Ranji Trophy 2024 Round 3, Day 2 Round-up: Mohit Avasthi’s 7-57 leads Mumbai fightback; Mayank Agarwal, Devdutt Padikkal hit tons for Karnataka
Mohit Avasthi starred with 7-57 as Mumbai made a brilliant comeback against Kerala in a Group B match of Ranji Trophy 2024 at the St Xavier's College Ground in Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday, January 20. Responding to Mumbai’s first-innings total of 251, Kerala were bowled out for 244. Mumbai were 105-0 at stumps on Day 2.
Chirag Jani claimed 4-14 as Saurashtra bundled out Vidarbha for 78 on Day 2 of a Ranji Trophy 2024 Group A game at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur. Saurashtra went to stumps at 205-3 - Vishvaraj Jadeja scored 79, while Cheteshwar Pujara was unbeaten on 49.
In another Group A game, Maharashtra bowled out for Rajasthan for 270 in their first innings, with Ashay Palkar claiming 5-46. For the batting side, captain Deepak Hooda top-scored with 63. Maharashtra had scored 189 in their first innings and were 66-1 at stumps in their second.
In Group C, Mayank Agarwal and Devdutt Padikkal hit hundreds as Karnataka reached 251-4 at stumps in response to Goa’s 321. Agarwal was out for 114 off 180, while Padikkal scored 101 off 142. Karnataka trail Goa by 70 runs.
In a Group D clash of Ranji Trophy 2024, Madhya Pradesh were 171-5 against Delhi at stumps on Day 2 at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. After being bowled out for 171 in their first innings, MP bowlers did well to restrict Delhi to 205, with Kumar Kartikeya and Aryan Pandey claiming three wickets apiece.
Ranji Trophy 2024: Brief scores from Round 3, Day 2
Here’s a look at brief scores from all of the Ranji Trophy 2024 matches played on Day 2 of Round 3 of the competition.
Elite Group A
Saurashtra (206 & 205/3) lead Vidarbha (78) by 333 runs
Services (128/2) trail Jharkhand (316) by 188 runs
Maharashtra (189 & 66/1) trail Rajasthan (270) by 15 runs
Haryana (508/3 d) beat Manipur (77 & 93 f/o) by an innings and 338 runs
Elite Group B
Andhra (188 & 147/1) lead Assam (160) by 175 runs
Bengal (381/8) vs Chhattisgarh
Mumbai (251 & 105/0) lead Kerala (244) by 112 runs
Bihar (126/3) vs Uttar Pradesh
Elite Group C
Railways (126/2) trail Tamil Nadu (489) by 363 runs
Gujarat (86/2) vs Chandigarh
Karnataka (251/4) trail Goa (321) by 70 runs
Punjab (78/7) vs Tripura
Elite Group D
Odisha (130 & 126/7) lead Jammu and Kashmir (180) by 76 runs
Madhya Pradesh (171 & 157/5) lead Delhi (205) by 123 runs
Puducherry (204 & 70/3) lead Uttarakhand (123) by 151 runs
Himachal Pradesh (143/8) trail Baroda (482) by 339 runs
Plate Group
Meghalaya (304) beat Nagaland (72 & 104) by an innings and 128 runs
Arunachal Pradesh (265 & 45/1) trail Mizoram (323) by 13 runs
Hyderabad (463/4 d) beat Sikkim (79 & 186) by an innings and 198 runs