Ranji Wrap: Nayar hits 191 but Karnataka grab three points

Mumbai: Abhishek Nayar was left stranded on 191 as Karnataka dismissed Mumbai for 441 to take a huge 194-run first innings lead and earn three points from their drawn Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match here today. Mumbai resumed at 354 for eight and only interest left in the match was if the they could avoid the follow on. Mumbai fell short of the target by 43 runs even as Nayar and Ankit Chavan (32) put up a fighting 86-run stand for the last wicket. Left-handed batsman Nayar, who was retired hurt on 137 yesterday and resumed his innings today, had a marathon stay of 418 minutes at the crease. In all he faced 302 balls and struck 24 fours and a six. [caption id=“attachment_135433” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Mumbai batsman Abhishek Nayar celebrates his century. PTI”]  [/caption] Nayar, who had made a double ton in Mumbai’s previous match against Rajasthan at the same Brabourne Stadium, missed out on another double century when Chavan was sent back by part-time bowler Ganesh Satish. He had lost his ninth wicket partner, Onkar Gurav, in the third over of the morning before forging the defiant stand with Chavan. However, with there being little chance of the Karnataka bowling out Mumbabi on a near-perfect batting track, the visitors did not enforce the follow on. Karnataka then made 147 for three in their second essay before the match was called off as a draw. Karnataka now have 12 points and are sitting atop the group while Mumbai, who got one point from the draw, took their tally to 10 from three ties. Parvinder gets double hundred, UP manage draw against Orissa Parvinder Singh struck a double hundred and shared an unbroken 267-run fifth wicket stand with Arish Alam as Uttar Pradesh forced a draw against Orissa in their Ranji Trophy Elite (Group A) match. Parvinder’s 202 off 331 balls and Alam’s unbeaten 118 off 222 deliveries ensured that Uttar Pradesh end the fourth and final day at 590 for four in 194.5 overs in reply to Orissa’s first innings 482. The first innings lead gave Uttar Pradesh three points while Orissa got one. TN settle for three points vs Delhi on a curtailed final day A late start due to foggy weather ended the possibility of an interesting finish in a Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match between Tamil Nadu and Delhi as the visitors had to setle for three points. After Delhi finished their second inings on 311, Tamil Nadu were left to chase 218 in 49 overs which included the 15 mandatory overs. With precious two hours of play lost, Tamil Nadu batsmen never went for the chase as they finished at 129 for three when the match was called off after the first mandatory over. Tamil Nadu were ensured of three points on the second day itself but Delhi’s gritty batting in the second innings opened up possibilities of an interesting finish at stumps on third day. MP batsmen ensure three points versus Bengal A pedestrian bowling effort by hosts Bengal enabled Madhya Pradesh to log home three points by virtue of first innings lead in a Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match. In reply to Bengal’s first innings score of 496, Madhya Pradesh lower-order batsmen held their nerves as they ensured a crucial 37-run first innings lead finishing on 537. For a team that got shot out for 63 in an innings in the last match, MP batsmen led by centurions Naman Ojha (127) and Mohnish Mishra (132, 245 balls, 17x4, 1x6) showed a lot of resolve against a below par Bengal attack. Rayudu 83 helps Baroda draw against Haryana Ambati Rayudu’s unbeaten knock of 83 helped Baroda draw their Ranji Trophy Elite Division match against Haryana on the fourth and final day. Set a target of 372, Baroda made 228 for seven in their second innings at the close of play, ending the match in a draw at the Motibag Ground here. Rayudu and Aditya Waghmode teamed up together after losing two quick wickets of Irfan Pathan and Rakesh Solanki at a total of 31 and added 55 runs for the third wicket to give stability to the score of the home side. Rawat’s ton helps Railways earn three points against Rajasthan Thanks to Mahesh Rawat’s superb century, Railways managed to gain three points by virtue of their first innings lead over defending champions Rajasthan in their drawn Ranji Trophy Elite Group ‘A’ match here today. In reply to Rajasthan’s first innings total of 521 for eight declared, Railways’ batsmen showed a lot of resolve against opposition bowling attack to declared at 525 for eight. Thereafter, Railways bowlers did well to reduce the visitors to 21 for four. PTI