It was a test of patience for the Kerala batters. Still, they managed to pass with flying colours, batting out the final day of its Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Jammu and Kashmir to force a draw. The one-run lead in the first innings eventually made all the difference as Sachin Baby and Co. made the … Read more
It was a Sunday to remember for Auqib Nabi. He chipped in with a 32-ball-30 to guide Jammu and Kashmir to 280 before claiming a five-for to put his team in the driver’s seat in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal fixture against Kerala. As a few hundred chanted his name at the MCA Stadium, an accurate … Read more
Karun Nair has fully taken to his heart the idiom ‘Make hay while the sun shines’ this season. Having smashed records during the Vijay Hazare Trophy, scoring five tons in nine games, the 33-year-old has seamlessly carried the form into First-Class cricket. On Saturday, he scored his second Ranji Trophy century in as many games … Read more
Kerala won the toss, unleashed fast bowler M. D. Nidheesh on Jammu and Kashmir, and ensured that his five-wicket haul restricted the opponent to 228 for 8 on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals. With the surface at the MCA Stadium offering a tinge of green, Nidheesh (5 for 56) exploited the early … Read more
The pitches at the Niranjan Shah Stadium, located near the Rajkot-Jamnagar highway, usually behave in one of two ways – they are either raging turners or are featherbeds that facilitate tedious run-fests. On Friday, however, it was a playing surface with an even covering of grass that greeted Saurashtra and Gujarat ahead of their Ranji … Read more