Nikhil Gangta

Ankush Bains struck a patient 113 before half-centuries from Prashant Chopra, Nikhil Gangta and skipper Rishi Dhawan helped Himachal Pradesh force draw against Tripura in a Ranji Trophy group C match.

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.

Only four overs of play was possible but that was enough for Hyderabad bowlers to strike twice and leave Himachal Pradesh at 8/2 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group C match on Thursday.

Two breezy knocks from Vishnu Vinod and Sachin Baby and four-wicket hauls from seamer Vinod Kumar and leggie Shreyas Gopal helped Kerala start their season on a winning note as they humbled Himachal Pradesh by 35 runs in a Group A fixture of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament at Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy ground on Monday.

India Blue's Nikhil Gangta (130, 7x4, 6x6) scored his 6th first-class century on Day 2 of the Duleep Trophy final against India Red to put the side in command at the NPR College ground here on Wednesday.

Delhi's left-arm spin duo Vikas Mishra and Varun Sood put up a disappointing show on a helpful last day track as Himachal Pradesh managed to eke out a point in a Ranji Trophy Group B encounter on Thursday.

Himachal Pradesh beat Services by one run in a thrilling North Zone leg encounter of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 championship on Sunday.

Himachal Pradesh rode on a stroke-filed 99 by Prashant Chopra as they stunned Uttar Pradesh by five wickets to storm into the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Tuesday.

Rishi Dhawan led from the front with an all-round show as Himachal Pradesh beat Services by 77 runs in the semi-final at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Friday, to set up the title clash against Tamil Nadu in the Vijay Hazare Trophy domestic One-Day championship.

Himachal Pradesh showed strong fightback lower down the order with centuries from Akash Vasisht and Praveen Thakur to salvage a draw against Punjab in their Ranji Trophy group F opener at the Kotla on Sunday. Vasisht slammed 15 boundaries en route to his career-best 140 from 196 balls, while wicketkeeper-batter Praveen Thakur struck a fine 103 not out batting at number eight.

Punjab, alongside Delhi, are all but through to the Super League stage of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy after a 19-run win over Himachal Pradesh in a high-scoring North Zone match on Monday.

Cometh the longer format, cometh the experience — this has been the mantra for teams around the globe. Vidarbha will be no different as they take fresh guard in the Vijay Hazare tournament beginning Wednesday.

Punjab bowlers complemented superb show by batters to put their team in the driver's seat against Himachal Pradesh in their group F Ranji Trophy fixture at the Kotla Stadium here on Saturday.

Half-centuries from skipper Manisankar Murasingh and Gurinder Singh in the lower order lifted Tripura to 549 against Himachal Pradesh in their Ranji Trophy group C match on Friday.

Tripura seamer Rana Dutta claimed a career-best 6/58 as Himachal Pradesh were left to stare at an innings defeat in their Ranji Trophy group C match at Bengal Cricket Academy ground on Saturday.

Deepak Hooda's blistering unbeaten 75 powered Rajasthan to a six-wicket win over Jharkhand in their opening Elite C league game of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Thursday.

As Nikhil Gangta celebrated his sixth first-class century on Day 2 of the Duleep Trophy final against India Red here on Wednesday, many from the India Blue dressing room shouted "on song brother" even as the right-hander soaked in adulation.

Oz bowler Pat Cummins and talented Windies opener Kraigg Brathwaite are the two Test cricketers who feature in the list of provisional squads announced by their respective countries for the U-19 World Cup.