Murtaza Trunkwala

Nashik have reached the title clash of the MCA invitation league tournament. Besides Maharashtra left-arm spinner Satyajeet Bachhav, they should thank opening batsman Murtaza Trunkwala for that.

Jaydev Shah became the first Saurashtra captain to score a double century to power Saurashtra to a commanding 657 for eight declared in their first innings against Maharashtra in a Group B Ranji Trophy match on Friday.

Kedar Jadhav hit a brilliant century and Naushad Shaikh missed his ton by a whisker as Maharashtra produced a solid batting display to amass 352-5 against Assam at stumps on the first day of their Group B Ranji Trophy match on Monday.

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.

Medium-pacers Diwesh Pathania and Sachidanand Pandey picked up five wickets each to help Services dismiss Maharashtra for 147 in their second innings and register an emphatic win by an innings and 94 runs in a Ranji Trophy Group C match here on Sunday.

Services bowled out Maharashtra for 44 with medium pacer PS Poonia returning figures of 5/11 in their Ranji Trophy match on Friday. By stumps on the opening day, Services took full control of the game by taking a 97-run lead at the Air Force Ground in Palam.

Left-arm spinner Dharmendrasinh Jadeja once again did the star turn with career-best figures of 7 for 32 and played a leading role in Saurashtra's 218-run drubbing of Rajasthan in their Ranji Trophy Group A match in Jaipur on Monday.

Ishant Sharma gave a timely reminder to the selectors with a hostile spell of fast bowling as Delhi reduced Maharashtra to 59 for 8 after scoring a healthy 419 in the first innings of a Ranji Trophy Group D encounter.

If not for the last ball of the third day, Maharashtra would have had greater hopes of winning against Jammu and Kashmir in their Group C Ranji trophy match here at Gahunje stadium on Thursday.

Navdeep Saini's lion-hearted effort complemented by Vikas Mishra's disciplined bowling saw Delhi crush Maharashtra by an innings and 61 runs in a group A encounter to ensure quarter-final berth in the Ranji Trophy.