Ranji Trophy Round 7, Day 3 Highlights: Mumbai Beat Meghalaya To Enter QFs; Virat Kohli's Delhi Win By An Innings And 19 Runs

He missed the entire white-ball season for Mumbai, but a timely recovery from a wrist fracture coincided with wicketkeeper-batter Akash Anand’s return in the second round of the Ranji Trophy, where he marked his comeback with a maiden First-Class century on Friday.

Anand’s 103 off 151 balls, which included 15 fours, was the third century for Mumbai and the sixth score over fifty as the hosts piled up 671/7 declared against Meghalaya, setting a strong platform for a quarterfinal berth. (PTI)

Brief Scores:

In Ahmedabad: Himachal Pradesh 215 & 63 for 2 in 22 overs (Prashant Chopra 29*; Vishal Jayswal 2/24) lead Gujarat 247 all out in 90.2 overs (Jaymeet Patel 55; Mayank Dagar 4/62) by 31 runs.

In Nagpur: Vidarbha 190 & 56 for 2 in 19.5 overs (Atharva Taide 20; Mohammed Siraj 1/11) trail Hyderabad 326 all out in 91.4 overs (Tanmay Agarwal 136; Parth Rekhade 3/51) by 80 runs.

In Vizianagaram: Rajasthan 258 & 95 for 7 in 35 overs (Abhijeet Tomar 31; Prithvi Raj Yarra 4/34) lead Andhra 220 all out in 57.1 overs (S Bharat 52; Manav Suthar 4/65) by 133 runs.

In Puducherry: Puducherry 427 all out in 151.5 overs (Mohit Kale 202*; Deepak Dhapola 5/71) lead Uttarakhand 77 for 1 in 28 overs (Ravikumar Samarth 37*; Sagar Udeshi 1/27) by 350 runs.

Brief scores:

At Mumbai: Meghalaya 86 & 27/2 in 6 overs (Kishan Lyndoh 16*; Shardul Thakur 2/10) trail Mumbai 671/7 decl. In 140.5 overs (Siddhesh Lad 145, Ajinkya Rahane 96, Akash Anand 103, Suryansh Shedge 61, Shams Mulani 100*, Shardul Thakur 84; Himan Phukan 3/144) by 558 runs.

At Vadodara: Jammu and Kashmir 246 & 125/1 in 41 overs (Shubham Khajuria 67*) lead Baroda 166 in 62.1 overs (Shivalik Sharma 64; Sahil Lotra 4/26, Abid Mushtaq 3/56, Shubham Khajuria 3/47) by 205 runs.

At Cuttack: Odisha 180 & 167/3 (Aashirwad Swain 64*; Pulkit Narang 1/22) lead Services 199 (Ravi Chauhan 120; Rajesh Mohanty 5/68, Tapas Kumar Das 3/57, Sunil Kumar Roul 2/57) by 148 runs.

At Solapur: Tripura 270 in 101.2 overs (S Sharath 71; Rajneesh Gurbani 4/37, Hitesh Walunj 4/67) lead Maharashtra 235/3 in 72 overs (Siddhesh Veer 93*; Yash Kshirsagar 71; MB Mura Singh 1/12) by 35 runs. PTI.

Tamil Nadu have quickly lost two wickets this morning with Ajith Ram and Vijay Shankar heading to the pavilion in consecutive overs. Jharkhand need three more wickets to take the game, while TN require 87 runs. 

Delhi are closing in on a 100-run lead against Railways as Sumit Mathur reaches 80. Siddhart Sharma, at the other end has been solid. Delhi are 340 for the loss of seven wickets. 

With Tamil Nadu needing 59 more runs, a counter-attacking Mohamed has raced to a 30-ball 27*, with Lakshay Jain providing him with promising support. Jharkhand will eye a breakthrough soon as they are three wickets away.

Jharkhand have defeated Tamil Nadu by 44 runs at the Keenan Stadium in Jamshedpur as Utkarsh Singh has been adjudged the Player of the Match for his all-round showing with both bat and ball.

Himanshu Sangwan picks up the final wicket as Money Grewal walks back to the pavilion. The right-arm pacer finishes with four for 55. Delhi have been bowled out for 374 runs and have taken a 133-run lead over the Railways at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Nishant Sindhu and Jayant Yadav’s promising fifty-run partnership has Haryana very close to take the first-innings lead against Karnataka. They now trail by just 10 runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Mumbai have dismantled Meghalaya, thrashing them by an innings and 449 runs. They have also qualified for the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25. However, the group winners will be decided on the result of the Baroda vs Jammu and Kashmir game.

- Kerala beat Bihar by an innings and 169 runs

- Saurashtra beat Assam by an innings and 144 runs

- Mumbai beat Meghalaya by an innings and 456 runs

- Jharkhand beat Tamil Nadu by 44 runs 

- Bengal beat Punjab by an innings and 13 runs 

Odisha 180 & 267/5 Vs Services 199 

Chhattisgarh 406 Vs Chandigarh 283 

Baroda 166 Vs Jammu & Kashmir 246 & 155/2

Maharashtra 365/5 Vs Tripura 270 

Gujarat 246 Vs Himachal Pradesh 215 & 145/6

Vidarbha 190 & 177/3 Vs Hyderabad 322/7 

Pondicherry 427 Vs Uttarakhand 147/4

Andhra 220 & 131/2 Vs Rajasthan 258 & 114 

Karnataka 304 Vs Haryana 340/7

Madhya Pradesh 670/7D Vs Uttar Pradesh 209/1

Railways 241 & 74/4 Vs Delhi 374

Delhi are all over Railways at the Arun Jaitley Stadium as the travellers are now six down. The hosts might eye a bonus point win in Virat Kohli's Ranji Trophy return game.

Railways are 92 for the loss of seven wickets in 25 overs, still trailing by 41 runs. Rahul Sharma gets another life as Ayush Badoni drops a dolly at slip off Shivam Sharma.

Andhra have comprehensively beaten Rajasthan by six-wickets win over Rajasthan at the Dr PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex in Vizianagaram. Tripurana Vijay has been adjudged the Player of the Match for his ten-for in the match.

Railways have been folded for just 114 in their second innings as Delhi register an innings and 19-run victory at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Virat Kohli's Ranji Trophy return.

After a tough first innings, Mohammed Siraj is back to work, picking up three wickets to reduce Vidarbha to 221/5. Karun Nair has been solid for Vidarbha and has held one end up with an unbeaten 72, and they lead by 85 runs. 

Shardul Thakur was named Player of the Match for his all-round performance against Meghalaya in the Round 7 match of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 in Mumbai. Thakur picked up eight wickets in the match and also made 84 off just 42 balls in the first inning.

Bengal defeated Punjab by an innings and 13 runs in their Round 7 match of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. It was Wriddhimann Shah's last list-A match as well. He made a duck on seven balls in the first inning when Bengal posted 343 runs on the board. Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal was named Player of the Match for his all-round performance. He picked up eight wickets in the match and also hit a ton for Bengal.

Saurashtra defeated Assam by an innings and 144 runs in their Round 7 match of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Elite Group D. Saurashtra batted first and made 474 runs in their first innings. They restricted Assam to just 164 runs in the first innings and forced a follow-on. They bowled them out for just 166 runs in the second innings to win the match comfortably on Day 3.

Gujarat defeated Himachal Pradesh by nine wickets in their Round 7 match of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Elite Group B in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Himachal Pradesh set a modest target of 145 runs in their second innings which Gujarat cased down easily with nine wickets to spare. Jaymeet Patel hit fifty in both innings and was named Player of the Match.

Jammu and Kashmir batted on Day 3 and set a 365-run target for Baroda. After restricting Baroda to 166 runs in their first innings, they made 284 runs in the second innings. Kanhaiya Wadhawan scored yet another half-century as Shubham Khajuriya missed a well-deserved ton.

Day 3 ended with the stumps in the Jammu And Kashmir vs Baroda match being played in Ahmedabad. Chasing the target of 365 runs, Baroda has lost two early wickets as they still need 307 runs to win the match. They are batting on 58/2 after 16 overs. They need to bat on Day 4 or score 307 runs to win the match tomorrow.

Day 3 of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Elite Group ended with Jammu and Kashmir on the verge of back-to-back victory. Delhi, Mumbai, Jharkhand, Andhra, Gujarat, Saurashtra and Bengal won their respective matches comfortably. Join us tomorrow at the same place for the exciting Day 4 updates. That's all from our side! Goodbye and goodnight!