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  Karnataka defeated Baroda in a thrilling 4 th quarterfinals match played at Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara on 11 th January. Baroda captain Krunal Pandya won the toss and decided to field first. Devdutt Paddikal opened the innings for Karnataka along with captain Mayank Agarwal. Mayank Agarwal fell cheaply this time by Meriwala caught by Sheth. Agarwal and Paddikal added 30 runs for the opening wicket.   Paddikal showed intent right from the word go putting pressure on the Baroda bowlers along with Aneesh. Both Karnataka batters kept the momentum going for Karnataka hitting boundaries and sixes with ease. Paddikal reached his fifty off 51 balls to keep the Baroda bowlers on the backfoot. The pitch had some movement for the bowlers, but Paddikal and Aneesh made batting look easy. Paddikal upped the ante with some lusty hits while Aneesh completed his fifty off 60 deliveries. Raj Limbani struck after the drinks break dismissing Aneesh by providing a simple catch to Meriwa...

 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 3 rd 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 Jharkhan...

 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 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 saw Tamil Nadu and Karnataka winning their matches on the semi-final’s day played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi on Saturday. Tamil Nadu versus Hyderabad Tamil Nadu captain Vijay Shankar won the toss and decided to field first. It was a superb start by the defending Champions as Saravana Kumar grabbed the wicket of Hyderabad captain Tanmay Agarwal caught by Sandeep Warrier. Tilak Verma and Pragnay Reddy put some pressure on Tamil Nadu bowlers before Kumar broke the backbone of Hyderabad batting line-up getting wickets of Tilak Verma, Pragnay Reddy, and then Himlay Agarwal caught by Sharukh Khan at slips to leave Hyderabad in big trouble. At the end of the first six overs, Hyderabad scored 30 for 4. After the field restrictions, Hyderabad kept on losing wickets due to inexperienced batting playing rash strokes. Tanay Thyagarajan hit some valuable runs but was caught by Sai Kishore. Saravana Kumar was the pick of the bowlers with 5 for 21 t...

 The Pre-quarterfinals matches took place in Delhi today. Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Bengal, Hyderabad, Rajasthan finished top of the points table and qualified for the quarterfinals directly. Vidarbha versus Maharashtra Vidarbha stunned experienced Maharashtra side in the first pre-quarterfinals match played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi. Vidarbha captain Akshay Wadkar won the toss and decided to field first. It was a perfect start as Yash Thakur trapped Naushad Sheikh in front of stumps without opening his account. Rahul Tripathi took the attack to Vidarbha bowlers taking on the spinners and pacers. Yash Nahar played with intent putting opposition bowlers under immense pressure. At the end of the first six overs, Maharashtra scored 57 for 1. After the field restrictions, Tripathi and Nahar kept the pressure on Vidarbha bowlers. Karnewar struck getting rid of dangerous Nahar trying to clear the boundary caught by Lalit Yadav at long-off. Tripathi and Nahar added 64 runs for...

  It was another record-breaking performance as Prithvi Shaw and Devdutt Paddikal broke records during the 2 nd Semi-finals played at the Palam Air Force Ground, New Delhi on Thursday. Karnataka captain R Samarth won the toss and decided to field first. Jaiswal was dismissed cheaply by Prasidh Krishna cheaply. Shaw looked solid at one end putting pressure on Karnataka bowlers smashing Krishna for 21 runs in the 8 th over to shift the momentum. It was an amazing batting performance by Shaw who kept his dream run continuing. After completing his half-century, the explosive opener opened his arms more and looked in sensational touch. After the fall of Aditya Tare’s wicket, Shams Mulani came to the crease and put more pressure on the Karnataka bowlers. Shaw smashed his fourth century of the tournament off 79 balls. Mulani and Shaw added 159 runs for the 3 rd wicket to keep the momentum going for Mumbai. Shaw created enough pressure and completed his 150 off the next 32 balls. He...

  After the final day play of league, stage played at various venues today, the quarterfinals line-up for the 50 over Vijay Hazare Trophy has been announced. Group A Gujarat qualified from Group A as the table topper. They won all their matches and remained unbeaten with 20 points. In the opening match, Gujarat defeated Chhattisgarh by 3 wickets with 11 balls to spare. In their second match, Gujarat eased past Goa winning it by 8 wickets. It was another dominating performance by Gujarat who crushed Tripura by 132 runs in their match. Gujarat won a closely fought fourth match defeating Hyderabad by 12 runs. Their league stage ended with 40 runs win over Baroda. Group B Andhra Pradesh qualified for the quarterfinals based on a better net run rate. Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand finished with 12 points, but Andhra Pradesh made it through. Andhra Pradesh stunned Vidarbha in the opening match chasing down a massive target of 332. They proved their worth by...