Shoaib Md Khan

N Jagadeesan's 151 helped Vijay CC take a first innings lead over MRC 'A' in their drawn TNCA first division league encounter on Wednesday.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly - a great advocate of sporting wickets in domestic circuit - should have been here to see the ground reality of pitches in Ranji Trophy. As many as 24 wickets fell on Day 1 in the Punjab versus Andhra Ranji Trophy group A clash on a sandpit at the Dhruv Pandove Stadium.

Andhra Pradesh is playing Assam in their last Elite Group B Ranji Trophy match. Andhra needs 248 to win the match. In their first innings, Karan Shinde scored a century and was the mainstay of the innings after Andhra resumed. Ricky Bhui added 73 runs for the fourth wicket and 66 runs for the seventh wicket with Shoaib Mohamad Khan 42 while KVS Sasikanth 19 helped him to add 36 for the eighth wicket. Lalith Mohan 0 held on for a while to help Shinde but Riyan Parag removed Lalith Mohan and M. Rayudu in the space of three balls. Sarupam Purkayastha claimed four wickets and Riyan and Siddharth Sarmah two each. Mukhtar Hussain and Hridip Deka one each. Assam gained a lead of 248 runs but Karan returned a happy man at the end of the day as the Andhra bowlers put Assam on the mat. Pacers KVS Sasikanth and K. Nitish Kumar Reddy did not bowl much but spinners A.L.Mohan who claimed two wickets and Shoaib Md. Khan and M. Rayudu one each

Shoaib Md Khan shone with the ball bagging figures of seven for 104 as Nelson bowled out Young Stars for 274 on Day 1 of their TNCA first division Elite clash at SSN College ground here on Monday.

K Ashwin Hebbar of Nellore received the highest bid of Rs 8.7 lakh, followed by Ricky Bhui (Rs 8.1 lakh) in the auction of players held for the inaugural season of the Shriram Andhra Premier League (APL) here on Friday.

Nelson registered a 10-wicket win over Globe Trotters in their TNCA first division clash on Monday. After scoring 348 in their first innings, Nelson dismissed Globe Trotters for just 76 to grab a 272-run lead.

It was a day Shoaib Md Khan will not forget for a long time. The 26-year-old off spinner returned with splendid figures of 9-124 for Nelson SC in their TNCA First Division Elite clash against Vijay CC.

Cheteshwar Pujara’s 189 helped MRC ‘A’ finish on 377 for 8 in their TNCA first division clash against Vijay CC here on Tuesday. Pujara’s 255-ball essay was laced with 21 fours. NS Chaturved was the other major contributor for MRC ‘A’ with a well-compiled 92. The Pujara-Chaturved partnership for the fourth wicket yielded 186 runs in 53 overs.

Andhra lost tamely to Mumbai in the first match of the Ranji trophy tournament with a day to spare, at the PVG Raju Sports Complex, Vizianagaram, on Thursday. Mumbai won by nine wickets after dismissing the hosts for 131 in their second innings.

Andhra recorded 459 runs in the second day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match against Delhi at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Four batters scored valuable knocks, and Delhi bowlers failed to put pressure on Andhra. The day's play started one hour behind schedule due to fog, and ended early due to bad light. Andhra resumed at 203 for three with captain Gh Vihari on 76 and Ks Bharat on seven. The captain left early adding nine runs to his score while Bharat played a fine 80 and pushed the score along his best stand was 68 for the sixth wicket with K Nitish Kumar Reddy who scored 66 then Shoaib Md Khan came out with another breezy knock of 78 and the two added 86 runs for the seventh wicket frustrating the Delhi bowlers. He then added 38 runs for the eighth wicket with Kv Sasikanth. Andhra needed an outright win to have a shot at the knockout stage, but if their bowlers do well all through the day, make Delhi follow on. Brief scores: Andhra 4599 in 1332 overs Gh Vihari 85, Gnaneshwar 81, Ks Bharat 80, Shoaib Mohammed Khan 78, K Nitish Kumar

A bowlers' match between Tamil Nadu and Washington ended in a tie. In the final innings, Washington lost five wickets for eleven runs in a span of eight overs. Ajith Ram, the senior pro, tried to resuscitate the gasping side but stumbled at the doorstep of victory. Andhra prevailed by eight runs in a seesaw battle.

Vijay CC scored a comfortable 116-run win over Young Stars in their Elite TNCA first division clash on Tuesday.

Off-spinner Sunny Gupta was the wrecker-in-chief - with match figures of 10 for 44 - as he helped Globe Trotters score an innings and 86-run win over MRC 'A' in their TNCA first division clash on Tuesday.

Left-arm spinner Rajwinder Singh (5 for 23) led the show with the ball as India Pistons defeated CromBest by an innings and 37 runs on Day 2 of their TNCA first division clash on Sunday.

Visakhapatnam opened the batting on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match against Delhi at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Shorey scored 142 runs off 262 balls, including a century partnership with Shokeen. Dhull scored 29 runs off 68 balls, and Singh scored 45 runs off 25 balls. Andhra was able to control the run rate to an extent, and Khan took two wickets and Kumar took one.