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Deshpande hat-trick sinks Chandigarh as Jadeja hits Ranji Trophy hundred

Mumbai bowled Chandigarh out for 78 and enforced the follow-on at the Wankhede. In Rajkot, Ravindra Jadeja turned an overnight 72 into a century on day two of the new season.

From the editorial desk · MumbaiPublished
Mumbai bowler Tushar Deshpande and Ravindra Jadeja (file photos)
Mumbai bowler Tushar Deshpande and Ravindra Jadeja (file photos)Photos: Dee03 / Wikimedia Commons; SR Vlogs / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 and CC BY 3.0

Key points

  1. Tushar Deshpande took a hat-trick and 5 for 17 as Chandigarh were all out for 78 against Mumbai.
  2. Ravindra Jadeja made 102 off 209 balls for Saurashtra against Chhattisgarh.
  3. Bengal's Sudip Kumar Gharami and Abishek Porel both reached unbeaten hundreds against Delhi.

Tushar Deshpande needed only a few overs on Monday to make the opening round of the Ranji Trophy his own. The Mumbai fast bowler took a hat-trick and finished with 5 for 17 as Chandigarh were bowled out for 78 at the Wankhede Stadium, in reply to Mumbai’s 429.

Mohit Avasthi, who had earlier made a half-century with the bat, took 3 for 9. Mumbai enforced the follow-on, and Deshpande struck again before the close.

Jadeja finishes the job in Rajkot

Ravindra Jadeja began the second day on 72 and reached his hundred against Chhattisgarh in Rajkot. He made 102 off 209 balls with seven boundaries before Dharmendrasinh Jadeja dismissed him. Prerak Mankad, unbeaten on 92 overnight, went on to 129 off 150 balls with 15 fours and a six.

Saurashtra resumed on 308 for 4 but were all out for 392 in 110.4 overs, with Dev Aditya Singh taking 5 for 67. Chhattisgarh reached 122 for 3 at stumps, Anuj Tiwary unbeaten on 72 and Mayank Verma on 32.

Bengal’s centurions take charge

At Kalyani, Bengal moved past Delhi’s first-innings total without much trouble. Sudip Kumar Gharami (122 not out) and Abishek Porel (114 not out) shared an unbroken stand of 199, leaving Bengal on 304 for 3 and 64 runs ahead.

Near misses and big totals

Vidarbha captain Akshay Wadkar fell two short of a maiden first-class double hundred, out for 198 as his side made 428 against Puducherry. Yash Rathod, named last week in the India A squad for New Zealand, added 134. Puducherry were 102 for 1 at the close.

Baroda declared on 472 for 8 against Goa after Atit Sheth was out for 99, and Goa lost a wicket before stumps. In Rajgir, Uttar Pradesh piled up 540 against Bihar, with Madhav Kaushik scoring 150 and Rinku Singh 112.

In Srinagar, Avesh Khan took three wickets as Madhya Pradesh bowled Jammu and Kashmir out for 120 and took a first-innings lead of 76. Auqib Nabi, another India A pick, struck late to leave Madhya Pradesh 59 for 4 in their second innings, 135 runs ahead.

What’s next

Play resumes on Tuesday for day three, with Mumbai pressing for an innings win and Bengal looking to bat Delhi out of the game.

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