Urvil Patel’s scintillating hundred spearheaded another day of dominance for Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Saurashtra at the Niranjan Shah Stadium on Monday. Urvil’s knock of 140, along with Jaymeet Patel’s 103, helped the visiting team amass 511 in response to Saurashra’s first-innings total of 216. Staring at a 295-run deficit when the … Read more
Saurashtra has seldom had to contend with brooding faces and drooping shoulders in Rajkot in recent seasons of the Ranji Trophy. But at the end of day two of its quarterfinal against Gujarat at the Niranjan Shah Stadium on Sunday, the home team’s position compelled a downbeat mood. That Gujarat controlled proceedings for a second … Read more
When Gujarat skipper Chintan Gaja called correctly at the coin toss against Saurashtra on Saturday morning, he told the official broadcaster that the rationale behind opting to bowl was to exploit the even covering of grass adorning the surface. Three sessions and eight hours later, as day one of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal between these … Read more