When Gujarat resumed its first innings on day four of its Ranji Trophy semifinal against Kerala on Wednesday, the side looked primed to chase down the visitor’s score of 457. Former skipper Priyank Panchal, who had reached the three-figure mark the previous day, and Manan Hingrajia had already put up a 91-run stand. The pair … Read more
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