Ranji Form Book

Bangalore
Pro-batsmen
Runs scored: 382
Wickets: 5
• Karnataka’s Rowland Barrington equalled Dravid record when he scored his third Ranji double. His 283 saw him become the highest individual scorer for Karnataka, passing Arjun Raja’s 267

Agarkar the all-rounder
Post international sack Ajit Agarkar is a man on a mission. He sent in another impressive spell at home when just 10 runs were conceded in his 11 overs and he picked two wickets. That after he scored a half-century

Spotlight on the Patels
Niraj Patel, a member of the 1999 u-19 World Cup winning team, helped Gujarat reach 269/3 — just 29 short of Bengal’s total — with a solid 87. Another Patel, Parthiv, had Deep Dasgupta stumped, but conceded five byes from the 92 overs

Rowland on a roll
The 283 Rowland Barrington unleashed on Madhya Pradesh remains his best display in first-class matches so far. Since breaking into the side four years ago, this 25-year-old has been a prolific scorer and of the four Ranji centuries scored by Karnataka in 2003-04, Barrington had logged three

Tearaways in focus

• Pune lad Anupam Sanklecha has been a revelation at the Gymkhana ground, Hyderabad. The 22-year-old in his debut season has almost single-handedly given his team an outside chance after a pathetic batting display. He followed his 4-47 in the first innings to claim 5-46 today

• Uttar Pradesh teenager Rudra Pratap continued to torment Assam, bettering his 5-58 in the first innings by claiming 5-35 in the second for his first 10-wicket haul