Ranji Highlights: Priyansh Arya slams 199; Rinku hits second successive ton
Manvanth Kumar stood tall to rescue Karnataka, while Gurjapneet Singh and Sai Kishore led Tamil Nadu’s charge against Uttarakhand
Best Batting Performances
Priyansh Arya took just 125 balls to record his maiden first-class hundred, before his innings ended in heartbreak as he was dismissed for 199. But the opener’s splendid innings, alongside captain Ayush Badoni’s unbeaten ton, powered Delhi to a commanding position on Day 1 against Gujarat.
Rinku Singh’s one-man effort dragged Uttar Pradesh’s score against Goa from 137/9 to 202, scoring his second successive hundred of the season along the way.
Uday Saharan’s unbeaten 106 bailed Punjab out of a tricky situation against Chhattisgarh, taking them to 269/4 at Stumps. The skipper found able support in Prabhsimran Singh, who scored a patient 62.
Sachin Baby orchestrated a rescue act for Kerala with his 16th first-class ton. Mohammed Azharuddeen remained unbeaten on 72, forging a 141-run stand with Baby to frustrate Odisha.
A hundred for another Sachin - Sachin Yadav batted through the day while Karan Lamba was also unbeaten on 89 as Rajasthan took the honours on Day 1 against Railways.
Manvanth Kumar struck five sixes in his unbeaten 86 to defy Saurashtra as he vaulted Karnataka out of a hole. Aneesh KV chipped in with 59 earlier in the day, while Abhilash Shetty blocked away for an unbeaten 6 off 85, allowing Manvanth to do his bit.
Chinmay Sutar struck 24 fours and ended the day unbeaten on 180 to lead Mizoram’s charge against Nagaland in Sovima.
After a disappointing debut where he managed just 1, Kevin Christopher roared back with a quick hundred as Meghalaya finished the day on 325/6 against Manipur.
Haryana found themselves in trouble at 37/4 after Chandigarh posted 103, but Yashvardhan Dalal’s brisk unbeaten 63 ensured no further hiccups as they entered the lead.
Kawalpreet Singh stood tall with a 176-ball 96 before he was run out, as Jammu and Kashmir ended their innings with a score of 260 by Stumps against Vidarbha.
Nilesh Lamichaney blazed away to an unbeaten 80 off 97, extending Sikkim’s dominance against Arunachal Pradesh, who managed just 121 with the bat.
Best Bowling Performances
Tushar Deshpande continued his red-hot form with a four-wicket haul that helped Mumbai roll Himachal Pradesh over for 140 in Bilaspur
Gurjapneet Singh and Sai Kishore picked up four wickets apiece to lead Tamil Nadu’s rout of Uttarakhand for a paltry 134 at Chepauk.
Services off-spinner Pulkit Narang ran through Bengal with a five-fer to bundle them out for 184.
Raj Limbani blew away Bihar’s top-order with three new-ball wickets, before returning to bag a fourth as Bihar were skittled out for 166.
A second consecutive five-fer for Kranthi Kumar left Arunachal Pradesh with no answers as Sikkim called the shots in Nadiad.
Saurabh Kumar removed Hyderabad’s top three, enabling Andhra to overcome a 109-run opening stand and bowl the visitors out for 275.
Vicky Ostwal backed his five-fer in the opening round with 4/39 against Jharkhand, who mustered 169 against Maharashtra in Pune.
Ravi Kiran’s 3/51 stood out in a collective bowling display by Madhya Pradesh that saw Puducherry bowled out for 177.
Yash Kasvankar sent down 25 overs to return a five-wicket haul for Goa against Uttar Pradesh. Kasvankar was also involved in the run out of Karan Sharma early in the piece.
Haryana’s Aman Kumar returned miserly figures of 3/21 from his 12 overs, while Ajith Chahal and Anuj Thakral also took three each to steamroll Chandigarh for 103.
