Ranji Trophy 2022-23: Ravindra Jadeja makes cricket return with baby steps in bid to be fit for Australia series
Around 40-50 college students had thought it was worthwhile to spend their day at the MA Chidambaram Stadium watching an inconsequential Ranji Trophy game, rather than sitting with textbooks in the classrooms which give a panoramic view of the Marina beach. There is little to take home from Tamil Nadu’s last Ranji Trophy league game against Saurashtra. The former are already out of the tournament and the latter have already made it to the quarterfinals. But the return of Ravindra Jadeja means there is a lot more to this contest.
When Jadeja led his troops to the field after Tamil Nadu chose to bat first, there were no whistles greeting his arrival. The stadium gates were yet to be opened for the public, even as students patiently waited, checking live updates on the BCCI app. But by the time Saurashtra had sent down 10 overs, they had already made it inside.
The pitch had a tinge of grass which the Saurashtra pacers used to get some seam movement as Chirag Jani had N Jagadeesan caught behind in the second over. (READ MORE)
HYD vs DEL: Hyderabad - 90/5 in 30.6 overs
HAR vs CAU: Avneesh Sudha 52 runs in 91 balls.Uttarakhand 98/1
MUM vs MAH: Maharashtra - 51/2 in 21.6 overs
CHH vs GOA: Goa - 4/0 in 3.6 overs
TN vs SAU: Saurashtra - 4/1 in 3.6 overs
BEN vs ODI: Bengal - 220/3 in 61.6 overs
UTCA VS JK: Chandigarh - 18/0 in 5.6 overs
Jadeja finishes with seven wickets. Tamil Nadu have put 133 runs on board on the 3rd day of the game.
TN vs SAU: Ravindra Jadeja makes a brilliant comeback, bags 5 wickets.
TN vs SAU: Ravindra Jadeja takes 4 WICKETS. Tamil Nadu 105/7
CAP vs KER: Sagar Udeshi picks up 5 wickets. Kerala are 272/9.
GUJ vs RLW: Akash Pandey on a roll, picks up 5 wickets against Gujarat. Score- Gujarat 241/9
GOA vs CHH: Snehal Kauthankar scores 101 runs in 140 balls. Goa are 304/7
BEN vs ODI: A R Easwaran hits 50 runs in 93 balls. Bengal are 127/3
RAJ vs SER: A V Choudhary scalps 5 wickets. Services 276/10
HYD vs DEL: Anikethreddy takes a 5-wicket haul. Delhi 399/9
JHA vs KAR: Gowtham K scalps 5 wickets. Jharkhand are 193/7.
PUN vs VID: Vidarbha - 88/2 in 30.6 overs
Desperate times seek desperate measures. With Tamil Nadu’s Ranji campaign coming to an early end once again the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) on Wednesday launched an ambitious bowlers’ talent scout programme aimed at finding new talent from the districts. The programme launched by India all-rounder R Ashwin will see the scouts focusing on identifying red ball bowlers with the first camp beginning in Coimbatore on February 11. [Read More]
AP vs ASM: Lalith Mohan takes a 5-wicket haul. Assam 135/9
HYD vs DEL: Ayush Badoni smashes a quick hundred in 119 balls. Delhi are 269/6.
Suryakant Pradhan picks up 3 wickets. Bengal reeling at 88/2.
CHH vs GOA: Ishaan Gadekar smashes 50 runs in 87 balls. Goa are 93/2.
MUM vs MAH: Prasad Pawar brings up a ton in 171 balls. Mumbai 192/5
Hello and welcome to our live blog on Day 3 of the last round of Ranji Trophy matches taking place across multiple venues. Stay tuned for more updates.