Dharamsala, Nov 14: All-rounder Parvez Rasool slammed a brilliant 101-ball 97 but failed to save Jammu and Kashmir from being bowled out for just 178 by Himachal Pradesh in their Group C Ranji Trophy match here today.
Rasool, who was included in the India ODI squad which toured Zimbabwe in July after a string of fine performances in the domestic circuit, struck 17 fours in his blistering knock and was unlucky to have missed out on a century.
Opener Adil Rishi was the only other J&K batsman who contributed substantially with a 47. All the remaining batsmen could not touch double-digit scores.
For Himachal, pacers Rishi Dhawan and Vikramjeet Malik shared seven wickets between them with four and three scalps respectively as the home side placed themselves in a commanding position.
In reply, Himachal were 92 for one at the end of the day, trailing by 86 runs with nine first innings wickets in hand.
Opener Sangram Singh and Paras Dogra were on 24 and 29 respectively.
Brief Scores:
J&K 1st Innings: 178 all out in 54.1 overs (Parvez Rasool 97, Rishi Dhawan 4/70).
Himachal 1st Innings: 92 for 1 in 33 overs (Prashant Chopra 35; Ram Dayal 1/26). (PTI)
Assam, Andhra share honours on day one
Anantpur: Srikar Bharat (70) and Bodapati Sumanth (56 batting) scored half-centuries as Andhra Pradesh reached 233 for five against Assam on day one of their Ranji Trophy Group C match, here today.
Sumanth was batting along with Duvvarapu Shivkumar (21) when stumps were drawn for the day.
Several Andhra batsman such as skipper Amol Muzumdar (23), AG Pradeep, and Murumulla Sriram (20) got good start but could nor convert those into big ones.
Arup Das (2/66) and Pritam Das (2/71) shared four wickets between them.
Lad impresses as Delhi keep Mumbai to 252/6
Mumbai: Promising Mumbai batsman Siddhesh Lad impressed with a knock of 74 before Delhi fought back with a couple of late wickets to keep the hosts to 252 for six on the first day of their Group A Ranji Trophy match here today.
The experienced Wasim Jaffer made 61 while Asitya Tare scored 53 at the Bandra Kurla Complex.
For the visitors, Ashish Nehra and Parvinder Awana were the two most impressive bowlers, picking up two wickets each after Mumbai opted to bat.
At stumps, Hiken Shah and Balwinder Sacdhu were batting on 13 and seven, respectively.
Mali takes 8/45 as Railways bundle out Baroda for 176
Vadodara: Medium pacer Ranjitkumar Mali produced a dream spell that saw him take eight wickets for 45 runs, as Railways bundled out Baroda for 176 in their Group B Ranji Trophy match here today.
Opting to field after winning the toss, Railways rode on the 25-year-old Mali, who hails from Tezpur in Assam, to run through the Baroda line-up in their first innings.
This is Mali’s best figures in first-class cricket, having made his debut in 2008.
At stumps on the first day, Railways were 24 for one in 16 overs. For Baroda, Aditya Waghmode made 33 while Yusuf Pathan and Murtuja Vahora contributed 32 each at the Moti Bagh Stadium.
Kerala reduce Tripura to 136 for nine
Kannur: Super bowling performance gave Kerala an upper hand as they reduced Tripura to 136 for nine at the end of the opening day’s play of their Group C Ranji Trophy match here today.
Medium-pacer Sandeep Warrier (3/27) was the pick of the bowlers with a three-wicket haul, while KR Sreejith (2/16), V Manoharan (2/27) and Prashant Parameswaran (2/40) claimed two wickets each.
Opting to bat, Tripura slumped to 57 for five before a 51-run stand between Yogesh Takawale (45) and MB Murasingh (24) for the sixth wicket helped the visitors cross the 100-run mark.
Only other batsmen who reached double figures were opener Rajib Saha (25) and Samrat Singha (17).
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