Ranji Trophy 2016/17, Round 3 - Review

Round 3 of the Ranji Trophy 2016/17 witnessed maximum draws as only a handful of games reached the conclusion after four day’s play. Bengal captain, Manoj Tiwary led the batting charge of his team on the last day scoring 92 runs. It was his knock that helped them beat Punjab by 155 runs. It was Sayan Mondal for his century in the first innings was awarded the man of the match. In a group C contest, Haryana skipper Mohit Sharma with a five-wicket haul led his side to a splendid 161-run win over Ranji Trophy debutants Chhattisgarh in Guwahati. Mohit for his match haul of 9 wickets was awarded the player of the match.

Sourabh Tiwary’s Jharkhand beat Rajasthan by runs in another group C encounter as left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem picked a seven-wicket haul in the first innings and grabbed another 4 wickets in the second knock to give key blows to the opposition. He was rightly awarded the man of the match for his superb bowling show. Mumbai opener Akhil Hirwardkar scored 153 in his comeback game in first-class cricket after missing out the first couple of games in the Ranji Trophy as Mumbai drew the game with Madhya Pradesh.

Here is how the Round 3 of the Ranji Trophy 2016/17 panned out:

Brief Scores

Bengal: 404, 226

Punjab: 271, 244-all out in 72.3 overs

Bengal: won by 115 runs

Man of the Match: Sayan Mondal

Saurashtra: 657/8 decl

Maharashtra: 182, 345/8 in 130.0 overs

Match drawn

Man of the Match: Jaydev Shah

Jammu & Kashmir: 334, 111

Andhra: 255, 194/6 in 49.3 overs

Andhra won by 4 wickets

Man of the Match: Bhargav Bhatt

Tamil Nadu: 480

Uttar Pradesh: 524, 114/1 in 49.0 overs

Match drawn

Man of the Match: Samarth Singh

Vidarbha: 416

Assam: 227, 73/2 in 39.0 overs

Match drawn

Man of the Match: Aditya Sarwate

Kerala: 517/9 decl

Hyderabad: 281, 220/3 in 69.0 overs

Match drawn

Man of the Match: Iqbal Abdulla

Tripura: 549

Himachal Pradesh: 311, 349/5 in 80.0 overs

Match drawn

Man of the Match: Rana Dutta

Madhya Pradesh: 445

Mumbai: 567/7 decl in 184.1 overs

Match drawn

Man of the Match: Akhil Herwadkar

Goa: 606/6 decl

Services: 279, 188/4 in 68.0 overs

Match drawn

Man of the Match: Sagun Kamat

Jharkhand: 209, 277

Rajasthan: 207, 237-all out in 90.5 overs

Jharkhand won by 42 runs

Man of the Match: Shahbaz Nadeem

Gujarat: 187, 437/7 decl

Railways: 124, 206-all out in 77.2 overs

Gujarat won by 294 runs

Man of the Match: Rush Kalaria

Haryana: 178, 289

Chhattisgarh: 189, 117-all out in 44.0 overs

Haryana won by 161 runs

Man of the Match: Joginder Sharma