Sumiran Amonkar

Goa were at their defiant best with dogged half-centuries from opener Sumiran Amonkar and Amulya Pandrekar as their Ranji Trophy Plate group clash against Chandigarh ended in a draw on Wednesday.

Arjun Tendulkar scored a century on his Ranji Trophy debut with Goa, emulating his father Sachin Tendulkar who kickstarted his career with a First-Class hundred in 1988.

Wicketkeeper batsman Smit Patel smashed a career-best 236 before Goa declared at 490/4 on day one of their Ranji Trophy Plate clash against Mizoram on Thursday.

Medium pacer Vijesh Prabhudessai returned with impressive figures of six for 14 to help Goa bundle out Manipur for 106 in their plate group Ranji Trophy match on Friday.

Jharkhand bowlers rose to the occasion and bundled out Haryana for a meagre 81 on the opening day of their four-day Group C Ranji Trophy encounter on Monday.

Dropped from the Indian Test team after his prolonged lean run with the bat, Ajinkya Rahane will be the centre of attention when heavyweights Mumbai play Goa in their Elite Group D Ranji Trophy game here from Thursday.

Left-arm spinner Shadab Jakati bagged 4/41 after a fine effort with the bat to help Goa beat Chhattisgarh by eight wickets in the Ranji Trophy group C cricket fixture at Barabati Stadium on Tuesday.

Even going by Mumbai's rich history of recording comeback wins, this must rank among the top five, even though it didn't come against a big team.

Jharkhand bowlers led by former India pacer Varun Aaron produced a stellar show for the second time as they thrashed Haryana by nine wickets in the Elite Group C Ranji Trophy encounter.

Tripura were in command from the first day and it took them less than an over to chase the 8-run target on the final day and add seven points to their kitty.

India speedster Mohammed Shami showed his class with a four-wicket burst with a devastating spell of reverse swing as Bengal inched closer to an innings victory against Chattisgarh in a Ranji Trophy Group D encounter on Monday.