Kedar Devdhar

Experienced batter Kedar Devdhar will lead Baroda in the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy while Bhargav Bhatt will be his deputy, a top official said on Sunday.

Opener Kedar Devdhar hit a stroke-filled 145 as Baroda took a sizeable lead of 303 runs, despite narrowly falling short of Mumbai's first innings total, on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match.

Domestic giants Mumbai are on the cusp of getting a first-innings lead after reducing Baroda to 301/9 despite a valiant unbeaten hundred by their opener Kedar Devdhar.

All-rounders Krunal Pandya and Deepak Hooda have been named in the 22-member Baroda squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy National T20 Championships, starting January 10.

India all-rounder Krunal Pandya will lead the Baroda squad in the Vijay Hazare Trophy beginning February 20.

Madhya Pradesh needed just two deliveries to dismiss the last Baroda batsman and wrap up an easy 232-run victory on the fourth and final day of their Group A Ranji Trophy match on Friday.

All-rounder Hardik Pandya, out of cricket since September due to back injury, has been named in the Baroda squad for their Group A Ranji Trophy game against Mumbai commencing in Mumbai on December 14.

Pacer Lukman Meriwala wreaked havoc with a career-best figures of 5 for 21 as Baroda beat Karnataka by 14 runs in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy encounter on Saturday.

It was a dream run for a young Baroda team in last season when they ended up as runners-up in the Ranji Trophy.

Though Baroda lost the Ranji Trophy finals against Rajasthan at Motibaug Ground on Saturday, but performance of the young players however gave a reason to smile.

Left-arm pacer Lukman Meriwala's fifer was the cornerstone of Baroda's thumping nine-wicket win over Chhattisgarh in an Elite Group C match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament on Thursday. Put into bat at the F B Colony ground, Chhattisgarh were bundled out for just 90 runs as the Baroda bowlers, led by Meriwala (5/8), wreaked havoc on the visiting batsmen.

Baroda rode on skipper Kedar Devdhar’s fighting 64 and bowlers' impressive show to beat Punjab by 25 runs and enter the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Friday. Baroda will now take on Tamil Nadu in the summit clash on Sunday. Put into bat at the Sardar Patel Stadium, Baroda posted a competitive 160 for 3 and then restricted Punjab to 135 for 8.

Opener Kedar Devdhar struck a whirlwind 61-ball century as Baroda whipped Gujarat by 36 runs to leap to the top of the table in the West Zone Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 league at the SCA Stadium here today.

Abhinav Mukund struck his third century of the ongoing Ranji Trophy to put Tamil Nadu in a commanding position against Baroda here today.

All-rounder Hardik Pandya will skip the Ranji Trophy starting on February 10 to focus on his India comeback in white-ball cricket.

Rival captains Suresh Raina and Irfan Pathan practised at the Nashik District Cricket Association (NDCA) ground ahead of the Ranji Trophy encounter between Uttar Pradesh and Baroda.

Three centuries were scored alongside a 51 from Irfan Pathan on day two of the Ranji Trophy Group A between Baroda and Uttar Pradesh here today.

Baroda continued their winning streak in the Vijay Hazare Trophy after beating Hyderabad by 110 runs in their Elite Group A match here on Wednesday, courtesy Kedar Devdhar's hundred and impressive show by the bowlers. This is Baroda's third win on the trot after they had defeated Goa and Tripura.