Kunal Chandela

Former Delhi player Kunal Chandela's dogged 136 and late resistance from lower order could possibly help Uttarakhand retain its pole position after the hosts finished their first innings on 272 against a dominant Bengal on the third day of the Ranji Trophy group A match.

A superb knock of 141 by opener Jay Bista powered Uttarakhand to a six-wicket win over Meghalaya in a Plate Group match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Sunday. Chasing 243 for victory, Bista and skipper Kunal Chandela (55 off 80 balls) set up the win with a second-wicket partnership of 126 runs in 142 balls.

Kunal Chandela hit a fighting 89 while Swapnil Singh slammed an unbeaten 69 as Uttarakhand recovered from a poor start to post 228-5 against Rajasthan on the opening day of their Elite Group E Ranji Trophy match, according to information received from Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.

Uttarakhand finished on top of Elite Group E in the Ranji Trophy tournament despite going down to Andhra Pradesh by eight wickets in their final league match here on Saturday.

Uttarakhand reached the Ranji Trophy semifinals for the first time, a significant achievement after two quarterfinal appearances. Despite a loss to Karnataka, coach Manish Jha expressed pride in the team's journey, highlighting it as a learning curve. He aims for a final appearance and title win next year, acknowledging the need for more big-match experience.

Pacers Bandaru Ayyappa and Prithvi Raj shared seven wickets between them as table-toppers Uttarakhand were dismissed for 194 in their first innings by Andhra Pradesh in a Ranji Trophy Elite Group E match here on Thursday.

Medium-pacer M Venkatesh sizzled with a five-wicket haul as Karnataka produced a sensational bowling effort to bundle out Uttarakhand for a paltry 116 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal here on Tuesday.

Uttar Pradesh is having a hard time in the Ranji Trophy tournament because of its dismal performance and bad weather. The match between Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand ended in a draw on Friday. If Uttar Pradesh wins both of its remaining matches, it is very unlikely that it will make it to the next round. Uttarakhand did not give Uttar Pradesh's bowlers much of a chance on Friday, with Kunal Chandela (56) and Swapnil Singh (50) keeping the bowlers on their toes. Agrim Tiwari won the player of the match award.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Anuj Rawat smashed six sixes in his unbeaten 95 off 85 balls as an under-pressure Delhi made a remarkable recovery to beat Uttarakhand by four wickets in the pre-quarter final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Sunday. In reply, Delhi surpassed the target in 48.3 overs after being reduced to 146 for 6 in the 33rd over.

Off-spinner Jalaj Saxena showed his Delhi counterparts how to bowl on an unresponsive track with a six-wicket haul, raising visions of an innings victory for Kerala in their first round Ranji Trophy Group A encounter here on Wednesday.

Former India U19 skipper Ricky Bhui 149 and Karan Shinde's 96-run knock helped Andhra post 389 in the first innings against Services in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group E match here on Friday. Resuming at the overnight 277 for 3, Andhra continued to add runs as Bhui and Shinde took the score to 337 before the latter fell to off-spinner Pulkit Narang for four short of a well-deserved hundred.

Ricky Bhui hit an unbeaten 109 to help Andhra score 277 for 3 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group E match against Services on Thursday. Electing to bat, Andhra got off to a horror start, losing opener C R Gnaneshwar for a duck to Diwesh Pathania. Wicketkeeper-batter U M S Girinath (53) and S K Rasheed (23) put on 49 runs for the second wicket before the latter fell to P S Poonia.

Shahbaz Ahmed had claimed a hat-trick in Bengal's previous Ranji Trophy Elite group 'A' match against Hyderabad in Kalyani.

Krunal Pandya's all-round show helped Baroda beat Uttarakhand by five runs in their opening game of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Sunday.

India Pistons registered a comfortable 131-run win over TI Cycles in their TNCA first division clash here on Monday.

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.

The Bengal bowlers responded well after their first innings folded up for 387 to have Uttarakhand on the mat at 104 for six on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match at the Abhimanyu Cricket Academy in Dehradun on Wednesday.

Karnataka secured their Ranji Trophy final berth despite a brief, unusual resumption of play after tea. Umpires insisted on continuing the match against Uttarakhand, though the result was a foregone conclusion. Karnataka will now host Jammu and Kashmir in the final, with coach Yere Goud acknowledging the formidable challenge posed by the first-time finalists.

Gautam Gambhir was patience personified while unheralded Kunal Chandela showed maturity beyond years as their twin tons took Delhi to a commanding 271 for three against Bengal on the second day of the Ranji Trophy semi-final on Monday.