Ranji Trophy 2019-20: Round 5, Day 1- Round-up

The fifth round of the ongoing 2019-20 Ranji Trophy kicked off across the length and breadth of the country today. Bihar shellacked Manipur’s bowling force as they posted 308 runs on the board at the loss of five wickets on the first day. Indrajit Kumar steered the limelight as he smashed 134 runs while opening the innings for Bihar. He was assisted by Rahmatullah, who also scored 67 runs while coming down the order.

Assam’s bowlers were on a roll in their encounter against Chattisgarh. However, Amandeep Khare’s steady knock of 105 runs steered Chattisgarh to a total of 276 runs at the loss of seven wickets. In the Plate group encounter between Puducherry and Goa, skipper Amit Sharma led his side from the front as he guided Goa to post 205 runs on the scoreboard at the end of Day 1. Amit Verma scored a crucial 91-run knock to withstand Puducherry’s bowling force comprising Vinay Kumar, Sagar Trivedi and Ashith Rajiv.

Another skipper Parvez Rasool as stood out for his side as he steadied Jammu and Kashmir‘s ship on Day 1. Rasool scored 144 runs to help his side post 282 runs on the board. Opener Shubham Khajuria also scored a brilliant half-century against a formidable Services bowling force comprising Diwesh Pathania, Sachidanand Pandey and Poonam Poonia.

In the encounter between Kerala and Punjab, the latter’s bowlers showcased a strong bowling performance. Siddharth Kaul, Baltej Singh and Vinay Choudhary scalped three wickets each to restrict Kerala to 227 runs. Salman Nizar was the solitary warrior for Kerala, who remained unbeaten on 91 runs. Andhra bowlers also wreaked havoc against Hyderabad’s batting line-up.

KV Sasikanth scalped a fifer to dismantle Hyderabad’s innings and he was assisted by Yarra Prithviraj, who scalped three wickets. Hyderabad could only amass a modest total of 225 runs on the scoreboard on Day 1. Shrikanth Mundhe also played a stellar knock of 166 runs against Arunachal Pradesh to steer Nagaland to 356/5.

In the encounter between Saurashtra and Karnataka, Cheteshwar Pujara hogged the limelight after the veteran scored a brilliant unbeaten knock of 162 runs. The right-hander was assisted by Sheldon Jackson, who also remained unbeaten on 99 runs as the Karnataka bowling force proved ineffective against the Saurashtra’s batting stalwarts.

Brief Scores

Manipur vs Bihar, Plate group
BIH 1st innings: 308/5 (Indrajit Kumar 134; Bishworjit Konthoujam 2/45)

Assam vs Chhattisgarh, Elite Group C
CG 1st innings: 276/6 (Amandeep Khare 105; Riyan Parag 3/44)

Maharashtra vs Jharkhand, Elite Group C
MAH 1st innings: 227/5 (Azim Kazi 70; Rahul Shukla 2/20)

Tripura vs Uttarakhand, Elite Group C
No play due to bad light

Chandigarh vs Sikkim, Plate group
SKM 1st innings: 264/10 (Yashpal Singh 80; Jagjit Singh 4/53)
CDG 1st innings: 4/1 (Arslan Khan 1; Ishwar Chaudhary 1/4)

Puducherry vs Goa, Plate group
GOA 1st innings: 252/7 (Amit Verma 113; Ashith Rajiv 2/35)

Nagaland vs Arunachal Pradesh, Plate group
NGL 1st innings: 356/5 (Shrikant Mundhe 166; Techi Neri 2/91)

Jammu and Kashmir vs Services, Elite Group C
JK 1st innings: 338/7 (Parvez Rasool 171; Poonam Poonia 3/99)

Haryana vs Odisha, Elite Group C
HAR 1st innings: 90/10 (Shubham Rohilla 20; Suryakant Pradhan 6/36)
ODSA 1st innings: 141/5 (Biplab Samantray 45; Harshal Patel 2/37)

Uttar Pradesh vs Baroda, Elite Group A and B
UP 1st innings: 295/5 (Mohammad Saif 99; Anureet Singh 2/48)

Kerala vs Punjab, Elite Group A and B
KER 1st innings: 227/10 (Salman Nizar 91; Baltej Singh 3/33)
PUN 1st innings: 46-2 (Rohan Marwaha 16; MD Nidheesh 2/15)

Rajasthan vs Gujarat, Elite Group A and B
GUJ 1st innings: 258/4 (Samit Gohel 93; Tanveer Ul-Haq 2/48)

Vidarbha vs Bengal, Elite Group A and B
BEN 1st innings: 170/10 (Manoj Tiwary 48; Akshay Wakhare 5/56)
VID 1st innings: 89/3 (Faiz Fazal 51; Arnab Nandi 1/19)

Andhra vs Hyderabad, Elite Group A and B
HYD 1st innings: 225/10 (Jaweed Ali 98; KV Sasikanth 5/60)
AP 1st innings: 13/0 (Prasanth Kumar 9; Ravi Kiran 0/4)

Railways vs Madhya Pradesh, Elite Group A and B
MP 1st innings: 124/10 (Rajat Patidar 38; Himanshu Sangwan 3/66)
RLYS 1st innings: 104/3 (Mrunal Devdhar 43; Mihir Hirwani 1/10)

Saurashtra vs Karnataka, Elite Group A and B
SAUR 1st innings: 296/2 (Cheteshwar Pujara 162; Jagadeesha Suchith 2/85)

Tamil Nadu vs Mumbai, Elite Group A and B
MUM 1st innings: 284/6 (Shams Mulani 87; Ravichandran Ashwin 3/58)