Ranji Trophy 2017, Round 1: As it happened...

Hello and welcome to our Live updates from Day 4 of Ranji Trophy 2017-18, Round 1

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Delhi vs Assam - Match Drawn

Services vs Bengal - Match Drawn Bengal took first innings lead

Goa vs Chhattisgarh - Match Drawn Chhattisgarh took first innings lead

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04:40 pm IST

End Innings: Assam - 255/10 in 108.4 overs  (Wasiqur Rahman 63 off 166, Rahul Singh 9 off 14)

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04:20 pm IST

Madhya Pradesh Won by 8 Wicket(s)

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03:45 pm IST

Himachal vs Punjab -  Match Drawn Himachal took first innings lead 

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03:20 pm IST

End Of Over 30 - Himachal 106/6, Lead By 234 Runs, A P Vashisht 5(23) P K Dogra 25(39) 

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02:57 pm IST

Tea break: Services - 122/4 in 41.6 overs  (Rahul Singh Gahlaut 17 off 37, N K Singh 47 off 122) 

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02:55 pm IST

Tea break: Services - 122/4 in 41.6 overs  (Rahul Singh Gahlaut 17 off 37, N K Singh 47 off 122)

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02:45 pm IST

Tea break: Andhra - 52/0 in 15.6 overs  (D B Prashanth Kumar 16 off 50, K S Bharat 35 off 46)

Tea break: Assam - 221/8 in 89.6 overs  (Wasiqur Rahman 51 off 105, Krishna Das 1 off 2)

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Great start to our #RanjiTrophy campaign. Well done Team Saurashtra @BCCIdomestic @saucricket pic.twitter.com/npUv1tVerh — Sheldon Jackson (@ShelJackson27) October 9, 2017

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02:00 pm IST

Tea break: Tripura - 179/7 in 60.6 overs  (S M Singha 5 off 38, M B Mura Singh 12 off 8)

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01:50 pm IST

Yusuf Pathan 100 runs in 122 balls  (13x4, 4x6) Baroda 257/7 

Dhiraj Singh 4 WICKETS! (15.0-5-42-4), Tripura 166/7

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01:40 pm IST

End Innings: Tamil Nadu - 350/6 dec in 104.6 overs  (N Jagadeesan 20 off 10, B Aparajith 108 off 209)

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13:14 am IST

End Of Over 60 - Baroda 209/7, f/o Trail By 40 Runs, Yusuf Pathan 79(106) A Sheth 72(92)

End Of Over 100 - Tamil Nadu 304/5, Lead By 171 Runs, M Vijay 40(83) B Aparajith 97(199) 

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12:01 pm IST

Lunch break: Goa - 7/0 in 1.6 overs  (Swapnil A Asnodkar 1 off 5, Sumiran Amonkar 6 off 7) 

Lunch break: Assam - 124/4 in 58.6 overs  (Wasiqur Rahman 5 off 24, Sibsankar Roy 65 off 161)

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11:53 am IST

Lunch break: Baroda - 172/7 in 47.6 overs  (A Sheth 59 off 55, Yusuf Pathan 55 off 71)

Lunch break: Team Rajasthan - 85/4 in 25.6 overs  (R K Bishnoi Sr 10 off 19, M K Lomror 7 off 25)

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11:50 am IST

Lunch break: Services - 48/1 in 12.6 overs  (N K Singh 11 off 43, Ravi Chauhan 21 off 16) 

Lunch break: Himachal - 6/0 in 0.6 overs  (P S Chopra 5 off 3, P S Khanduri 1 off 3)

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11:45 am IST

Lunch break: Himachal - 6/0 in 0.6 overs  (P S Chopra 5 off 3, P S Khanduri 1 off 3)

End Innings: Punjab - 601/10 in 154.3 overs  (Barinder Singh Sran 4 off 11, Manpreet Singh Grewal 8 off 14)

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11:15 am IST

End Innings: Goa - 277/10 in 122.1 overs  (R R Singh 0 off 5, Gauresh 0 off 1)

Punjab 600/9 in 152.1 

WICKET! Over: 151.1 Abhishek Gupta 202(203) b A P Vashisht, Punjab 590/9 

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11:10 am IST

End Of Over 150 - Punjab 583/8, Trail By 146 Runs, Abhishek Gupta 196(196) Manpreet Singh Grewal 0(3)

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10:55 am IST

U U Bose 50 runs in 78 balls  (7x4, 2x6) Tripura 69/2

B Aparajith 50 runs in 138 balls  (5x4, 0x6) Tamil Nadu 189/2

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10:30 am IST

Innings break: Bengal - 161/5 in 21.6 overs  (Mohammed Shami 8 off 2, Manoj Tiwary 22 off 22)

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10:15 am IST

Ishwar Pandey 5 WICKETS! (12.0-4-27-5), Baroda 68/7

End Of Over 140 - Punjab 534/7, Trail By 195 Runs, Sandeep Sharma 5(20) Abhishek Gupta 161(163)

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09:50 am IST

End Of Over 130 - Punjab 503/6, Trail By 226 Runs, Abhishek Sharma 91(168) Abhishek Gupta 138(138)

End Innings: J & K - 436/8 dec in 156.5 overs  (Waseem Raza 0 off 4, Punit Bisht 6 off 41)

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09:40 am IST

End Of Over 100 - Goa 227/5, Trail By 231 Runs, Samar Dubhashi 0(4) S S Bandekar 9(25) 

WICKET! Over: 155.3 Samiullah Beigh 1(30) ct D H Yagnik b T M Ul Haq, J & K 435/7 

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New Delhi: An eventful Day 3 of the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy Round 1 witnessed Railways defending 93 runs to beat Uttar Pradesh by 21 runs in a Group A encounter. Saurashtra and Kerala also registered comfortable wins in their respective group matches even as only two overs were bowled at Cuttack on Sunday.

In Lucknow, the home side messed up the chase and got all out for 72 in their second innings. Railways rode on the brilliance of Avinash Yadav, who took four wickets to complete the unlikely win. Anureet Singh and Deepak Bansal helped with three and two wickets respectively.

In Rohtak, Saurashtra managed an innings and 31-run win over Haryana with seamers Jaydev Unadkat, Shaurya Sanandia and Chirag Jani sharing seven wickets among them.

The visitors bundled out Haryana for 140 in their second innings and help the team post an innings and 31-run win on the third day of their Group B Ranji Trophy match.

In Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala beat Jharkhand by nine wickets in their Group B match. Needing 32 runs in their second innings, Arun Karthik scored 27 runs to helped the home side register a convincing win.

In another key match, Delhi have taken complete control of their Group A match against Assam at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium. The visitors still trail Delhi by 117 runs with 7 wickets remaining in their second innings. Delhi scored 435. In response, Assam made 258 in their first innings.

Jammu & Kashmir have taken a 102-run lead with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st innings against Rajasthan at Jaipur. The Group B match witnessed Ahmed Bandy scoring a hundred with skipper Parvez Rasool contributing with 97 in a solid display of grit and determination.

At stumps, the visitors were 432/6 in response to Rajasthan's first innings total of 330 all out.

Despite Pathan brothers' combined effort, Baroda still trail Madhya Pradesh by 208 runs following on in Indore. Madhya Pradesh declared their first innings after posting 551/8. In reply, Baroda could muster only 302 in the first innings. At Day 3 Stumps, they were 41/1.

In Chennai, the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Group C fixture reached a decisive phase with the hosts still trailing by 21 runs 8 wickets remaining. Andhra took a 133-run first innings lead. At Day 3 Stumps, Tamil were 112/2.

In another Group D match, Chhattisgarh took complete control over Goa at Porvorim. The home side still need 235 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings to make Chhattisgarh bat again in a high-scoring match.

Thanks to Prashant Chopra's 338, Himachal Pradesh can still afford to play a waiting game against Punjab. At Stumps on Day 3, Himachal still lead Punjab by 244 runs at Dharamsala. Himachal declared their first innings at 729/8. In reply, Punjab were 484/6.

At Palam, Bengal and Services were engaged in a high scoring Group D clash. Bengal declared at 552/9, and Services made 359 in response. At Stumps on Day 3, Bengal were 77/0.

But rain continued to play spoilsport at Cuttack. The Odisha-Tripura Group C match started only today, but only two overs' play was possible. Tripura were 6/0.  

Oct 06 - Oct 09

Rajasthan vs Jammu and Kashmir, Group B
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Odisha vs Tripura, Group C
Vikas Cricket Ground, Bhubaneswar

Delhi vs Assam, Group A
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Uttar Pradesh vs Railways, Group A
Ekana International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Hyderabad vs Maharashtra, Group A
Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad

Haryana vs Saurashtra, Group B
Ch Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak

Kerala vs Jharkhand, Group B
Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram

Madhya Pradesh vs Baroda, Group C
Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore

Tamil Nadu vs Andhra, Group C
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Services vs Bengal, Group D
Palam A Stadium, Delhi

Goa vs Chhattisgarh, Group D
Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim

Himachal Pradesh vs Punjab, Group D
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala