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Player of the Match
Player of the Match

Choudhary, Raghu wrap up Punjab's first win of the season

Jiwanjot Singh tries to fend off a short ball Getty Images

A 90-run partnership for the last wicket between Darshan Misal and No. 11 Rituraj Singh - who both struck fifties - delayed Punjab's innings victory against Goa in Porvorim.

The hosts began the day on 67 for 2 and slumped to 122 for 8 in 30.2 overs on the final day. Amit Yadav added 44 with Misal to push the score beyond 150. Misal and Rituraj's stand then came at a run-rate of nearly eight. Goa's innings eventually ended at 256 when left-arm spinner Vinay Choudhary had Rituraj caught by Jiwanjot Singh - who had hit a double-century in the first innings - for 51 off 42 balls. Choudhary and legspinner Raghu Sharma finished with three wickets each.

Offspinner Gurvinder Singh's career-best 6 for 52 in the second innings helped him complete his maiden ten-wicket match haul as Himachal Pradesh bowled Services out for 228 to register a 97-run victory at Palam ground in Delhi. The win took Himachal to the top of Group D.

Services, who resumed their pursuit of 326 from an overnight score of 28 for 1, had lost half their side inside the 46th over of the final day. Opener Ravi Chauhan held one end up until the 72nd over, before falling to left-arm spinner Akash Vasisht for 97. Chauhan's dismissal triggered a collapse that saw Services fold for 228 after being 192 for 5. No other Services batsman could make more than 30. Gurvinder was named Player of the Match.

Karn Sharma made an unbeaten fifty on Vidarbha debut and Umesh Yadav took three wickets in the second innings, but the hosts had to settle for a point after conceding the first-innings lead to Chhattisgarh in Nagpur.

Vidarbha had begun the day on 331 for 6, 158 behind Chhattisgarh's 489. Overnight batsmen Karn and Apoorv Wankhade added 40 on the final day before their partnership was cut short on 62. Karn then played second fiddle in a 39-run stand for the eight wicket with Akshay Karnewar (26), before left-arm spinner Sumit Ruikar (4-98) took two wickets in three balls. The final wicket was worth 25 runs, but Karn's 52* could only take Vidarbha as far as 435.

Chhattisgarh ended their second innings on 195 for 9, with only three batsmen passing 25. Jatin Saxena was the most successful of them, making 75 before becoming the last man dismissed in the match. Umesh and Karnewar took three wickets each, while Karn finished with two.

Goa 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st15SA AsnodkarSP Amonkar
2nd42SA AsnodkarSK Kamat
3rd27SK KamatAS Desai
4th6RJ PintoAS Desai
5th5DW MisalAS Desai
6th10SS BandekarDW Misal
7th1DW MisalSS Dubhashi
8th16SB JakatiDW Misal
9th44Amit YadavDW Misal
10th90RR SinghDW Misal

Ranji Trophy

Group A
TeamMWLDPTNRR
KNTKA6402320.479
DELHI6303270.333
MAHA6221160.084
HYD621116-0.156
RLYS623114-0.312
UP603250.508
ASSAM60422-0.977
Group B
TeamMWLDPTNRR
GUJ6501340.097
KER6510310.636
SAU6312260.245
J + K61419-0.077
HRYNA61419-0.506
JHK61418-0.049
RAJ60246-0.294
Group C
TeamMWLDPTNRR
MP631221-0.116
MUM6204210.228
AP6105190.326
BRODA6114160.508
TN601511-0.112
ODSA60246-0.648
TPURA60244-0.426
Group D
TeamMWLDPTNRR
VIDAR6402310.358
BENG6213230.367
PNJB6222180.609
HP6114140.3
CGR613213-0.514
SVCS612310-0.273
GOA60246-0.7