Nazim Siddiqui

Saurashtra beat Jharkhand by six wickets in a Ranji Trophy group B encounter bagging six points and move upto third in the points table. After following on, Jharkhand scored 341 in their second innings, courtesy a whirlwind 99 off 75 balls by Nazim Siddiqui, who hit 13 boundaries and two sixes.

Jharkhand's disappointing campaign in the Vijay Hazare Trophy ended with a 96-run loss to Chhattisgarh. Despite having a chance to make it to the knockouts, Jharkhand finished sixth in Group B with 16 points from seven matches. Chhattisgarh posted a competitive total of 274/8, thanks to Harpreet Singh and Shashank Singh's contributions. Jharkhand's star bowler Varun Aaron failed to make an impact. In the chase, Jharkhand had a poor start but Nazim Siddiquie provided some resistance. However, Chhattisgarh's Mayank Yadav's 5/28 helped them secure a comfortable win.

India international Ravindra Jadeja went wicketless for 87 runs in his 19 overs but Saurashtra managed to enforce a follow-on on Jharkhand at the end of the third day in a Ranji Trophy group B encounter on Friday.

Top-order batter DT Tilak Verma smashed 139 off 123 balls with eight huge sixes as Hyderabad gave Delhi a sound thrashing by 79 runs in a Group C game of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Thursday.

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.

Ishant Sharma got a wicket in his first spell but never looked incisive in his nine overs as Jharkhand, riding twin centuries from Nazim Siddiqui and Kumar Suraj, put Delhi on the brink of elimination in their group H Ranji Trophy match.

Saurashtra gained an 80-run first-innings lead against Jharkhand on Day 3 of their Ranji Trophy match. Harvik Desai scored a century (155), while Arpit Vasavada added 73, helping Saurashtra reach 386. Jharkhand finished the day at 74/1 in their second innings, trailing by six runs. Saurashtra will be aiming for an outright victory on the final day.

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.

Boring Road Bombers beat Ashok Rajpath Rajwade by 43 runs in the opening match of the Mirchi Premier League cricket tournament organized by Radio Mirchi at Moinul Haq Stadium here on Sunday.

Varun Aaron and Saurabh Shekhar put up a brilliant display of pace bowling for Jharkhand at the Keenan Stadium in Jamshedpur on Saturday, but could not stop Rajasthan from taking the crucial first-innings lead.

Bengal lost their last league match against Chandigarh by eight wickets in Lucknow on Saturday but still finished at the of top Group E of the Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) meet thereby making it to the quarterfinals. Mumbai, Punjab, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh also made the quarters.

Out-of-favour India pacer Varun Aaron will lead Jharkhand in the East Zone Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 League, putting to rest speculations around Mahendra Singh Dhoni's availability.

Left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar overall took 14 wickets as Uttar Pradesh thrashed hosts Haryana by six wickets in their Elite Group C Ranji Trophy game inside two days.

Cheteshwar Pujara missed out on a second successive double hundred but his 182 went a long way in Saurashtra piling up a mammoth 570 in their first innings against Gujarat on the second day of the Ranji Trophy.

Punjab's hard-hitting top-order batter Mandeep Singh was on Thursday appointed captain of the North Zone squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy.

Set a target of 429 by visitors Vidarbha, hosts Jharkhand are looking down the barrel after losing three wickets for just 51 runs on board on Day 3 of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A game at JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi on Sunday.

Jharkhand's Ranji Trophy campaign suffered a huge 308-run loss against Vidarbha. Umesh Yadav and Aditya Thakare starred with the ball. Dhruv Shorey and Atharva Taide made valuable contributions. Vidarbha's victory helped them climb to the top of the Group A table, surpassing Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Saurashtra, Services, Jharkhand, and Manipur.

Ishank Jaggi (127) cracked a superb century to power Jharkhand to 311 for 6 in their first innings against Haryana on the second day of a Ranji Trophy group B encounter on Wednesday.

Cheteshwar Pujara warmed up nicely for the Sri Lanka Test series with a record 12th first-class double hundred ensuring a huge first innings total of 553 for 9 for Saurashtra against Jharkhand in a group B encounter.

Seamlessly juggling politics and cricket, Manoj Tiwary on Friday achieved what no one else did in 88 years of Ranji Trophy: score a hundred while being a sitting minister in a state government.

Assam achieved a dramatic comeback on the final day to avoid defeat against Jharkhand in their Ranji Trophy Group D match. Assam set Jharkhand a 175-run target, but Jharkhand was unable to chase it down in the remaining time. Jharkhand earned three points for a first-innings lead, while Assam earned one point.

Jharkhand finished day one of their Ranji Trophy match against Saurashtra at 247/7. Sharandeep Singh top-scored for Jharkhand with 73, while Hiten Kanbi took four wickets for Saurashtra.

After setting up a 301-run target and reducing the opponent to 208 for 7 in the 42nd over, Vidarbha would have hoped for a convincing victory margin. However, Jharkhand’s eight-wicket pair of Vikash Singh (59, 37b, 5x4, 4x6) and Shahbaz Nadeem had other ideas.

Gujarat were battling to avoid defeat at the end of the Day Three of their Ranji Trophy match againsr Kerala in Rajkot on Saturday. At the stumps, Gujarat were 128 for five, a lead of 77 runs. They appeared in deeper trouble when they lost their fifth wicket at 84.

Jammu and Kashmir began 2019 in style as they defeated hosts Assam by four wickets in their Elite Group C Ranji Trophy game on Tuesday.

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.

Ishant Sharma bowled only one short spell of four overs but his Team India colleague Navdeep Saini along with the spinners dismissed Jharkhand for a below par 251 on the opening day of Delhi's second group H must-win Ranji Trophy match on Thursday. Ishant and Saini's entry made Delhi's attack stronger but the lanky fast bowler (4-1-14-0) after a gingerly first spell was never brought back for a second spell.

Ishan Kishan scored a century in Jharkhand's Ranji Trophy match against Railways, helping them reach 325/5. He batted aggressively, forming a crucial 174-run partnership with Virat Singh, who also scored a ton. Himangshu Sangwan stood out with four wickets for Railways.