Ranji Trophy 2021/22 Quarterfinals summary: Mumbai, UP, Madhya Pradesh and Bengal qualify for next round

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 The 2021/22 Ranji Trophy quarterfinals saw Uttar Pradesh qualifying for the semi-finals with a 5 wicket win over Karanakta while Mumbai thrashed Uttarakhand by a record margin. 

In the other quarterfinals, Madhya Pradesh registered a thumping 10 wicket win over Punjab to move into the semi-finals while Bengal earned first innings lead over Jharkhand. 


Bengal created history as their top nine batsmen scored half-centuries against Jharkhand played at Just Cricket Academy, Bengaluru. It was a dominating performance as Gharami 186, Majumdar 117, Tiwary 73, Abhishek Porel 68, Shahbaz Ahmed 78, Sayan Mondal 53, and Akash deep Singh's quickfire 53 helped Bengal declare their innings on 773 for 7 on the 3rd day.

Bengal bowlers kept a tight leash on Jharkhand batsmen and bowled them out for 298 runs in their first innings. They decided to bat the second time.

Bengal 773 for 7 d in 218.4 overs ( Gharami 186, Majumdar 117, Shahbaz Ahmed 78, Sushant Mishra 3/140) lead Jharkhand 298 in 96 overs ( Virat Singh 113*, Nazim Siddiqui 53, Sayan Mondal 4/71, Shahbaz Ahmed 4/51)  

Quarterfinals 2

Mumbai recorded the highest ever win over Uttarakhand in first-class cricket on the fourth day played at KSCA Alur 2 Ground, Alur. It was a dominating performance by Mumbai right from word go. After being invited by Uttarakhand captain, brilliant knocks by Suved Parkar with 252 and Sarfaraz Khan 153, cameos by Mulani and lower-order batsmen, Mumbai declared their innings on 647 for 8 on the 2nd day.

Shams Mulani created havoc with his bowling with 5 wickets as other Mumbai bundled out Uttarakhand for 114 runs in the first innings. Mumbai decided to bat second time and declared their innings on 261 for 3.

Mumbai looked in threatening form and bowled out Uttarakhand for 69 runs in their 2nd innings setting a target of 795 runs.

Mumbai 647 for 8 in 166.4 overs ( Suved Parkar 252, Sarfraz Khan 153, Deepak Dhapola 3/89) and 261 for 3 in 58 overs ( Jaiswal 103, Shaw 72, Negi 1/31) beat Uttarakhand 114 in 41.1 overs ( Kamal Singh 40, Mulani 5/39) and 69 in 27.5 overs ( Shivam Khurana 25*, Kunal Chandela 21, Dhawal Kulkarni 3/11, Kotian 3/13) by 725 runs.

For his brilliant 252, Suved Parkar was named the man of the match award.   

Quarterfinals 3

Karnataka versus Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh created history as they defeated Karanakta for the first time in Ranji Trophy history. UP captain Karan Sharma won the toss and decided to field first.

After a decent start by Karnataka, UP bowlers made a strong comeback to limit Karanakta to 253 runs on the 2nd morning. A superb all-around bowling effort by Karanakta bowlers resulted in bowling out Uttar Pradesh for 155. Shivam Mavi and Ankit Rajpoot added 44 runs vital runs for the last wicket to reduce the lead.

On a positive note, R Samarth and Mayank Agarwal began the 2nd innings before UP bowlers turned the tables on Karanakta batsmen. Karnataka captain Manish Pandey was brilliantly run-out with a direct hit by Karan Sharma. UP bowled out Karnataka for 114 runs in the 2nd innings setting 213 runs target.

After losing 2 early wickets, Priyam Garg showed intent right from word go putting pressure on Karanakta bowlers. Garg fell after reaching fifty while Karan Sharma looked cautious. Rinku Singh and Dhruv Juryel did not contribute much. Karan Sharma led from the front and never looked in trouble along with debutant Prince Yadav. Both added unbeaten 99 runs for the 6th wicket.

Uttar Pradesh 155 in 37.3 overs ( Garg 39, Rinku Singh 33, Ronit More 3/47, Kaverappa 2/19) and 213 for 5 in 65.2 overs ( Karan Sharma 93*, Garg 52, Vyshak 3/47) beat  253 in 84 overs ( R Samarth 57, Shreyas Gopal 56*, KV Siddharth 37, Saurabh Kumar 4/73, Shivam Mavi 3/40) and 114 in 39 overs ( Srinivas Sharath 23*, Agarwal 22, Saurabh Kumar 3/39, Rajpoot 2/15) by 5 wickets.

For his unbeaten 93, Karan Sharma was named the man of the match award.  

Quarterfinals 4

Madhya Pradesh proved too strong for Punjab as they defeated them by 10 wickets on the fourth day played at KSCA Alur 3 Ground, Alur. Punjab captain Abishek Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. Apart from Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh 47 runs each and Sanvir Singh 41, Madhya Pradesh bowlers skittled out Punjab for just 219.

In reply, Madhya Pradesh ended the first day on 5 for 0. Yash Dubey and Himanshu Mantri started off brilliantly putting on 64 runs laying a strong foundation. Coming at number 3, Shubham Sharma and Mantri looked in great touch adding 120 runs for the 2nd wicket. Madhya Pradesh ended the 2nd day at 238 for 2.

Shubham Sharma, Rajat Patidar, and Akshat Raghuvanshi put on valuable runs. Vinay Chaudhary put on an excellent display of bowling grabbing 5 wickets to bowl out Madhya Pradesh for 397. The second innings saw Punjab struggling with their batting. Karthikeya displayed great control and left Punjab at 120 for 5 at the end of day 3.

Karthikeya and Saransh Jain grabbed 10 wickets between them to skittle out Punjab for 203. MP openers Yash Dubey and Mantri completed the formalities winning the match by 10 wickets.   

Madhya Pradesh 397 in 154.5 overs (Shubham Sharma 102, Rajat Patidar 89, Vinay Chaudhary 5/83) and 26 for 0 in 5.1 overs ( Yash Dubey 17*, Mantri 5*)  beat Punjab 219 in 71.3 overs ( Abhishek Sharma 47, Anmolpreet Singh 47, Anubhav Agarwal 3/36, Puneet Datey 3/48) and 203 in 68.4 overs ( Anmol Malhotra 34, Anmolpreet Singh 31, Kumar Kartikeya 6/50, Saransh Jain 4/100) by 10 wickets

For his 102, Shubham Sharma was named the man of the match award.

 

  


 

 

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