Ashutosh Aman

Skipper Ashutosh Aman and Samar Quadri shared nine wickets between them as Bihar shot out Manipur for 156 in their must-win final round Ranji Trophy Plate group match at the Moin-ul-haq Stadium on Monday.

Continuing his dream season, Bihar skipper Ashutosh Aman put up an all-round show to steer his side to an innings and 216-run win over Mizoram in their Ranji Trophy Plate Group fixture on Tuesday.

Ashutosh Aman returned with a match haul of 12 wickets to help Bihar secure a thumping 273-run victory over Nagaland in their Ranji Trophy Plate Group fixture on Tuesday.

Left-arm spinner Ashutosh Aman returned an astonishing match haul of 14 wickets to help Bihar crush hosts Meghalaya by an innings and 71 runs in their Ranji Trophy Plate Group encounter on Saturday.

Bihar left-arm spinner Ashutosh Aman etched his name in record books, surpassing the great Bishan Singh Bedi as the highest wicket-taker in a Ranji Trophy season after claiming his 65th scalp on Wednesday.

Riding on a solid batting display in their second innings, Bihar were on the verge of a massive win over Nagaland in their Ranji Trophy Plate Group fixture on Monday.

Bihar finished last in Group C of the Vijay Hazare Trophy with just two points, failing to secure a single win in the tournament. Chandigarh defeated Bihar by 100 runs in their final match, scoring 253/8 and dismissing Bihar for 153. Meanwhile, Assam also had a poor performance, losing to Rajasthan by 8 wickets in Group D. Assam finished sixth in the group with only four points. Rajasthan finished at the top of the group with an all-win record and qualified for the knockouts.

Skipper Ashutosh Aman led from the front with a maiden century as Bihar recovered from a top-order collapse to notch up a commanding 389 for seven against Mizoram in their Ranji Trophy Plate Group match here on Sunday.

Chetan Bist slammed his fourth straight century to put Plate group leaders Nagaland in the driver's seat against Mizoram in their Ranji Trophy match at Eden Gardens here on Saturday. The former Rajasthan wicketkeeper-batter Bist followed up his 119 in the first innings with an unbeaten 100 in the second, his sixth overall.

Thanks to fast bowler Mohit Avasthi, Mumbai are on the verge of winning their Ranji Trophy opener against Elite Group debutants Bihar at the Moin-ul-Haq Stadium in Patna.

Ashutosh Aman of Gaya became the highest wicket-taker in a single Ranji Trophy season on Wednesday, overtaking legend Bishan Singh Bedi’s 44-year old-record.

A couple of years back, he fell one short of equaling former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's record of 14 sixes in the Vijay Hazare trophy but on Tuesday, Ankit Kaushik bailed Chandigarh out with a sedate century as the hosts posted a healthy 274 for 5 before bad light forced an early closure of play on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy tie against Bihar here on Tuesday.

Leg spinner Samar Quadri foxed Meghalaya with a five-wicket to power Bihar to a 108-run victory and consolidate their position atop the plate group standings in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Wednesday.

Bihar registered their fifth win on the trot, defeating Mizoram by six wickets in their final Plate group match to enter the knockout phase of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament on Tuesday.

They are a force to reckon, not only on paper but if performances in the four matches are to be taken into consideration, Chandigarh bowed out of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy after registering their fourth win on the trot and despite boasting of a +5 net run rate in the Plate Group.

Unlike the other eight teams who got the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) recognition to make their foray into Ranji Trophy in 2018, Bihar had to wait for about 18 years to make a comeback into the premier domestic tournament in the country.

Finding it difficult to get a foothold in the Ranji Trophy Elite campaign in the first two games of Group B, Bihar displayed an improved show to grab three points from the drawn fourth game against Kerala at Moin-ul Haq Stadium in Patna on Monday.

Skipper Yashpal Singh grabbed a five-wicket haul to complement debutant Mayank Raghav's double century as Manipur thrashed hosts Nagaland by seven wickets in their Ranji Plate Group fixture on Saturday.

Off to Chennai to play the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament, the Chandigarh team is awaiting results of their first Covid-19 test, which the entire contingent underwent on Saturday.

All-rounder Shrikant Mundhe continued his imperious form with a century as Nagaland posted 276 for 5 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy plate group match against Mizoram at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday.