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Rinku Singh's unbeaten 118 rescues UP from 137 for 9 as spinners and seamers rule day one

Rinku dragged Uttar Pradesh to 202 against Goa in Kanpur. Tamil Nadu bowled out Uttarakhand for 134, Mumbai closed in on Himachal and Bengal were dismissed for 184 without Mohammed Shami.

From the editorial desk · KanpurPublished
Green Park Stadium, Kanpur (file photo)
Green Park Stadium, Kanpur (file photo)Photo: Ovalhighlander / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Key points

  1. Rinku Singh hit 118 not out off 186 balls after UP slipped to 137 for 9 against Goa.
  2. Gurjapneet Singh and R Sai Kishore took four wickets each as Uttarakhand fell for 134 in Chennai.
  3. Mumbai ended on 107 for 2 in reply to Himachal's 140, trailing by 33.

Rinku Singh rescued Uttar Pradesh with an unbeaten 118 against Goa at Green Park in Kanpur on Sunday, on a first day of the Ranji Trophy’s second round that otherwise belonged largely to the bowlers.

UP chose to bat and were 137 for 9 before Rinku took them past 200, with 65 runs coming for the last wicket. He finished on 118 off 186 balls with 11 fours and two sixes as UP reached 202. Goa were 43 without loss after 12 overs at the close.

Spin and seam in Chennai

At the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Tamil Nadu bowled out Uttarakhand for 134 in 56.2 overs on a day that started late because of rain and ended early for bad light at 5:28 pm. Gurjapneet Singh took 4 for 34 and captain R Sai Kishore 4 for 40. Avneesh Sudha top-scored with 54 off 103 balls. Tamil Nadu reached 85 for 2 in 27 overs, 49 behind.

In Bilaspur, Mumbai built on their morning work against Himachal Pradesh, who were all out for 140. Mumbai were 107 for 2 at stumps, trailing by 33.

Elsewhere

Bengal, without Mohammed Shami, were bowled out for 184 by Services at Palam, but hit back to have Services 83 for 5. In Pune, Vicky Ostwal took four wickets as Jharkhand fell for 169, and Maharashtra closed on 85 for 3.

Sachin Baby was unbeaten on 112 as Kerala reached 245 for 6 against Odisha, while Sachin Yadav’s century took Rajasthan to 247 for 2 against Railways in Jaipur. Haryana bowled out Chandigarh for 103 at Lahli and already lead at 139 for 4. Raj Limbani’s four wickets helped Baroda dismiss Bihar for 166.