There were some exciting matches on the last day of Round 1 of the Ranji Trophy, which ended at Stumps. One game out of the sixteen that was being played was called off because the outfield was damp.
Six of the games ended in draws, hence they were unable to provide a clear winner. On Day 4, nine matches in all were decided. Let’s examine the quick scores for each of the four Elite Groups.
Elite Group A
Tripura vs Odisha in Agartala: Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Baroda vs Mumbai in Vadodara: Baroda – 290 & 185, Mumbai – 214 & 177; Baroda won by 84 runs
Jammu & Kashmir vs Maharashtra in Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir – 519/7 & 38/0, Maharashtra – 428; Match drawn
Services vs Meghalaya in Delhi: Services – 402, Meghalaya – 233 & 104 (follow-on); Services won by an innings and 65 runs
Elite Group B
Gujarat vs Hyderabad in Secunderabad: Gujarat – 343 & 201, Hyderabad – 248 & 170; Gujarat won by 126 runs
Himachal Pradesh vs Uttarakhand in Dharamsala: Himachal Pradesh – 663/3d, Uttarakhand – 299 & 267 (follow-on); Himachal Pradesh won by an innings and 97 runs
Puducherry vs Rajasthan in Jaipur: Puducherry – 248 & 281, Rajasthan – 291 & 220/7; Match drawn
Vidarbha vs Andhra in Nagpur: Vidarbha – 118 & 366, Andhra – 167 & 243; Vidarbha won by 74 runs
Elite Group C
Madhya Pradesh vs Karnataka in Indore: Madhya Pradesh – 425/8, Karnataka – 206/5; Match drawn
Bengal vs Uttar Pradesh in Lucknow: Bengal – 311 & 254/3d, Uttar Pradesh – 292 & 162/6; Match drawn
Bihar vs Haryana in Rohtak: Bihar – 78 & 133 – Haryana – 254; Haryana won by an innings and 43 runs
Punjab vs Kerala in Thumba: Punjab – 194 & 142, Kerala – 179, 158/2; Kerala won by 8 wickets
Elite Group D
Jharkhand vs Assam in Guwahati: Jharkhand – 361 & 74/3, Assam – 180 & 355 (follow-on); Match drawn
Chhatisgarh vs Delhi in Raipur: Chhatisgarh – 343 & 179/6, Delhi – 357; Match drawn
Railways vs Chandigarh in Chandigarh: Railways – 142 & 307, Chandigarh – 109 & 159; Railways won by 181 runs
Saurashtra vs Tamil Nadu in Coimbatore: Saurashtra – 203 & 94, Tamil Nadu – 367; Tamil Nadu won by an innings and 70 runs
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Plate Group
Sikkim vs Mizoram in Rangpo: Sikkim – 191 & 269, Mizoram – 163 & 160; Sikkim won by 137 runs
Nagaland vs Arunachal Pradesh in Sovima: Nagaland – 509/5d, Arunachal Pradesh – 75 & 144 (follow-on); Nagaland won by an innings and 290 runs
Goa vs Manipur in Porvorim: Goa – 376 & 76/1, Manipur – 98 & 353 (follow-on); Goa won by 9 wickets