Ranji Trophy 2022, Quarterfinals, Day 3 Highlights: UP beat Karnataka to secure semi-final birth

Uttar Pradesh beat Karnataka by 5 Wickets. Skipper Karan Sharma again does it for his side as he scores an unbeaten 93 runs. Priyam Garg also hits 52 runs. 

Uttar Pradesh march into the #RanjiTrophy semifinals! ? ?

Captain Karan Sharma leads the charge with the bat in the chase as Uttar Pradesh beat Karnataka by 5? wickets in #QF3. ? ? #KARvUP | @Paytm

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Yashasvi Bhupendra Jaiswal gets to his century in 146 balls. What an innings this has been for the left-hander. 

Yashasvi Bhupendra Jaiswal 100 runs in 146 balls (10x4, 2x6) Mumbai 241/2 #MUMvCAU #RanjiTrophy #QF2 Scorecard:https://t.co/9IGODqlOPD

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Uttar Pradesh skipper Karan Sharma continues to impress with the willow as he reaches his half-century.

FIFTY-up and Uttar Pradesh captain Karan Sharma continues to lead from the front. ? ?

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Tea break: Punjab - 70/2 in 22.6 overs (Anmolpreet Singh 20 off 64, Mandeep Singh 11 off 38) #PUNvMP #RanjiTrophy #QF4

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Tea break: Uttar Pradesh - 158/5 in 54.6 overs (Prince Yadav 13 off 41, Karan Sharma 58 off 133) #KARvUP #RanjiTrophy #QF3

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Tea break: Mumbai - 142/1 in 31.6 overs (Aditya Tare 20 off 20, Yashasvi Bhupendra Jaiswal 48 off 93) #MUMvCAU #RanjiTrophy #QF2

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Tea break: Jharkhand - 79/2 in 17.2 overs (Utkarsh Singh 5 off 7, Md Nazim 48 off 56) #BENvJHA #RanjiTrophy #QF1

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Punjab lost their opening batters Abhishek Sharma (17) and Shubman Gill (19) cheaply again. Anmolpreet Singh (13 not out) and Mandeep Singh (8 not out) are at the crease. Punjab is still trailing by 120 runs. Punjab: 58/2

Jharkhand openers Kumar Dobrat (10 batting) and Mohammed Nazim (28 batting) have started positively, and the duo have put on 43 runs for the opening wicket. Earlier, Bengal declared their first innings at 773 for 7. Jharkhand: 43/0

Prithvi Shaw (57 batting) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (31 batting) are off to a flying start after Mumbai bowled out Uttarakhand for a paltry 114. Mumbai's lead is 622. Mumbai: 89/0

Uttar Pradesh need 101 more runs to win the match, and they have six wickets in their hands. Priyam Garg (52) scored a brilliant half-century, while skipper Karan Sharma (27 batting) is looking solid. Rinku Singh (4) fall cheaply again. Uttar Pradesh: 112/4

INNINGS BREAK! Vinay Choudhary (5/83) bagged a fifer as Punjab bowled out Madhya Pradesh for 397 runs. However, Madhya Pradesh have taken a healthy first-innings lead of 178 runs. For Madhya Pradesh, Shubham Sharma (102) scored a century, while Himanshu Mantri (89), Rajat Patidar (85) and Akshat Raghuvanshi (69) scored half-centuries. Punjab: 6/0

LUNCH BREAK! Bengal have no intentions of declaring their innings. No 9 Akashdeep Singh has smashed four sixes in eight balls he has faced. Shabaz Ahmed (78) and Manoj Tiwary (73) scored valuable knocks too, Sayan Shekhar Mandal (49 not out) is one shy of the half-century. Bengal: 740/7

LUNCH BREAK! Uttarakhand are bowled out for 114 runs in their first innings. Shams Mulani (5/39) has bagged a fifer. He was ably supported by Mohit Avasthi (2/22), while Dhawal Kulkarni, Tushar Deshpande, and Tanush Kotian got a wicket apiece. It will be interesting to see whether Mumbai will enforce the follow on or not.  Uttarakhand: 114 all out

LUNCH BREAK! Uttar Pradesh need 160 more runs to win the match. They have bowled out Karnataka on 114 in the morning. In reply, they have lost both their openers. Priyam Garg (29 not out) and skipper Karan Sharma (4 not out) are at the crease. Uttar Pradesh: 53/2

LUNCH BREAK! Another session has gone to Madhya Pradesh. They have added 131 runs from their overnight score of 238. They have lost the wickets of Shubham Sharma (102), Aditya Shrivastava (1), and Akshay Raghuvanshi (69). Siddharth Kaul bagged the wickets of Sharma and Shrivastava in the morning, while Vinay Choudhary got the better of Raghuvanshi. Madhya Pradesh's lead is now 152. Madhya Pradesh: 371/5

Lunch break: Madhya Pradesh - 371/5 in 137.6 overs (Saransh Jain 7 off 15, Rajat Patidar 74 off 150) #PUNvMP #RanjiTrophy #QF4

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Rajat Patidar and Akshay Raghubanshi have reached half-centuries. Patidar is batting on 70, and Raguvanshi is on 60*. The duo have put on 89 runs for the fifth wicket. They have exceeded their first innings lead by 132 runs. Madhya Pradesh: 351/4

Vyshak has removed both Uttar Pradesh's openers back in the hut. Aryan Juyal (1) and Samarth Singh (14) fell cheaply again. Priyam Garg (16 batting) and Karan Sharma (0 batting) are on the crease. Uttar Pradesh need 181 runs to win the match. Uttar Pradesh: 32/2

Shams Mulani struck twice for Mumbai! Mulani removed the overnight batter Kamal (40) and then removed Swapnil Singh (9) to break the back of the Uttarakhand innings. Uttarakhand are still trailing by 548 runs. Uttarakhand: 99/6

Shahbaz Ahmed reaches his half-century. He has upped the ante. Shahbaz, along with Sayan Shekhar Mandal (32*) have put on 72 runs for the seventh wicket. Bengal: 685/6

Manoj Tiwary departs for 73. Manoj Tiwary perished after scoring 73. Sushant Mishra bagged his third wicket of the innings. Bengal are not batting Jharkhand out from the game. Sayan Mandal has joined Shahbaz in the middle. Bengal: 625/6

Kaul calling shots for Punjab! Siddharth Kaul has struck twice in the morning for Punjab. He first dismissed centurion Shubham Sharma for 102 and then cleaned up skipper Aditya Shrivastava for 1. Punjab has its tails up. Punjab: 267/4

INNINGS BREAK! Yash Dayal removed both the tail as Karnataka bowled out for 114 runs in their second innings. Saurabh Kumar (3/36), Ankit Rajpoot (2/15), and Yash Dayal (2/35) shared the spoils. Uttar Pradesh will need 213 runs to win the match. 

Dhawal Kulkarni strikes early for Mumbai. The veteran pacer has trapped Khndal Chandela for 8. Uttarakhand are reeling at 42/3, and they are trailing by 605 runs.

Overnight batters Manoj Tiwary (60 batting) and Shahbaz Ahmed (24 batting) have upped the ante for Bengal. Shahbaz is looking more proactive and is looking to score more quickly. Bengal will look to score as many runs as possible by lunch. Bengal: 600/5

The Mumbai coach Dinesh Lad remembers when a short boy Suved Parkar walked into his school nets at Borivali with his parents who requested him to enroll their son in the Swami Vivekanand International High School team. A short stint of batting against tennis ball convinced the coach to do the needful. “His bat was coming nicely behind the ball and his eyes remained on the ball. I felt we can work on this boy,” remembers Lad, who has coached Rohit Sharma and Shardul Thakur amongst others. The hand-eye coordination that attracted the coach was on display over the last couple of days when the 21-year old Parkar slammed 252 on debut against Uttarakhand in the Ranji quarter-finals before he was run out. Read More

Bengal team head coach Arun Lal on Monday had said that they are looking to bat as long as possible. Resuming from their overnight score of 310 for 1, Bengal were 577/5 at stumps.

Sudip Gharami (186) and Anustup Majumdar (117) out on 243 runs for the second wicket. Majumdar, 38, completed his 10th first-class century. Gharami, who was 106 overnight, got out after scoring 186 off 380 balls, hitting 21 fours and a six during his long stay at the crease. The Gharami-Majumdar stand was worth 243 runs. Abhishek Raman, who was retired hurt on Day 1, scored a fine 61. Abhishek Porel (68) added 109 runs for the fifth wicket with veteran Manoj Tiwary (54 not out).

Brief Scores

Bengal 1st innings: 577/5 (Sudip Gharami 186, Anustup Majumdar 117; Sushant Mishra 2/12

Sudip Gharami continued from where he had left on Day 1 while Anustup Majumdar notched up a ton as Bengal shone bright with the bat against Jharkhand. ? ? #RanjiTrophy | #QF1 | @Paytm | #BENvJHA | @CabCricket

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Riding on Shubham Sharma's (102 not out) unbeaten century Madhya Pradesh batters responded strongly against Punjab on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal. Punjab were bowled out for 219 in their first innings. Madhya Pradesh were 238 for 2 at stumps, leading by 19 runs with eight wickets in hand.

Himanshu Mantri (89) and Shubham Sharma stitched a solid 120-run partnership for the second wicket to put Madhya Pradesh in command against Punjab. Mayank Markande (2/70) was the only Punjab bowler, who was looked threatening.

Brief Scores

Punjab 1st innings: 219 all out

Madhya Pradesh 1st innings: 238 for 2 in 99 overs (Shubham Sharma 102 batting, Himanshu Mantri 89; Mayank Markande 2/70)

Shubham Sharma stars for Madhya Pradesh with an unbeaten 102 on Day 2 ? ?

The right-handed batter hit 9 fours & a six to bring up a century against Punjab. ? ? #RanjiTrophy | #QF4 | #PUNvMP | @Paytm

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21 wickets fell on Day 2 as Karnataka slipped from a comfortable position as the Uttar Pradesh bowlers worked their way back into the game. Resuming from 213/7, Karnataka added 40 more runs to their tally, courtesy of Shreyas Gopal's (56 not out) counterattacking half-century.

Karnataka bowlers dismissed Uttar Pradesh for a paltry 155 to gain a sizeable first-innings lead of 98. Ronit More (3/47), Vyshak (2/29), Vidhwath Kaverappa (2/19), and Gowtham (2/43), shared the spoils for the home team.

Karnataka in their second essay failed to build on the momentum and were reeling at 100/8 at the end of the day's play. Karnataka's star batting line-up, comprising Mayank Agarwal (22), Karun Nair (10), and Manish Pandey (4), failed again. Mayank Agarwal nicked the spinner while playing again away from the body. Captain Manish Pandey inexplicably attempted a quick single, but a direct hit found him well short.

Saurabh Kumar (3/32) starred for Uttar Pradesh, with Ankit Rajpoot (2/15), giving him just the right support.

Brief Scores 

Karnataka 1st innings: 253 all out in 84 overs (R Samarth 57, Shreyas Gopal 56 not out; Saurabh Kumar 4/73, Shivam Mavi 3/60)

Uttar Pradesh 1st innings: 155 all out (Priyam Garg 39; Ronit More 3/47, Vidhwath Kaverappa 2/19, V Vyshak 2/29, K Gowtham 2/43)

Karnataka 2nd innings: 100 for 8 in 34 overs (Saurabh Kumar 3/32, Ankit Rajpoot 2/15) 

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Hello and Welcome to our live coverage of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals. Eight teams are going against each other at four different venues in Bengaluru. Mumbai, Bengal and Madhya Pradesh have the upper hand over their opponents, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, and Punjab, respectively. The match between Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh are evenly poised. Stay tuned for all the live action.