Mundhe six crushes Rajasthan
A six-wicket haul from Shrikant Mundhe sent Maharashtra on their way to a nine-wicket win against Rajasthan in Pune
13/01Result
Group B, Ranji Trophy at Pune, Jan 13-15 2015
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![Rajasthan]( "Rajasthan")
270 & 106 -
![Maharashtra]( "Maharashtra")
274 & 105/1 (19.3 ov)
Player of the Match
13/01Result
Group B, Ranji Trophy at Pune, Jan 13-15 2015
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![Rajasthan]( "Rajasthan")
270 & 106 -
![Maharashtra]( "Maharashtra")
274 & 105/1 (19.3 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 3
Day 2
Khurana, Mundhe revive Maharashtra on gripping day
A counter-attacking partnership for the seventh wicket between Chirag Khurana and Shrikant Mundhe lifted Maharashtra from a position of uncertainty to one of parity after a gripping day
Day 1
Puneet ton frustrates Maharashtra
At 117 for 6 in 50 overs, Rajasthan had dug themselves into a hole. However, a fighting century from Puneet Yadav and an equally gritty effort from Aristh Singhvi saved immediate embarrassment
Others
'Fast cutters' bring Mundhe success
Rajasthan lost six wickets "unexpectedly", Man-of-the-Match Shrikant Mundhe said, giving Maharashtra the push to go for the win
Pankaj eyes Ranji qualification
After Rajasthan and Maharashtra both turned their Ranji campaigns around with big wins in the previous round, Pankaj Singh and Rohit Motwani, the two captains, conceded that seamers were likely to play a key role ahead of the teams' Group B clash in Pune
Ranji Trophy
| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| KNTKA | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
| TN | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| MUM | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| MP | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 |
| BRODA | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| RLYS | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| UP | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| BENG | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| J + K | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| DELHI | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
| MAHA | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
| VIDAR | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 24 |
| GUJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 |
| ODSA | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| PNJB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| RAJ | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| HRYNA | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| SAU | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| ASSAM | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 38 |
| AP | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| HP | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 28 |
| JHK | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 |
| HYD | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| KER | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| TPURA | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| SVCS | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| GOA | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 |