Yash Kothari

Left-arm pacer CV Stephen's impressive five-wicket haul helped Andhra dismiss Rajasthan for 275 in the first innings on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group E match here on Thursday. The 28-year old Stephen, who struck in the very first over by dismissing opener Yash Kothari for 4, ran through the Rajasthan batting line-up to give his side the advantage.

All set for the red ball grind after two years, Ashok Menaria-led Rajasthan will take on Andhra in their opening Elite Group E match of the Ranji Trophy 2021-22 at St'Xavier's KCA Cricket Ground in Trivandrum on Thursday.

Life came to an unexpected halt when the news of lockdown in India started floating in and Yash Kothari had to leave Sri Lanka to be at home before it was all shut.

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Kunal Chandela hit a fighting 89 while Swapnil Singh slammed an unbeaten 69 as Uttarakhand recovered from a poor start to post 228-5 against Rajasthan on the opening day of their Elite Group E Ranji Trophy match, according to information received from Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.

Rajasthan seamer Aniket Choudhary has earned a spot in the Central Zone squad for the upcoming Deodhar Trophy, an inter-zonal 50-over competition. While Venkatesh Iyer will lead the team, Aniket will be his deputy. The 15-member squad announced on Wednesday also includes Rajasthan opener Yash Kothari.

Rajasthan's innings saw stability through significant knocks by Yash Kothari (84) and Mahipal Lomror (89*), who pushed the team to 304/7. Despite early setbacks, they formed key partnerships against Himachal Pradesh, with Mayank Dagar being the standout bowler with 4 wickets on Day One.

The 15-member squad for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy that is scheduled to begin from September 24 was announced on Sunday. Mahipal Lomror, who had a good Ranji Trophy season last year as the captain of the seniors' team, will lead Rajasthan for the first time in the 50-over tournament.

In a cricket match between two states, Rajasthan (red) and Jaipur (green), Jaipur Services (yellow) are in the lead by 223 runs. In their third innings, Pulkit Narang (blue) proved to be the thorn in the flesh of Rajasthan, as he guided Services to a position of strength. Services made 1812 in their second innings after bowling out Rajasthan for 136 courtesy a five-wicket haul by Narang. Yash Kothari (green) topscored with 34, while Sachidanand Pandey (orange) got two wickets at stumps. Ravi Chauhan (purple) and Lovekesh Bansal (pink)– both guilty of succumbing to irresponsible shots in the first innings– showed determination this time around, were at the crease with 97 and 22 respectively. Deepak Chahar (light blue) and Manav Suthar (dark blue) took one wicket each for Rajasthan. Brief scores: Services 178 and 1812 Rajasthan 136.

Rajasthan opened their 2021-22 Ranji Trophy campaign with a 158-run victory against Andhra in their Elite Group E fixture in Trivandrum on Sunday. An important win, says captain Ashok Menaria, emphasising on how no team can afford lax attitude, given it is a curtailed season this year.

After a deplorable start, it was the middle-order that came to Rajasthan's rescue on day one of the Elite Group E match of the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy against Andhra in Trivandrum on Thursday.

After students from two top private engineering colleges in the city walked away with half a crore packages in campus placement, it’s the turn of students from the state-run University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE) to land eye-popping offers.

This student is describing how Rajasthan's Deepak Hooda scored a 106 not out against Kerala to help his team to a win in their cricket match. Hooda scored 64 runs on the onside and 42 on the offside, and also scored six boundaries and three sixes. He was helped by his teammate Kunal Singh Rathore, who scored an unhurried 48 off 78 balls. The match ended with Rajasthan winning by 309 runs.

In the Ranji Trophy Group A clash against Rajasthan, Saurashtra's middle-order batsman Sheldon Jackson, taking inspiration from his senior teammate Cheteshwar Pujara, notched up a century on the second day, guiding the defending champions to a total exceeding 300 on Saturday.

Former India U19 skipper Ricky Bhui 149 and Karan Shinde's 96-run knock helped Andhra post 389 in the first innings against Services in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group E match here on Friday. Resuming at the overnight 277 for 3, Andhra continued to add runs as Bhui and Shinde took the score to 337 before the latter fell to off-spinner Pulkit Narang for four short of a well-deserved hundred.

Mahipal Lomror made a solid comeback with an unbeaten 130 off 120 balls to help Rajasthan set a target of 430 for Chhattisgarh on day three of the Group C Ranji Trophy match at the Barkatullah Khan Stadium in Jodhpur on Thursday. This was his fifth first-class century which included 11 boundaries and five sixes while chasing Chhattisgarh lost the plot completely and were reduced to 1114 when the stumps were called earlier. Rajasthan started the days proceedings with 161 runs lead and quickly piled up 268 more before declaring in the 48th over after openers Yash Kothari and Deepak Karwasaras early departure. Lomror first collaborated with Aditya Garhwal 73 off 69 balls and then with Samarpit Joshi 19 not out off 30 balls runs were scored at quite a pace in both the partnerships. Lomrorgarhwal brought together 154 off 150 balls while Lomrorjoshi weaved 72 off 64 balls. Brief scores: Rajasthan 360/2683 (48 overs), Mahipal Lomror 130/120 (120 balls), Aditya Garhwal 73/69 (69 balls), Samarpit Joshi 19/30

Things are not really going Vidarbha's way. They have one of the best batting line-ups in the Group-B of Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Goa and Rajasthan split points in their Ranji Trophy Group C encounter after the match ended in a tame draw, with both sides managing to complete just one innings each in the four-day contest.

On conditions ideal for fast bowlers, Rajasthan seamers led by Aniket Choudhary, made life miserable for Jharkhand and folded them for a meagre 92 on the opening day of a Group C clash of the Ranji Trophy at the SMS Stadium on Tuesday.

Assam and Karnataka qualified for the knockout stage of the Vijay Hazare Trophy from Group B after winning their respective matches on Wednesday.

There was no such occasion in the last six seasons when Vidarbha misfired in both the departments like it did on Wednesday.

Jharkhand and Rajasthan played in a cricket match. Jharkhand was bowled out for 92, while Rajasthan won by nine runs. In the first innings, right-arm seamer Rituraj Singh took two wickets, and left-arm bowler Aniket Choudhary and right-arm seamer Tanveer Ulhaq each took eight wickets. In the second innings, debutant Aryaman Sen scored 38 off 124 balls, and opening batsman Ashok Kumar scored 15 off 43 balls. Jharkhand's first innings quickly wrapped up, with three overs remaining. In the second innings, Tanveer Mopped up the tail, with 84 balls remaining.

Uttarakhand thrashed Rajasthan by 299 runs on the fourth and final day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group E match on Sunday to top the points table with 12 points.

Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) senior selection committee on Thursday announced a 20-member squad for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy that is scheduled to begin from December 8.

Shreyas Gopal of Karnataka missed out on a hundred in a Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match on day two against Rajasthan in Bengaluru on Wednesday. He made a crucial 95 resuming the day at 1062, and Sharath Srinivas 42 120b 5x4 helped the home to 380 for eight extending their lead to 251 runs. Aniket Choudhary was the standout bowler with four wickets while Manav Suthar took three. On day one, Rajasthan were bundled out for 129. Shreyas grew in confidence during a 109run fifthwicket partnership with Sharath Srinivas 42 120b 5x4, and was caught in two minds to a aniket delivery that jagged back and took the outside edge when he went for a halfhearted jab. The ball flew to Yash Kothari at slip, and the poor shot cost him the chance to record his fifth firstclass hundred. Allrounder Shreyas collected 13 fours in his 165ball knock while Pandey, who retired hurt after getting on his fingers, remained unbeaten at close of play. Brief scores: Rajasthan 129 all out, Karnataka 3808 (Shreyas Gopal 95, Manish

Rajasthan scored 277 for 5 wickets on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match against Vidarbha. Deepak Hooda's 77-run knock was cut short by a mix-up with Mahipal Lomror. Mahipal Lomror and Kunal Singh Rathore were batting at stumps.

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.