The second round of the Ranji Trophy gets underway on Sunday, October 18 and all eyes will be on India’s Test captain Shubman Gill, who will play for Punjab. Here are the live updates.
Gill is set to represent Punjab before leaving for New Zealand to lead India in the ODI and Test series. India all-rounder Suryansh Shedge has made himself available for Mumbai, while Ravindra Jadeja will miss the second round for Saurashtra.
Karnataka will be without both KL Rahul and R Smaran, both of whom have joined the India A side for their New Zealand tour. Yashasvi Jaiswal will be unavailable for Mumbai for the same reason.
Ranji Trophy, round two, day one, live updates
Kerala vs Odisha, Trivandrum: Sachin Baby is fighting for Kerala on an unbeaten 55, with the team struggling at 117-5.
Services vs Bengal, New Delhi: Abhimanyu Easwaran scored a fifty but wickets kept tumbling for Bengal, currently at 151-8. Pulkit Narang has taken a five-wicket haul for Services.
Tamil Nadu vs Uttarakhand, Chennai: Gurjapneet Singh has taken three scalps while Sai Kishore has bagged two as Tamil Nadu have dismantled Uttarakhand to 53-6.
Uttar Pradesh vs Goa, Kanpur: UP have had a disastrous start in this game, losing half the side for 93 runs, with Rinku Singh giving a lone fight on unbeaten 31.
Haryana vs Chandigarh, Rohtak: Aman Kumar and Ajith Chahal have snared three wickets each to put Haryana in a strong position. Chandigarh at 79-8 batting first.
Baroda vs Bihar, Vadodara: Raj Limabani has produced a magnificent spell, conceding just three runs in eight overs and picking up three wickets to reduce Bihar to 87-5.
Andhra vs Hyderabad, Mulapadu: Abhirath Reddy is batting on 67 not out to get Hyderabad off to a good start at 120-1.
Himachal Pradesh vs Mumbai, Bilaspur: Mumbai have reduced Himachal Pradesh to 95-7, with Tushar Deshpande taking three wickets and Sylvester D'Souza claiming two.
Delhi vs Gujarat, New Delhi: Priyansh Arya has provided Delhi a solid start against Gujarat, currently batting 105. Delhi at 200-3.
Punjab vs Chhattisgarh, New Chandigarh: Shubman Gill's return for Punjab was short-lived as he was knocked over by Ajay Mandal for just one run off five balls. Punjab at 89-3.
Here’s the list of Ranji Trophy round two fixtures
The second round's play will commence at 9:30am local time at most venues. In Shillong, however, for the Plate division matchup between Meghalaya and Manipur, play will start at 8:30am, and similarly for the Nagaland vs Mizoram game in Dimapur. The Assam vs Tripura game in Guwahati begins at 8.45am.
Match | Venue | Start time (local time) |
Nagaland vs Mizoram | Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima, Dimapur | 8:30am |
Meghalaya vs Manipur | MCA Cricket Ground, Shillong | 8:30am |
Assam vs Tripura | ACA Stadium, Barsapara, Guwahati | 8:45am |
Andhra vs Hyderabad | DVR Ground, Mulapadu | 9:30am |
Arunachal Pradesh vs Sikkim | Gokulbhai Somabhai Patel Stadium, Nadiad | 9:30am |
Baroda vs Bihar | Reliance Cricket Stadium, Vadodara | 9:30am |
Delhi vs Gujarat | Airforce Complex Ground, Palam II, New Delhi | 9:30am |
Haryana vs Chandigarh | Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Lahli, Rohtak | 9:30am |
Himachal Pradesh vs Mumbai | Luhnu Cricket Ground, Bilaspur | 9:30am |
Jammu & Kashmir vs Vidarbha | Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket Stadium, Srinagar | 9:30am |
Karnataka vs Saurashtra | Alur Cricket Stadium, Bengaluru | 9:30am |
Kerala vs Odisha | Sports Hub International Cricket Stadium, Trivandrum | 9:30am |
Maharashtra vs Jharkhand | MCA Cricket Stadium, Gahunje, Pune | 9:30am |
Pondicherry vs Madhya Pradesh | Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Stadium, Puducherry | 9:30am |
Punjab vs Chhattisgarh | PCA International Cricket Stadium Ground A, New Chandigarh | 9:30am |
Rajasthan vs Railways | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 9:30am |
Services vs Bengal | Airforce Complex Ground, Palam, New Delhi | 9:30am |
Tamil Nadu vs Uttarakhand | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 9:30am |
Uttar Pradesh vs Goa | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur | 9:30am |
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