Ranji Trophy 2022-23 Round 4, Day 3 Round-up: Emphatic wins for Saurashtra, Punjab; Kedar Jadhav slams 283

Saurashtra completed a dominant win over Delhi by an innings and 214 runs in the Ranji Trophy 2022-23 Elite Group B match in Rajkot on Thursday, January 5.

Saurashtra declared their second innings at 574/8. Skipper Jaydev Unadkat, who had set up the win with an eight-wicket haul on Day 1, also chipped in with 70 with the bat. Delhi were then bowled out for 227 in their second innings as Yuvrajsinh Dodiya claimed 5/91.

In an Elite Group D match of the Ranji Trophy 2022-23 at the Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium in Valsad, Punjab beat Gujarat by 380 runs. After Punjab declared their second innings on 329/9 declared. Baltej Singh picked up 4/38 to go with his first innings seven-fer. Mayank Markande also chipped in with 3/16 as Gujarat were bowled out for 138 in their second innings.

In another Elite Group D match of the Ranji Trophy 2022-23, Railways (427) got the better of Jammu and Kashmir (161 and 193 f/o) by an innings and 73 runs.

Meanwhile, veteran Maharashtra batter Kedar Jadhav smashed a run-a-ball 283 as his team declared on 594/9 declared in response to Assam’s first-innings total of 274.

Ranji Trophy 2022-23: Brief scores from Round 4, Day 3

Here’s a look at brief scores from all the Ranji Trophy 2022-23 matches played on Day 3 of Round 4 of the competition.

Elite Group A

Odisha (392/6) trail Nagaland (433) trail by 41 runs

Bengal (387 & 48/1) lead Uttarakhand (272) by 163 runs

Ankit Kumar (174) and Sumit Kumar (95) powered Haryana to 365 in the first innings while Aaqib Khan starred for Uttar Pradesh with a four-wicket haul 👏👏

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Uttar Pradesh (35/3) trail Haryana (365) by 330 runs

Himachal Pradesh (556/8) lead Baroda (355) by 201 runs

Elite Group B

Hyderabad (197 & 75/2) need 326 runs vs Andhra (135 & 462)

Assam (274 & 65/0) trail Maharashtra (594/9 d) by 255 runs

Massive props to the entire Saurashtra team 👏 Their experience, skills and depth shine through. There were several chinks in Delhi's armour and Saurashtra bust them wide open @ShelJackson27, @JUnadkat, @dajadeja9333 #RanjiTrophy

Saurashtra (574/8 d) beat Delhi (133 & 227) by an innings and 214 runs

Tamil Nadu (144 & 380/4) lead Mumbai (481) by 43 runs

Elite Group C

Jharkhand (92 & 330/6) lead Rajasthan (287) by 135 runs

Kerala (265 & 172/6) lead Goa (311) by 126 runs

Chhattisgarh (311 & 35/2) trail Karnataka (366) trail by 20 runs

Puducherry (216 & 128/6) trail Services (466/7 d) by 122 runs

Elite Group D

Chandigarh (455/3) vs Tripura

Vidarbha (160 & 13/1) trail Madhya Pradesh (309 & 257/5 d) by 394 runs

Railways (427) beat Jammu and Kashmir (161 & 193 f/o) by an innings and 73 runs

Punjab (286 & 329/9 d) beat Gujarat (97 & 138) by 380 runs

Plate

Bihar (139/7) trail Sikkim (157) vs 18 runs

Arunachal Pradesh (331 & 12/3) need 400 runs vs Meghalaya (610/6 d & 132/3 d)

Manipur (277) beat Mizoram (104 & 137) by an innings and 36 runs