Arpit Vasavada

Skipper Arpit Vasavada hit a double century as Saurashtra took a crucial 120-run first innings lead against Karnataka to put one foot in the Ranji Trophy final, here Saturday. Resuming at his overnight score of 112, Vasavada made 202 off 406 balls while Chirag Jani scored 72 to help Saurashtra finish their first innings at a massive 527 in reply to Karnataka's 407.

Skipper Arpit Vasavada kept his calm under testing circumstances to help Saurashtra seal a place in the Ranji Trophy final for the fifth time in the history of the tournament, defeating Karnataka by four wickets at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday.

A responsible knock of 59 by Saurashtra captain Arpit Vasavada helped his side score a respectable 212 for loss of seven wickets on the first day of the three day Col. C K Nayudu U-22 match against Hyderabad.

Experienced left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat will lead the Saurashtra team in the knock-out matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy national 50-over championship. Saurashtra reached the quarter-final stage of the tournament by topping Elite Group E with 16 points. Saurashtra face domestic giants Mumbai on March 9 in their quarter-final match at the Palam Air Force Ground in New Delhi.

Saurashtra, riding on fine centuries from Arpit Vasavada (127 not out) and Harvik Desai (107), posted a mammoth 503 for six as the hosts took control of the Ranji Trophy Group B match against a spineless Delhi bowling attack here on Wednesday.

Seasoned speedster Jaydev Unadkat will lead a 20-member Saurashtra squad at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy National T20 Championships, which will kick off the 2020-21 domestic season next month. The Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) on Friday announced the squad through a media release after its senior selection committee held an online meeting.

If Saurashtra captain and pacer Jaydev Unadkat was the wrecker-in-chief in Delhi's first innings on Tuesday, it was the turn of spinners Yuvrajsinh Dodiya and Dharmendrasinh Jadeja on Thursday.

Seasoned Sheldon Jackson and skipper Arpit Vasavada hit fine centuries as the duo put on a fine 232-run stand for the fourth wicket to bring Saurashtra back into the contest in reply to Karnataka's 407 on the third day of their Ranji Trophy semi-final on Friday.

Fighting half-centuries from skipper Arpit Vasavada, Chirag Jani, Prerak Mankad and Parth Bhut helped Saurashtra make a comeback in their Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Punjab on day four on Friday.

Senior pro Arpit Vasavada came up with a gritty unbeaten 126 to lead Saurashtra's fightback on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match against Tamil Nadu on Friday.

N Jagadeesan's career-best 183 helped Tamil Nadu score 424 in their first innings on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy clash against Saurashtra in Rajkot on Thursday. The hosts, in reply, were 107 for 3 with Avi Bharot (38 batting) and Arpit Vasavada (11 batting) in the middle at stumps.

Sheldon Jackson hit a stroke-filled 85 to put Saurashtra on the verge of securing a vital first innings lead against Mumbai on the second day of their Elite Group B Ranji Trophy match on Wednesday.

Cheteshwar Pujara, who overcame a bout of illness to play a vital knock for Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy final against Bengal, is now down with a back issue and only will bat in the second innings if required.

In search of big runs, veteran India batter Cheteshwar Pujara on Tuesday made the Saurashtra squad for the Ranji Trophy beginning February 10.

Arpit Vasavada's gritty 139 propelled Saurashtra to set a challenging 327-run target for Gujarat on the fourth day of their Ranji Trophy semi-final on Tuesday.

Arpit Vasavada hit a career-best unbeaten century before Parth Bhut shone with the ball as Saurashtra outclassed Gujarat by 107 runs in a Group A Vijay Hazare Trophy match on Thursday.

Arpit says that some of his best performances have come in pressure situations

Saurashtra’s seasoned campaigners form the core of the team, and in demanding situations they can be easily relied upon. While it was Cheteshwar Pujara and Sheldon Jackson in the first innings, it was the latter along with Arpit Vasavada in the second innings who rescued their team from a precarious 74/4 to 174/4 on Day Three in a Group A Ranji Trophy game against Rajasthan at the SMS Stadium on Sunday.

Arpit Vasavada produced a stellar show to help Saurashtra take a massive 143-run lead in the first innings on the second day of the Ranji Trophy final against Bengal on Friday. Saurashtra were 317 for 5 at close on Day 2 in reply to Bengal's 174 all out.

Faiz Fazal's face underlined disappointment after he chased an away delivery only to gift a catch in the first slip on Wednesday morning. His departure and his seemingly long walk towards the dugout was a reflection of the big trouble Vidarbha were in against Saurashtra in the quarterfinal of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

In a T20 game where the ball dominated the bat for a change, Maharashtra huffed and puffed their way to a four-wicket win over Saurashtra at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday, in a West Zone league game for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Sagar Jogiyani's 114-ball 166 set the stage for Saurashtra's 156-run win over Baroda in the G1 Reliance one-day tourney played at Motera B ground.

Saurashtra have included middle-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara and speedster Jaydev Unadkat in their team for their opening CK Nayudu Trophy league match against Vidarbha.

Captain Mandeep Singh struck a patient 91 to hand Punjab a crucial first innings lead of 128 runs on the third day of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal match against Saurashtra on Thursday.

Saurashtra first wobbled and then held their nerve to reach 251/7 in 48.4 overs to book a semifinal berth. They will take on a rampaging Andhra Pradesh at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground on Sunday.

Young Arpit Vasavada kept his composure during the end overs as his 43-ball 45 enabled a safe passage for Saurashtra into the Vijay Hazare semi-finals beating Baroda by three wickets on Thursday.

Bowler Jaydev Unadkat will captain the Saurashtra team in the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021.

Batting stalwart Cheteshwar Pujara, ignored for the two-Test series against South Africa, cracked an unbeaten century as defending champions Saurashtra made a mockery of the Jharkhand bowling attack to score 406/4 on day 2 of the Ranji Trophy opening round Group A match in Rajkot on Saturday.

Saurashtra took control of the Ranji Trophy final against Bengal at the SCA Stadium here on Tuesday, thanks to a 142-run sixth-wicket stand between Arpit Vasavada and Cheteshwar Pujara.

Once again, Sheldon Jackson, the centurion from Saurashtra's first innings, played a crucial role in rescuing the team. He formed a steady and unbeaten 100-run partnership with Arpit Vasavada as the defending champions built a substantial 245-run lead against Rajasthan in a Ranji Trophy Group A match on Sunday.