The defending champions Saurashtra picked up the place they left off final season with early management of the Ranji Trophy 2024 opener in opposition to Jharkhand on January 6. The veteran cricketer Cheteswhar Pujara scored an unbeaten hundred for Saurashtra to maintain strain on the nationwide group selectors forward of the red-ball residence sequence in opposition to England.
Pujara, 35, was not a part of India’s newest Test sequence in opposition to South Africa however his hundred in opposition to Jharkhand will enhance his possibilities of making a return to worldwide cricket. After bowling out Jharkhand on 142 runs on Day 1, Saurashtra dominated on Day 2 with Pujara hitting an unbeaten 157 runs off 239 balls with the assistance of 19 fours at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot.Â
Arpit Vasavada, Harvik Desai and Sheldon Jackson additionally registered the fifties every as Saurashtra put a complete of 406/4 on the finish of Day 2.Â
Manish Pandey and Devdutt Padikkal report a whole bunch for Karnataka
Eight-time champions Karnataka additionally kicked off their Ranji Trophy 2024 marketing campaign with a optimistic begin in opposition to Punjab. Right-arm pacer Vasuki Koushik took seven wickets for 41 to bowl out Punjab on simply 152 runs at KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground after which batters placed on a present on Day 2 to offer Karnataka full management of the match.
Last version’s main runscorer and group captain Mayanka Agarwal was dismissed on a duck however a whole bunch from Devdutt Padikkal and Manish Pandey helped Karnataka rating a complete of 461/6 on the finish of the day’s play. Padikkal top-scored with 193 runs off 216 balls, his highest first-class rating, whereas veteran Pandey scored 118 runs.
Sarfaraz Khan struggles, Ajinkya Rahane misses the opener
In Group B opener, Mumbai had been bowled out by hosts Bihar on simply 251 runs on Day 2 in Patna. Captain Ajinkya Rahane missed the match as a consequence of neck ache because the veteran batter targets big performances within the Ranji Trophy in his hopes for a Test return.
Another Test possible, Sarfaraz Khan, didn’t make an impression as he scored just one run within the first innings. Sarfaraz additionally struggled for the runs within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare and might be beneath scanner within the upcoming home video games.
