Ranji Trophy 2021/22 Quarterfinals Day 1 report

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 It was a great opening day of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals with some brilliant batting performances by Mumbai and Bengal while Punjab and Karanakta struggled against disciplined bowling efforts by Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

Bengal and Mumbai ended the first day in a dominating position while Punjab and Karanakta let the good positions slip out of their hands.

Quarterfinals 1

Bengal dominated the first day against Jharkhand Just Cricket Academy Ground, Bengaluru. Jharkhand captain Saurabh Tiwary won the toss and decided to field first. Abhishek Raman and captain Abhimanyu Easwaran started on a decent note before Raman retired hurt due to an injury. Easwaran and debutant Gharami put pressure back against Jharkhand bowlers.

Both kept the pressure on Jharkhand bowlers as Easwaran looked impressive. Sushant Mishra eventually got breakthrough for Jharkhand dismissing Bengal captain Easwaran. Easwaran and Gharami put on 132 runs laying a strong foundation for a big total. The experienced Anustup Majumdar and Gharami never allowed the Jharkhand bowlers to settle. Gharami made the batting look easy along with Majumdar. Bengal ended the first day in a strong position at 310 for 1. Gharami is currently not out on 106 while Majumdar not out on 85.

Bengal 310 for 1 in 89 overs ( Gharami 106*, Majumdar 85*, Sushant Mishra 1/75)

Quarterfinals 2

The second quarterfinals between Mumbai and Uttarakhand was delayed due to rain played at KSCA Cricket 2 Ground, Alur. Mumbai captain Prithvi Shaw won the toss and decided to bat first. It was an aggressive start as Shaw looked in decent touch right from word go. Dhapola castled Shaw’s stump to end a quickfire 36 runs opening stand. Jaiswal also played with intent putting pressure on the Uttarakhand bowlers.

Dhapola struck for the second time getting rid of Jaiswal caught by Swapnil Singh. Arman Jaffer and Suved Parkar steadied the ship for Mumbai putting pressure back on Uttarakhand bowlers. Dhapola struck again to dismiss Jaffer after completing fifty. Jaffer and Parkar added 112 runs for the 3rd wicket. Sarfaraz Khan and debutant Parkar kept piling pressure on the opposition bowlers.

Parkar completed century and not out on 104 while Sarfaraz Khan not out on 69. Mumbai ended the first day on 304 for 3.

Mumbai 304 for 3 in 86 overs ( Parkar 104*, Sarfaraz Khan 69*, Dhapola 3/53)

Quarterfinals 3

Karnataka versus Uttar Pradesh

The third quarterfinals also got delayed due to heavy rains played at KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur. Uttar Pradesh captain Karan Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. Mayank Agarwal and R Samarth began the shortened first session on a good note with Samarth looking impressive while Agarwal struggled. Karnataka ended the first session at 32 for 0 in 8 overs.

Mayank Agarwal went in an unfortunate manner as he was given out as it did not hit anything. Agarwal and Samarth added 57 runs for the opening wicket. Karun Nair struggled with batting against disciplined UP bowling. Samarth completed his fifty after being stuck on 49 runs for quite a few balls. Saurabh Kumar got rid of Samarth caught by Prince Yadav at backward point. Shivam Mavi dismissed Karun Nair taking the inside edge onto the stumps to leave Karanakta struggling at 97 for 3.

The left-handed Kumar kept the things tight against Pandey and Siddharth. Karnataka ended the second session at 119 for 3. Pandey and Siddharth showed some intent against UP bowlers. Kumar struck in two successive deliveries dismissing Pandey caught by Jurel and then Srinivas Srinath to leave Karanakta struggling. Pandey and Siddharth added 63 runs for the 4th wicket. Shreyas Gopal looked confident putting Kumar under pressure with attacking shots. Mavi struck for UP getting rid of Siddharth shattering the stumps.

Krishnappa Gowtham could not resist the shot and was caught at long-on by Rinku Singh. Shreyas Gopal and Vyshak stopped the flow of wickets as bad light stopped play. Karnataka ended the first day on 213 for 7.

Karnataka 213 for 7 ( R Samarth 57, KV Siddharth 37, Shreyas Gopal 26*, Saurabh Kumar 4/67, Shivam Mavi 3/40)

Quarterfinals 4

Madhya Pradesh ended the first day in a good position to bowl out Punjab on the first day played at KSCA 3 Ground, Alur. Punjab captain Abhishek Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first.

IPL-winning star Shubman Gill failed to contribute being dismissed for 9 runs. Anmolpreet Singh and Abhishek Sharma looked impressive with intent. Puneet Datey struck getting rid of Abhishek Sharma. Abhishek and Anmolpreet Singh added 81 runs for the 2nd wicket. Madhya Pradesh bowlers kept on picking wickets at regular intervals. Apart from Anmolpreet Singh and Sharma’s 47, Sanvir Singh made 41.

Madhya Pradesh skittled out Punjab for 219. In reply, Yash Dubey and Himanshu Mantri played only 1 over scoring 5 runs.

Madhya Pradesh 5 for 0 in 1 over (Dubey 1*, Mantri 0*) trail Punjab 219 in 71.3 overs ( Abhishek Sharma 47, Anmolpreet Singh 47, Anubhav Agarwal 3/36, Puneet Datey 3/48) by 214 runs.







Ranji trophy 2021/22 Quarterfinals day 1 report 

 

  

 

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