Mrunal Devdhar

Tamil Nadu's batting woes continued as an unfancied Railways seam attack skittled them for a lowly 121 before finishing the day at 87 for three in a group league encounter of the Ranji Trophy on Thursday.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Sagar Jogiyani's 114-ball 166 set the stage for Saurashtra's 156-run win over Baroda in the G1 Reliance one-day tourney played at Motera B ground.

Having won their first four matches against Sikkim, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Goa convincingly, Mumbai's chances of qualifying for the knock-stages of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Domestic T20 tournament suffered a jolt when they lost their fifth encounter against Railways by 57 runs at the Emerald Heights International School on Wednesday.

Western Railway beat Mumbai Port Trust to reach the semifinals of the RCF T20 cricket tournament. They will meet DTDC Express CC who defeated Nirlon SC by 7 wickets.

Maharashtra produced a clinical show to defeat Railways by seven wickets in a lop- sided Elite Group A match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy played on Wednesday.

Railways created the biggest upset in this Ranji Trophy season so far, after they defeated domestic giants Mumbai by 10 wickets within three days in their Elite Group B match on Friday.

Bengal seamers led by Ashok Dinda brought their team back in the match by blowing away Railways top-order after being bowled out for 205 in the first innings of the Ranji Trophy group A encounter on Thursday.

India discard Siddharth Kaul once again knocked the doors of the national selectors with a magnificent four-wicket haul for Punjab but his efforts eventually went in vain as his side slid to a narrow five-run loss to the Railways in a Group tie of the =Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Arindam Ghosh hit an unbeaten half-century to lead Railways' strong response to Karnataka's huge first innings score of 481 on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match on Friday.

Railways dished out a clinical performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Wednesday, crushing formidable Mumbai by 57 runs and snapping their unbeaten run in the group stage of the domestic T20.

Talented opening batsman Devdutt Padikkal continued his sizzling form to notch up a List A career-best score of 152 to help defending champions Karnataka register a massive 101-run win over Odisha in a Group E match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Wednesday. The Royal Challengers Bangalore opener paced his innings brilliantly, taking 55 balls to reach his half-century and 119 deliveries for his ton.

Rinku Singh smashed an unbeaten 62 as Uttar Pradesh stunned defending champions Karnataka by nine runs via the VJD Method in their rain-truncated Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C opener on Saturday. Rain halted play at 45.2 overs with UP placed at 215/4, which was nine runs more than the par score of 207, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Tamil Nadu overcame their first innings batting woes to record a facile 174-run win over Railways in a Ranji Trophy group league encounter on Sunday.

Top order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara scored his maiden century in T20 cricket on Thursday, as he took his side Saurashtra to a towering 188 for three against Railways on the opening day of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Indore.

Bengal bowlers did a good job to pull Railways back as their Elite Group C Vijay Hazare Trophy match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur ended in a tie on Monday.

A 134-run stand between opener Shivakant Shukla (83) and middle-order batsman Arindam Ghosh (51) brought Railways back in the match as they require 119 runs to win against Bengal on what promises to be a exciting final day of the Ranji Trophy group A encounter, tomorrow.

Abhinav Mukund marked his 100th Ranji game with a swift century that put Tamil Nadu in complete control against Railways on the opening day at Chepauk. On a pitch where Railways managed only 76 in their first innings, Abhinav looked at ease from the start.

Bengal made a winning start to their Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) Super League campaign by getting the better of Railways by six wickets in a Group 'A' match in Indore on Friday.

Suresh Raina's half-century and a three-wicket effort from Bhuvneshwar Kumar went in vain as Punjab defended a modest 134 against Uttar Pradesh in their opening match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Sunday. Bhuvneshwar, who had to pull out of the IPL with a thigh muscle injury, was impressive in his comeback game, returning with figures of three for 22 in four overs.

“Not too many people have seen my white-ball cricket and people have this perception. I have a lot more to show to this world,” Indian Test star and the man who was the catalyst for Virat Kohli’s boys triumphing in Australia, Cheteshwar Pujara, had said when he had come to the Times of India’s Mumbai office a fortnight back.

Rajasthan crushed Goa by 84 runs to secure their second successive win and lead the Group E table in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Thursday.

Robin Uthappa continued his hot streak with the bat to score a record 11th century in Vijay Hazare Trophy to set up Kerala's seven-run win, their third on the trot, against Railways at Just Cricket Academy Ground in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Kerala are now top of the Elite Group C points table with 12 points from three games followed by Karnataka, Railways and UP who all have eight points from as many games.

Baba Aparajith starred with an all-round performance, striking an unbeaten 111 (124 balls, 7 fours, 1 six) after taking 4 for 30 as Tamil Nadu thrashed Railways by eight wickets to notch up a seventh straight win in Group C of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Wednesday.

A pedestrian bowling effort, dropped catches and misfielding rubbed salt to Hyderabad’s wounds as they lost a last-ball thriller to the Railways by four wickets in the second match of their Group C encounter of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Sector-26 Ground here on Saturday.

Opener Priyank Panchal starred with an unbeaten 135 (122 balls, 17 fours, 3 sixes) as Gujarat thrashed Jammu & Kashmir by eight wickets to notch up its eighth successive win in Group 'C' of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Monday.

A superb ton by Test batsman KL Rahul (107) went in vain as Karnataka went down by four runs to Punjab on Sunday in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Group 'A' league.

Medium pacer Ronit More (6/32) recorded career-best figures to fashion Karnataka's 10-wicket bonus-point win over Railways in a Ranji Trophy group B match here on Thursday. The right-arm medium pacer More, who had picked up one wicket in the first innings, ran through Railways' batting line-up to bundle the hosts out for a paltry 79 in their second essay.

If the home team's bowlers - R Ashwin (4 for 26) and left-arm spinner M Siddharth (4 for 32) - were instrumental in Railways being shot for 76 in the first session, the subsequent period of play saw opener Abhinav Mukund - playing his 100th Ranji game - score a crisp 100 to help TN end the day on 236 for 4.