Chetan Bist

Wicketkeeper-batsman Chetan Bist scored an unbeaten 146 in Rajasthan's 300 for 3 against Jammu and Kashmir in a Ranji Trophy group C encounter on Thursday.

Chetan Bist struck an unbeaten 155 after Shrikant Mundhe stood tall with a career-best double century to put Nagaland in the driver's seat in their Ranji Trophy plate group match against Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday. In reply, Arunachal Pradesh were tottering at 199 for five, still needing 121 runs to avoid a first innings defeat.

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.

Having failed to score big in the last two Ranji Trophy outings this season, right-hand batsman Amit Gautam has been dropped for the next match that Rajasthan will play against Andhra Pradesh on January 3 at the SMS Stadium.

Wicketkeeper batsman Chetan Bist has been dropped by the state selectors for the next two games that Rajasthan will play against Gujarat and Kerala in Jaipur and Trivandrum respectively. The opener has been replaced by Manender Singh who is more of a T20 specialist and comes with an experience of 11 first-class matches.

Jharkhand took a massive 591-run first-innings lead but decided to bat again instead of enforcing follow-on in their Ranji Trophy pre-quarterfinal against Plate group toppers Nagaland at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday.

Rajasthan's middle-order put up a solid performance as the team reached 249/5 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group B match against Odisha here today.

Rajasthan defeated Goa by 10 wickets in a Ranji Trophy Group C match to consolidate its position at the top of their pool here on Wednesday.

Seasoned allrounder Shrikant Mundhe struck his maiden double century to put Nagaland in the driver's seat in their Ranji Trophy plate group match here on Friday.

Samarth Vyas hit a breezy 97 while Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara struck a 35-ball 62 as Saurashtra crushed minnows Nagaland by 97 runs in a Group D match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy here on Friday.

Saurashtra strengthened their position as they bowled out hosts Rajasthan for 275 to take a big first-innings lead of 259 runs in their Group B Ranji Trophy match on Monday. Following on, Rajasthan were 13 for no loss in their second innings at stumps on the third day.

Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir qualified for the knockout stages of the Vijay Hazare Trophy from Group D with convincing wins over their respective rivals on Wednesday.

Jharkhand batters showed no mercy against a listless Nagaland attack as they continued their run-fest on day three by notching up 880 -- the fourth-highest team total in Ranji Trophy on Monday.

Maharashtra produced a collective bowling effort to reduce Rajasthan to 299 for eight and seize the initiative in a Group B Ranji Trophy cricket match, here today.

Jharkhand took a massive 591-run first innings lead but decided to bat again instead of enforcing follow-on as their Ranji Trophy pre-quarterfinal against Plate group toppers Nagaland dragged on the penultimate day at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday.

Sanju Samson continued his good form and struck a quickfire century as Kerala need another nine wickets on the final day of the play to register an outright win over Saurashtra in a Ranji Trophy Group B match.

With one eye on qualifying for the Elite Group, Chandigarh will begin their campaign against minnows Nagaland in a Plate Group encounter of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy in Chennai on Sunday.

Former Ranji champions Vidarbha defeated Nagaland by five wickets to secure their second win on the trot in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 Plate group clash on Friday.

Rajasthan bowlers led by young leg spinner Rahul Chahar put up a spirited show as they bowled out Goa for 244 on the opening day of their Elite Group C Ranji Trophy game here on Sunday.

Skipper Mahipal Lomror with a strokeful unbeaten 78 (52 balls, 6X4, 4X6) starred in Rajasthan's emphatic 53-run win over Tamil Nadu in a Group B match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament, which began on Thursday.

Maharashtra pocketed three points by virtue of the first innings lead after their Ranji Trophy Group B match against Rajasthan ended in a draw at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday.

Nagaland rode on veteran wicketkeeper-batter Chetan Bist's all-round show to down Sikkim by six wickets in their Ranji Trophy plate group opener on Sunday. The former Rajasthan glovesman slammed 115 and took eight catches behind the stumps as Nagaland chased down 174 in 40 overs to pocket six points.

Mathematically, 139 runs and seven wickets separate Karnataka and Rajasthan respectively from a semifinal berth in the Ranji Trophy. In what could be an excellent advertisement of domestic cricket, both teams are in with a chance of a win.

Nagaland must be glad to bat out the entire truncated Day I of their Elite Group ‘A’ Ranji Tropy match against Bengal finishing with 166 for nine at the Nagaland Cricket Stadium in Sovima on the outskirts of Dimapur on Tuesday. Aiming to get maximum points against a relatively weak rival, Bengal skipper Manoj Tiwary would have loved to take the reins of the match in his hands on the opening day itself, but Chetan Bist stood tall after Bengal bowlers did make early inroads.

India's new batting sensation KL Rahul announced his comeback from injury in style as he smashed 76 off only 85 balls as Karnataka scored 345 for six against Rajasthan in a group B Ranji Trophy encounter, here today.

Ever since, he entered the Vidarbha fold, Mohit Kale (138, 228b, 18x4) was billed as "one for the future". Kale has performed well at every level and most importantly his runs came whenever Vidarbha desperately needed them.

When Karnataka lost nightwatchman Ronit More (8) five overs into the final day, it would have been understandable if Rajasthan fancied the prospect of a win at that point. At 56 for 4, Karnataka still needed 128 runs from a batting order that has tended to be indifferent at times.

Andhra started their Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign on a positive note as they scripted a six wicket win over Rajasthan in their Group C clash at the SSN College Ground on Monday. Right from the toss, which Andhra won and inserted their opposition in, they didn't put a foot wrong.