Dravid props Karnataka

BANGALORE, NOV 15: Rahul Dravid's immediate return from Sharjah to play the four-day South Zone Ranji Trophy tie against Hyderabad could not...

BANGALORE, NOV 15: Rahul Dravid8217;s immediate return from Sharjah to play the four-day South Zone Ranji Trophy tie against Hyderabad could not have been justified in a better manner. The classy batsman, after electing to bat, held together the hosts8217; innings with a superlative unbeaten ton, his thirteenth in his 36th Ranji match, which helped the Ranji champions to meander to 191 for six at the end of the first day8217;s proceedings at the KSCA Stadium today.

Brief Scores

Karnataka 191-6 Rahul Dravid 100 n.o., NP Singh 4-51 vs Hyderabad.

Vasu destroys Goa

MARGAO: Devakar Vasu is a killer on designer turning wickets. Week after week he scalps victims in the Tamil Nadu senior division league. The Goa Cricket Association was not exactly an ankle-threatening wicket. Vasu, who was sick and joined the team late in the afternoon on Saturday, reaped a rich harvest of seven wickets on the two-day-old pitch to shoot out Goa for a paltry 119 in the first innings of the South Zone Ranji Trophy matchat the Arlem ground on Sunday. Tamil Nadu, in reply, were 55 for two.

Brief Scores

Tamil Nadu 55-2 vs Goa 119 Amog Pandit 33 n.o., Devakar Vasu 7-53.

Play washed out

VIZIANAGARAM: The first day8217;s play between Andhra and Kerala in the four-day Ranji Trophy match here was washed out due to heavy rain since morning.

Sehwag slams tonNEW DELHI: Virender Sehwag, the former India u-19 World Cup team member, treated the Punjab attack which had Harvinder Singh and Harbhajan Singh in its ranks with scant respect to notch his second hundred in only his sixth innings as Delhi took a firm grip over the proceedings on the penultimate day of their North Zone Ranji Trophy league match at the Kotla here.

Brief Scores

Delhi 315 amp; 245-4 V Sehwag 114, A Malhotra 62, Harvinder Singh 3-57 vs Punjab 239.

Services hold edge

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NEW DELHI: Services held a slender edge over Himachal Pradesh, needing 55 runs for victory with six second innings wickets in hand on thepenultimate day of their North Zone Ranji Trophy match today. Services were 79 for 4 after bowling out Himachal for a paltry 92 in their second innings.

Brief Scores

Services 226 amp; 79-4 vs Himachal 267 amp; 92 Arun Sharma 6-34

Zaidi dents MP

Kanpur: Medium-pacer Ashish Winston Zaidi came up with impressive spells to claim four wickets for 67 runs as Uttar Pradesh reduced Madhya Pradesh to 199 for six at close on the opening day of their Central Zone Ranji Trophy tie at the Green Park today.

Brief Scores

MP 199-6 JP Yadav 61, D Bundela 39 n.o., AW Zaidi 4-67.

Rajasthan reeling

NAGPUR: Vidarbha bowlers had Rajasthan tottering at 38 for four wickets, after their batsmen failed to live up to expectations on the opening day of their four-day Central Zone Ranji Trophy league match here today.

Brief Scores

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Rajasthan 38-4 Dilip Parteki 3-13 vs Vidarbha 189 Yogesh Ghare 58, Devendra Pal Singh 3-34, Rahul Kanwat 3-26.

Orissa takelead

GUWAHATI: Orissa gained a vital 73 run lead in the first innings but found themselves in an uncomfortable position of 18 for 3 at stumps on the penultimate day of the four day Ranji Trophy match against Assam at the Maligaon Railway Stadium.

Brief Scores

Orissa 343 amp; 18-3 vs Assam 270

Bihar struggle

CALCUTTA: Bihar, in reply to Bengal8217;s mammoth first innings score of 558, were 242 for six when the third day8217;s play of their East Zone Ranji Trophy match was called off half an hour early due to bad light.

Brief Scores

Bihar 242-6 Nikhilesh Ranjan 61, Tariq-ur-Rahman 41, Shahid Arfi 41 vs Bengal 558-4 decl