Vizianagaram: Karnataka scored 78 against Rajasthan in their second innings, swelling their lead to 302 runs, on Day Two of the Ranji Trophy Group B cricket match at the PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex here on Monday.
Openers Ravikumar Samarth (46) and Lokesh Rahul (32), who was sidelined from the Indian Test squad due to an injury, were at the crease when umpires called off the day’s play.
Resuming the day at 345/6, Karnataka batsmen could not add much to the score as Rajasthan Tanvir Mashart ul-Haq took fifer to wrap up the proceedings. Pankaj Singh and Salman Khan contributed with two wickets each.
In reply, Rajasthan were all out for 148 as pacers Vinay Kumar and S. Aravind took four wickets each.
In other matches across the country, Vidarbha scored 141/1 in their second innings, trailing by 132 runs against Maharashtra on the second day of their Ranji Trophy match at the Eden Gardens at Kolkata.
Faiz Fazal and Ganesh Satish of Vidarbha were at the crease when the umpires called off the day’s proceedings.
In Rajkot, Tamil Nadu scored 60/1, trailing by 277 runs in their second innings against Bengal in Group A Ranji trophy match at the Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground.
Abhinav Mukund (19) and Kaushik Gandhi (25) were at the crease when umpires dislodged the bails for the day.
Resuming the day at 190/3, Bengal posted 377 as Krishnamoorthy Vignesh scalped four wickets while Aushik Srinivas took three wickets.
In Cuttack, Jammu and Kashmir scored 84/1 in their first innings, trailing by 418 runs against Haryana in Group C match at the Barabati Stadium.
Shubham Khajuria (48) and Pranav Gupta (25) were at the crease at the end of day’s play.
Resuming the day at 295/5, overnight batsman Rajat Paliwal (194) scored a brilliant century to put Haryana in commanding position. lower-order batsman Sanjay Pahal contributed with a crucial 59-runs.
For Jammu and Kashmir, Parvez Ghulam Rasool Zargar took three wickets while Samiullah Beigh and Aamir Aziz took two wickets each.
In Mumbai, Goa scored 96/3 after bowling out Kerala at 342 runs in their first innings of the Group C Ranji Trophy match at the Brabourne Stadium.
Sagun Kamat (21) and Darshan Misal (1) were holding the fort when umpires called off the day’s play.
In Mysore, Mumbai scored 51/2 in their second innings, taking their lead to 59-runs against Uttar Pradesh on the second day of the Group A Ranji Trophy match at the Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground.
Akhil Herwadkar (15) and Shreyas Iyer (3) were batting when umpires dislodged the bails for the day.
Resuming the day at 22/1, Uttar Pradesh were bowled out for 225 as Tushar Deshpande scalped three wickets while Abhishek Nayar, Vishal Dabholkar and Aditya Dhumal took two wickets each.
(IANS)
