Yashu Sharma

India's U-19 World Cup all-rounder Nishant Sindhu made unbeaten 93 on debut as Haryana scored a mammoth 556 against Tripura in their group F Ranji Trophy encounter. Starting the day at 327 for 4, debutant Kapil Hooda (84) and furst day's centurion Yashu Sharma (101) ended their 162 run stand for the fifth wicket when the former was out.

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.

Haryana secured a massive 281-run win over Himachal Pradesh with an all-round show here on Sunday, but it was not enough to qualify for the knockout round as they finished second behind Punjab in the Elite Ranji Trophy Group F.

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.

Mandeep Singh anchored Punjab's successful 240-run chase with a 97 not out to beat Tripura by six wickets in their elite group F match and confirm their knockout berth in the Ranji Trophy here on Saturday. Mandeep was involved in two key partnerships of 99 and 77 runs with Anmolpreet Singh (64 from 149 balls) and Ramandeep Singh (43 from 38 balls) to revive Punjab innings after they got off to a shaky start.

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.

Punjab bowlers impressed after a superlative batting effort from Mandeep Singh and Anmol Malhotra to set up an easy 10-wicket win over Haryana in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group F match on Sunday. In reply, Punjab overhauled the target in 8.5 overs with Prabhismaran Singh (25 not out) and Abhishek Sharma (20 not out) sealing the win with a bonus point.

Veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan failed to trouble the scorers but talented Himmat Singh anchored the chase with a fine century as Delhi easily beat Jharkhand by six wickets in a group C league game of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Wednesday.

Already out of favour from the shortest format, opener Shikhar Dhawan further weakened his case for inclusion in the ODI team after returning with a three-ball duck in Delhi’s six-wicket win over Jharkhand in their Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C opener at the IS Bindra PCA Stadium in Mohali on Wednesday.

Nine employees of an IT firm were injured when the lift they had boarded fell eight floors to the basement of a building offering coworking space. The injured persons worked with Erasmith Technologies, a web development company. The lift collapse occurred when the eight employees were headed home. The UP government is planning to pass a legislation to make elevators safer for users.

Wicketkeeper-batter N Jagadeesan starred with a knock of 114 off 112 balls in Tamil Nadu's nine-wicket win over Andhra in a Group C match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day cricket tournament on Sunday.

A seven-wicket haul by Jayant Yadav helped Haryana bounce back into contention on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Group C match against Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.

Bengal put up an all-round show to prevail over Chhattisgarh by 26 runs and register their second successive win, that kept alive their Super League hopes in Group D of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 tournament on Thursday.