Abdul Samad created history by scoring a century in Ranji Trophy, became the first player to do so
Samad became the first player from Jammu and Kashmir to score two centuries in a Ranji Trophy match. Abdul Samad (Photo Source: Abdul Samad Scored Century in Both Ranji Innings: Abdul Samad, who played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL, created history in Ranji Trophy. Abdul, playing for Jammu and Kashmir in the ongoing Ranji Trophy, scored his second century of the match against Odisha on Monday. With this, he became the first player from Jammu and Kashmir to score two centuries in the same Ranji Trophy match. Abdul Samad scored 127 runs in 117 balls in the first innings of the match being played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. In this innings he hit 9 sixes and 6 fours. Thanks to this innings of Samad, Jammu and Kashmir had scored 270 runs in the first innings. However, in reply Odisha had scored 272 runs. After Jammu and Kashmir team missed the lead in the first innings, Samad batted brilliantly in the second innings also. After the early dismissal of the top order batsmen, Samad scored his second century of the match in just 105 balls. During this he hit 5 fours and 6 sixes. Before this, no batsman from Jammu and Kashmir had scored two centuries in any first class cricket match. Samad scored unbeaten 108 runs in 108 balls and Jammu and Kashmir gave a target of 269 runs to Odisha. Abdul Samad has performed brilliantly so far in first class matches. Talking about Abdul Samad’s career, his performance in domestic cricket so far has been excellent. Samad’s aggressive batting ability was first noticed by Sunrisers Hyderabad and included him in their franchise in 2020. Abdul Samad played 50 matches for SRH in five seasons between 2020-2024 and scored more than 550 runs with the help of 36 sixes. Abdul Samad has scored 1640 runs in 24 first class matches of domestic cricket at an average of 38. He has scored 538 runs at an average of 23 in 23 List A matches and 1339 runs at an average of 26 in 83 T20 matches. His strike rate in T20 has been 146.
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Round 2, know about the third day’s play here
Rituraj Gaikwad has played a century against Mumbai and Yash Dhull has played a century against Tamil Nadu. Ruturaj Gaikwad (Image Credit- Twitter Round 2 of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 has started. The third day in Round 2 has ended today on 20th October. All the teams performed very well on the third day. There were many such players who won the hearts of many fans by performing brilliantly on behalf of their team. Today, while playing for Maharashtra, Ruturaj Gaikwad has played a century against Mumbai at the BKC ground. Well, let us tell you today what was the score of all the teams after the end of the third day’s play of Round 2 of Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Elite Group A: Meghalaya vs Tripura at Shillong: Tripura 1st innings 377/8 declared, Meghalaya 1st innings 222, 2nd innings 3/0 (2 overs) Baroda vs Services, in Delhi: Services 74/2 (22) and 3/0* (3.0), Baroda 447/6 (90), declared at 134/1 Orissa vs Jammu & Kashmir at Cuttack: Orissa 272, Jammu & Kashmir 270 & 195/4* (59.0) Mumbai vs Maharashtra, at Mumbai: Mumbai- 441 runs: Mumbai 441 & 13/0* (1.2 overs), Maharashtra 126 & 388 Elite Group B: Uttarakhand vs Hyderabad at Dehradun: Dehradun 292, Uttarakhand 325 and 189/5* (61 overs) Himachal Pradesh vs Rajasthan in Dharamshala: Rajasthan won the match by 8 wickets Puducherry vs Vidarbha, at Puducherry: Puducherry 209, Vidarbha 283 & 25/3* (12 overs) Gujarat vs Andhra at Ahmedabad: Andhra 137/5 and 203*4 (66 overs), Gujarat 367 Elite Group C: Madhya Pradesh vs Punjab, Mullanpur: Madhya Pradesh 207, Punjab 277 and 265/3* (90 overs) Uttar Pradesh vs Haryana at Lucknow: Haryana 453/9 & UP 267/6* (70 overs) Bengal vs Bihar: Game did not start due to rain. Karnataka vs Kerala at Aloor: Kerala 161/3 (50 overs), play abandoned due to rain on third day Elite Group D Assam vs Chandigarh at Guwahati: Chandigarh 374/19 (102.4 overs) & Assam 266 & 144/7* (55 overs) Saurashtra vs Chhattisgarh at Rajkot: Chhattisgarh 578/7 declared, Saurashtra 177/2* (55 overs) Railways vs Jharkhand at Ahmedabad: Jharkhand 417, Railways 329/4* (101 overs) Delhi vs Tamil Nadu, Delhi: Tamil Nadu declared at 674/6, Delhi 264/8* (97 overs) Plate: Sikkim vs Goa: Goa won the match by an innings and 53 runs Nagaland vs Manipur: Nagaland 237 & 306/5 (89.4 overs), Manipur 139 & 96/2* (29 overs) Arunachal Pradesh vs Mizoram at Ahmedabad: Arunachal Pradesh 252 & 77/3* (24 overs), Mizoram 247 & 404/2 declared
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Know the scores of the matches of the second day of Round 2 here
The second day of round 2 play has ended. Shreyas Iyer (Pic Source-X) Round 2 of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 has started. The second day of round 2 play has ended. All the teams performed very well on the second day. There were many such players who won the hearts of all the fans by giving tremendous performance on behalf of their team. With this, today we tell you what was the score of all the teams till the end of the second day’s play of Round 2 of Ranji Trophy 2024-25. Elite Group A: Meghalaya vs Tripura in Shillong: Tripura has scored 346 runs after losing 6 wickets at the end of the second day’s play. Baroda vs Services, Delhi: Baroda scored 249 runs losing three wickets. Service scored 74 runs losing two wickets. Orissa vs Jammu & Kashmir, at Cuttack: Jammu & Kashmir scored 270 runs, in reply to which Orissa scored 198 runs losing 5 wickets. Mumbai vs Maharashtra, at Mumbai: Mumbai- 441 runs: Maharashtra 142 runs for the loss of 126 runs and one wicket. Elite Group B: Uttarakhand vs Hyderabad at Dehradun: Hyderabad scored 244 runs losing 5 wickets: Uttarakhand all out for 325 runs. Himachal Pradesh vs Rajasthan at Dharamshala: Rajasthan scored 334 runs, in response to which Himachal Pradesh scored 147 runs losing two wickets. Puducherry vs Vidarbha at Puducherry: Puducherry scored 43 runs losing one wicket: Vidarbha scored 283 runs losing 8 wickets. Gujarat vs Andhra at Ahmedabad: Gujarat scored 367 runs losing all wickets. Andhra Pradesh scored 137 runs losing 5 wickets. Elite Group C: Madhya Pradesh vs Punjab, Mullanpur: Punjab 277 runs all out, Madhya Pradesh 207 runs all out. Uttar Pradesh vs Haryana at Lucknow: Haryana scored 431 runs losing 9 wickets. Bengal vs Bihar: Second day’s play could not be played due to wet outfield Karnataka vs Kerala at Aloor: Kerala scored 163 runs losing three wickets. Elite Group D Assam vs Chandigarh at Guwahati: Chandigarh scored 301 runs losing 5 wickets: Assam all out for 266 runs. Saurashtra vs Chhattisgarh at Rajkot: Chhattisgarh scored 578 runs losing 7 wickets. Railways vs Jharkhand at Ahmedabad: Jharkhand scored 417 runs: Railways scored 19 runs losing one wicket. Delhi vs Tamil Nadu in Delhi: Tamil Nadu declared its innings at 674 runs losing 6 wickets, Delhi team scored 43 runs without losing wickets. Plate: Sikkim vs Goa: Goa declared their first innings at 367 for four; Sikkim scored 50 runs losing three wickets. Nagaland vs Manipur: Manipur scored 139 runs losing all wickets. Nagaland scored 88 runs losing two wickets. Arunachal Pradesh vs Mizoram at Ahmedabad: Mizoram scored 247 runs in their first innings; Arunachal Pradesh scored 32 runs losing two wickets. List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in…
VIDEO: This is how Washington Sundar completed his century while batting at number 3, watch video
Waushington Sundar (Photo Source: Team India and Tamil Nadu’s spin bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar scored his second first-class century for his state during the Ranji Trophy match against Delhi on day two (Saturday, October 19). The teams of Tamil Nadu and Delhi are facing each other in the Elite Group D of Ranji Trophy at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. In this match, Washington Sundar came to bat at number three, and along with Sai Sudarshan played some attractive strokes and ensured that Tamil Nadu scored at a good run rate in their second match. Sudarshan completed his double century (213) on the second day and Washington Sundar fully supported him. Washington Sundar completed his century by hitting a four However, when Washington Sundar was 4 runs away from completing his century in this match, he completed his century by hitting a four against Delhi fast bowler Navdeep Saini. He went over the slip cordon into the third-man area on the fourth ball of the 91st over. Sundar celebrated his century by taking off his helmet and raised his bat to greet his fellow batsmen. Washington Sundar get to his 💯 🙌 A superb knock coming in at No. 3 👍#RanjiTrophy , @IDFCFIRSTBank Follow the match ▶️ pic.twitter.com/jp3cgyFWXT — BCCI Domestic (@BCCIDomestic) October 19, 2024 This is his first first class century in the last 7 years. Earlier, he had achieved this feat against Tripura in 2017, which was also the first first class century of his career. Then, while opening, he scored 159 runs on 231 balls. Washington Sundar was not part of the first round of Ranji Trophy 2024-25. Then he was playing for Team India. Sundar has played 4 test matches for Team India so far. During this period, he has scored three half-centuries in six innings in Test cricket and his average is 66.25 but due to star all-rounders like Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel, he has not got a place in the Test team for some time.
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: 17 year old Ayush Mhatre scored 176 runs for Mumbai, got a chance in the team in place of Musheer Khan
Ayush Mhatre faced 232 balls and played a brilliant inning of 176 runs with the help of 22 fours and 4 sixes for Mumbai. Ayush Mhatre (Photo Source: Mumbai and Maharashtra teams are face to face in Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Round-2. Rituraj Gaikwad’s team was a complete flop after winning the toss and batting first. The team was all out for 126 runs in the first innings. Mumbai team is currently batting aggressively in the first innings. 17-year-old Mumbai batsman Ayush Mhatre scored his first first-class century. Let us tell you, Ayush Mhatre was included in the team after Musheer Khan was injured in a car accident. And he scored a century playing only his third first-class match. First century is always special – Ayush Mhatre Mumbai had a bad start while batting in the first innings against Maharashtra. Opener Prithvi Shaw lost his wicket against Pradeep Dadhe in the third over, scoring only 1 run in 8 balls. After this, Hardik Tamore (4) was also out. Ayush Mhatre then formed an important partnership with captain Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer. Ayush Mhatre faced 232 balls and played a brilliant inning of 176 runs with the help of 22 fours and 4 sixes. After the century, Ayush Mhatre said, “The first century is always special, I had full confidence, which remained in this innings also. I have to play with control, play as the situation demands, that’s what the team expects from me, Shreyas Iyer scored his 11th century in Ranji Trophy Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer had failed to play big innings with the bat for some time. His performances in both the Duleep Trophy and Irani Cup finals were disappointing. Shreyas Iyer must have got a lot of confidence after scoring a century against Maharashtra. Till the time of writing the news, Shreyas has scored 132 runs in 184 balls with the help of 11 fours and 3 sixes.
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Sai Sudarshan is knocking loudly on the door of comeback in Team India, scored a double century and caught the attention of the selectors.
Sudarshan scored a double century against Delhi Sai Sudharsan (Image Credit- Twitter Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Indian cricket team’s young batsman Sai Sudharsan is on fire in the ongoing Ranji season. Let us tell you that while playing for Tamil Nadu in the match against Delhi, Sudarshan has scored a double century. After this innings of Sudarshan, fans are seen reacting quickly through social media. So some fans say that he is knocking on the door of returning to Team India very fast. In the match, Sudarshan batted brilliantly and played a brilliant innings on the very first day. At the end of the day, Sudarshan remained unbeaten after scoring 202* runs in 259 balls. During this innings, Sudarshan hit 23 fours and 1 six. Tamil Nadu scored 379 runs at the end of the first day On the other hand, if we tell you the status of this match, this match of Elite Group D of Ranji Trophy is being played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Delhi won the toss in the match and decided to bowl. So, batting first, Tamil Nadu has scored 379 runs at the loss of 1 wicket after 88 overs till the end of the day’s play. At present, Sai Sudarshan is present at the crease with 202* and Washington Sundar with 96* runs. Apart from this, captain N Jagadishan has returned to the pavilion after scoring 65 runs and was bowled out against Navdeep Saini. So, only Navdeep Saini has been able to take one wicket in bowling for Delhi. See fans’ reactions on Sai Sudarshan’s innings 🚨 DOUBLE HUNDRED FOR SAI SUDHARSAN 🚨 – Double Hundred against Delhi in Ranji Trophy, Sai is making a huge statement in domestic cricket, The future star of India. pic.twitter.com/R8riHSIQLT —Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 18, 2024 Sai Sudharsan brings up his 2⃣0⃣0⃣ 👏 A fantastic innings so far, laced with 2⃣3⃣ fours & 1⃣ six 🙏🏻 #RanjiTrophy , @IDFCFIRSTBank Follow the match ▶️ pic.twitter.com/XHbiOB33Mr — BCCI Domestic (@BCCIDomestic) October 18, 2024 Double delight in Delhi as Sai Sudharsan scores his maiden 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ in first-class cricket! 𝗦𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗬 𝗨𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘!#DELvTN #RanjiTrophy #TamilNaduCricket #TNCA #TNCricket pic.twitter.com/gLbZTwDVNP — TNCA (@TNCACricket) October 18, 2024 Double Century! Sai Sudharsan, You are star⭐️pic.twitter.com/nb8i4ssE8o — Varun Giri (@Varungiri0) October 18, 2024 200 FOR SAI SUDHARSAN IN RANJI TROPHY 🇮🇳🔥🔥 Another very, very special talent from India ♥️ #RanjiTrophypic.twitter.com/nkkuJTWk90 — Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) October 18, 2024 SAI SUDHARSAN IN BEAST MODE. – A double century in Ranji Trophy! pic.twitter.com/9rgExz8mkf — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 18, 2024 The more you see Sai Sudharsan, the more you think why this kid is not playing for India. What a talent for India, he makes runs for fun. Someone has to make a way after the WTC final for this prodigy kid. pic.twitter.com/YF3OWrVk5j — Sujeet Suman (@sujeetsuman1991) October 18, 2024 Finally Sai Sudharsan is playing to his fullest potential in red ball cricket 😭🫡🕺🏻 So far he has been inconsistent in red ball cricket and he was yet to score a daddy 100 in FC Good to see him fixing…