today.

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.

Karun Nair hit an unbeaten 166 for India Red before their Duleep Trophy match against India Blue ended in a draw here on Monday. Red gained three points for taking the first-innings lead and took a big step towards securing a spot in the final while 'Blue' got one point to finish their engagements with two points.

Ankit Kalsi scored his first double century in first-class cricket as Himachal Pradesh declared at 663/3 against Uttarakhand in their Ranji Trophy match. Prashant Chopra fell short of a double century with 171 runs. Kalsi, along with Ekant Sen’s 101, led the charge. Uttarakhand ended the day at 50/1 in reply.

Jammu and Kashmir opener Shubham Khajuria waged a lone battle but Himachal Pradesh managed to bundle the team out for 162 and finish day one on 58 for two in their Ranji Trophy Group C fixture on Saturday.

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.

Left-hander Ankit Kalsi (99 n.o., 15x4) and Rishi Dhawan's (71 n.o., 13x4) unbroken 119-run sixth wicket stand helped Himachal Pradesh lead Tamil Nadu by 113 runs on Day 2 of their Ranji contest at HPCA stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday.

A collective effort helped Himachal Pradesh climb to second place in group C with a thrilling five-wicket win over Jammu and Kashmir in their Ranji Trophy cricket fixture at JSCA International Stadium Complex on Tuesday.

Aniket Choudhary showcased his prowess as Rajasthan's mainstay bowler by clinching a five-wicket haul against Himachal Pradesh in their Ranji Trophy match. His efforts, complemented by young spinner Manav Suthar's significant contributions, led Rajasthan to an eight-wicket victory in Dharamsala.

Out-of-favour India batsman Karun Nair missed out on a century by one run but Himachal Pradesh's Ankit Kalsi made 106 before India Red were all out for 285 in their Duleep Trophy match against India Blue on Saturday.

Maharashtra batsman Ankit Bawne made a unbeaten 121 but could not prevent India Blue from conceding a 30-run lead to India Red on the third day of the Duleep Trophy match here on Sunday.

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.

Out-of-favour batsman Karun Nair struck 92 not out to help India Red score 163 for 2 on the rain-curtailed opening day of the Duleep Trophy match against India Blue on Friday.

Gloomy. That's the word which best described the mood on Day 3 of the Duleep Trophy final between India Red and India Green at the M Chinnaswamy stadium here on Friday. For the better part of the 64 overs played on the day, the performances of the teams bordered on mediocrity.

Northeast Zone's inexperience did them in as they stared at a massive defeat on the penultimate day of their Duleep Trophy quarterfinal contest against North Zone.

Punjab skipper Mandeep Singh will captain the North Zone squad in the Duleep Trophy beginning on June 28.

In a Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match between Gujarat and Punjab, Gujarat were bowled out for 138 in their first innings. Manan Hingrajia, who made an unbeaten 74 in the second innings, only delayed the inevitable as Baltej Singh claimed three wickets even before Gujarat had a run on the board. The Gujarat batters showed no apetite to fight as many as six batters failed to open their account and the team was bundled out in just 354 overs. Priyesh Patel, 37, and Karan Patel, 25, were the only two Gujarat batsmen to reach the double figures. Baltej took four for 38 in the match, finishing with an incredible figures of 11 for 66. Himachal Pradesh secured a big first innings lead over Baroda by Prashant Chopra and Ankit Kalsi helping Himachal Pradesh Pradesh take control of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match against Baroda in Vadodara at the stumps on day three Himachal were 556 for six already 201 runs ahead of Baroda’s first innings of 355. Praveen Thakur was unbeaten at 47 at the stumps.