Rajat Dey

Tripura reached 228 for seven in their first innings at the end of the opening day's play in their Ranji Trophy Group C match against Services on Thursday.

Samit Gohel hammered a sizzling 135 as Tripura crushed Arunachal Pradesh by 210 runs in a Vijay Hazare Trophy Plate Group match on Wednesday.

Jammu and Kashmir had to be satisfied with three points from a drawn encounter, courtesy their first innings lead, after failing to bowl out Tripura in the second essay on the final day of a Ranji Trophy Group C game.

Tripura produced a collective bowling effort to reduce Goa to 220 for eight and stand in the verge of taking the vital first innings lead in a Group C Ranji Trophy cricket match, here today.

Skipper M Abhirath Reddy led from the front as Hyderabad chased down a huge score to post a four-wicket win over Tripura in the BCCI's U-23 one-day tournament on Wednesday.

Himachal Pradesh showed strong fightback lower down the order with centuries from Akash Vasisht and Praveen Thakur to salvage a draw against Punjab in their Ranji Trophy group F opener at the Kotla on Sunday. Vasisht slammed 15 boundaries en route to his career-best 140 from 196 balls, while wicketkeeper-batter Praveen Thakur struck a fine 103 not out batting at number eight.

Madhya Pradesh bowlers, led by Avesh Khan, produced yet another impressive performance to notch up a massive innings and 17-run win over Jammu and Kashmir with a day to spare in their Group D Ranji Trophy match on Thursday.

A Barasat fast track court on Monday convicted New Town lawyer Anindita Pal Dey (35) in connection with the murder of her husband Rajat Kumar Dey (34), who was also a lawyer. The Calcutta High Court lawyer had been strangled to death in his sleep by the wire of a mobile charger around 22 months ago. The incident had occurred at the couple’s New Town apartment. Anindita is currently out on bail.

Left-arm spinner Mayank Dagar grabbed a match-haul of nine wickets to complement skipper Ankit Kalsi's magnificent century as Himachal Pradesh thrashed Tripura by an innings and 30 runs in their Ranji Trophy group F match on Saturday.

Veteran skipper Mandeep Singh and young Gurnoor Brar hit half centuries as Punjab took a vital first innings lead of 46 runs against Jammu and Kashmir in a Group D Ranji Trophy match on Thursday.

Defending champions Madhya Pradesh and Punjab qualified for the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy after finishing in the top two positions in Group D following a draw in their respective matches on Friday.

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.

Defending champions Madhya Pradesh defeated Gujarat by 260 runs to consolidate their position at the top of Group D in a Ranji Trophy match on Friday.

Skipper Tanmay Agarwal led from the front with a 119-ball 124 as Hyderabad put up a strong batting display to beat Saurashtra by five wickets in a Vijay Hazare Trophy Group A match on Tuesday.

Young and fiery Yash Thakur was the only Vidarbha pacer who consistently asked Tripura batters questions on a pitch that assisted pacers throughout the day.

Skipper Himanshu Rana led from the front with his fourth first-class century as Haryana reached 204/3 in a strong reply to Punjab's mammoth 444 on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group F fixture here on Friday.

Mandeep Singh led from the front with an unbeaten 99 to help Punjab trounce Tripura by five wickets here on Monday and storm into the quarterfinals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy as table-toppers from Group A.

Skipper Krunal Pandya's unbeaten 133 formed the cornerstone of Baroda's 13-run win over Chhattisgarh in an Elite Group A game of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Friday, even as Atit Sheth blazed away to a 16-ball 51.

R Samarth cracked a century (124) to put KSCA XI in firm control on the first day of their four-day Dr Thimmappiah Memorial All India cricket tournament match against Assam Cricket Association at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Saturday.

With Mumbai putting up a stiff resistance on the pentultimate day of their Ranji Trophy encounter against Gujarat here, the only realistic outcome in this match was a draw, and that's how things panned out at the KSCA Stadium on Thursday.

Out of 333 players, 214 are Indians and 119 are overseas players of which 2 players are from associate nations. The total capped players are 116, uncapped players are 215 and 2 from associate nations. In the top base price category of Rs 2 crore, the three Indian capped players are seamers Harshal Patel and Shardul Thakur, alongside the experienced pacer Umesh Yadav. The auction is scheduled for Dec 19 in Dubai and will commence at 2:30 pm IST.

Mitchell Starc, an Australian pace sensation, secured his services for an unprecedented Rs 24.75 crore at the IPL auction. Starc made a comeback after an eight-year hiatus, outbid Pat Cummins for Rs 20.50 crore. Rajasthan Royals (RR) also bid for West Indian power-hitter Rovman Powell, who was finalized at Rs 7.40 crore after a fierce contest with the Kolkata Knight Riders. Powell, initially listed with a base price of Rs 1 crore, found himself in a lucrative agreement after being released by the Delhi Capitals.