Raghav Dhawan

Himachal Pradesh overcame a shaky start with half centuries from skipper Ankit Kalsi, Akash Vasisht and Raghav Dhawan to notch up 324 for 6 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group F match against Punjab here on Thursday.

Mohammed Azharuddeen struck form at the right time while Sanju Samson continued his consistent run to help Kerala thrash Himachal Pradesh by 8 wickets in the Syed Mustaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament at the Airforce Complex ground, Palam in New Delhi.

A disciplined bowling effort helped Himachal Pradesh bowl out Tamil Nadu for 227 in 78.4 overs on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' match here on Saturday.

Himachal Pradesh's top and middle-order batted with purpose to bail them out from a hopeless situation as they were just 10 runs away from wiping out a massive deficit against Uttarakhand at stumps on day two of their Ranji Trophy Group A match here on Wednesday.

Himachal Pradesh seamers made full use of early morning moisture as they shot hosts Haryana out for a lowly 46 before their batters took full advantage of the eased-out conditions to take control on the opening day of their group A Ranji Trophy match here on Tuesday.

Ankit R Kalsi (99) closed in on his third first class century as Himachal Pradesh put up a strong batting show to extend their lead to 113 after ending day two of their Ranji Elite Group B fixture against Tamil Nadu at 340 for five, on Sunday.

In the Ranji Trophy, there is a group of elite teams called the Elite Group. The Bengal vs Himachal Pradesh match is in the fourth and final day of the tournament, and Himachal Pradesh needs 393 more runs to win. Bengal will look for nine wickets in three sessions to win the game outright. However, it will be a tall task for the visitors to last the entire fifth day. Himachal Pradesh finished day III at 79 for 1 on Thursday after Bengal declared their second innings at 291 for five at tea. Himachal Pradesh set the visitors a 472run victory target. Bengal were in fact lucky to get a late breakthrough after a terrible mixup saw Raghav Dawan being run out for 14 playing one to midon Dhawan. Dhawan set off for a quick single only to be sent back by Chopra halfway down the track. Wicketkeeper Abhishek Porel had to just dislodge the stumps collecting a good throw from Sayan Sekhar Mondal to send Dhawan back to the pavilion. However, ankit Kalsi and Chopra saw through the day without being separated setting up the stage for an intriguing finish. The day otherwise belonged to young Bengal batter

Left-hander Ankit Kalsi (99 n.o., 15x4) and Rishi Dhawan's (71 n.o., 13x4) unbroken 119-run sixth wicket stand helped Himachal Pradesh lead Tamil Nadu by 113 runs on Day 2 of their Ranji contest at HPCA stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday.

In-form Sarfaraz Khan rescued Mumbai with an unbeaten double century, powering the visitors to a comfortable 372 for five after a top-order collapse on the opening day of their Group B Ranji Trophy game against Himachal Pradesh on Monday.

Himachal Pradesh pace bowler Vaibhav Arora grabbed his third five-wicket haul in first-class cricket to restrict Odisha to 191 in their Ranji Trophy Group A match, even as the other two quicks -- Rishi Dhawan and Abhinay -- too played a vital role in demolishing the visitors on Tuesday.

Tamil Nadu once again found themselves trapped in familiar failings as the batsmen threw their wickets away after getting settled to put their side in trouble at the end of Day 1 of their Ranji Trophy Group C match against Himachal Pradesh.

Opener Koushik Ghosh hit an unbeaten 69, while Anustup Majumdar also remained not out on 44 as Bengal closed in on an outright win over Uttar Pradesh in a Group A Ranji Trophy match here on Thursday.

Mandeep Singh remained unbeaten on a majestic 130, while wicketkeeper-batter Anmol Malhotra also slammed a century as Punjab recovered from a poor start to post 368 for 5 against Haryana on day one of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group F match on Thursday.

Bengal skipper Manoj Tiwary's decision to hand over the new ball to left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed turned out to be a masterstroke as Uttarakhand were staring down the barrel at 104 for 6 on second day of the Ranji Trophy Group A match here on Wednesday.

Bengal will like to settle scores with Himachal Pradesh when the two sides meet in the Elite Group ‘A’ Ranji Trophy match at the Eden Gardens from Tuesday.

In-form Deepak Hooda's quickfire 75 and an impressive show by the bowlers helped Rajasthan notch up a comfortable 30-run win over Haryana in their last Elite C group game and qualify for the knockout stage of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Tuesday.

Bengal paid Himachal Pradesh back in their own coin but with a more telling impact as they took a firm hold on their Elite Group ‘A’ Ranji Trophy match at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

Skipper Manoj Tiwary and Anustup Majumdar slammed fifties as Bengal trounced Uttar Pradesh by six wickets in a group A match of the Ranji Trophy on Friday.

Himachal Pradesh fought back after initial jitters to post 257 for seven against Kerala on day one of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium in Nadaun on Monday.

Rajasthan recorded their fourth successive win, beating Andhra Pradesh by 11 runs in a Elite C league match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Monday.