Ranji Highlights: Badoni ton helps Delhi start strong in Ranchi
Elsewhere, Saransh Jain took a seven-fer for MP while Musheer Khan & Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit tons for Mumbai
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Ayush Badoni extended his good run in the ongoing Ranji Trophy, bringing up his second successive three-figure score. After a knock of 217 against Gujarat, he struck a brisk 106 not out off 122, including 11 fours and two sixes, to help Delhi to 309 for 5 at the end of Day 1 against Jharkhand in Ranchi
Centuries from Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Musheer Khan powered Mumbai's strong start against Haryana on Day 1 in Mumbai. Raghuvanshi got 114 while Musheer scored 109, with the two adding 208 for the second wicket as Mumbai ended the day at 290 for 3.
Priyanshu Moliya's solid batting display powered Baroda's progress in their match against Jammu & Kashmir in Vadodara. Despite the hosts losing wickets at regular intervals, Moliya's patient 113 not out helped them end the day at 259 for 6.
Prabhsimran Singh's 81, along with half-centuries from Salil Arora and Ramandeep Singh helped Punjab close Day 1 with 289 for 6 against Hyderabad in Secunderabad.
Ajay Duhan and Kishan Lyngdoh led a strong batting performance from Meghalaya as they finished with 385 for 2 at the end of Day 1 of their match against Mizoram in Nadiad. Duhan's 167 included 20 fours and 4 sixes while Lyngdoh struck 18 fours in his 144 as their pair put on an unbroken 308-run stand for the second wicket.
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Saransh Jain's seven-wicket haul was followed by a strong performance with the bat as Madhya Pradesh dominated the proceedings on Day 1 against Bihar in Indore. Saransh's 7 for 40 helped bundle Bihar out for 99 before Madhya Pradesh ended the day at 261/3, ahead by 162 runs, with openers Saksham Purohit (113*) and Yash Dubey (84) top-scoring for the hosts.
Pulkit Narang bagged a six-wicket haul to give Services early advantage in their match against Odisha. Narang's 6 for 47 helped Services bundle Odisha out for 194 in Bhubaneswar, with the visitors then moving to 13 for 0 at Stumps.
Shikhar Shetty's five-wicket haul and three wickets for Manvanth Kumar led Karnataka's strong performance with the ball as they bowled Tripura out for 194 in Mysuru. The hosts ended the day at 10 for 1, having lost Mayank Agarwal early.
Gujarat were bowled out for 233 against Maharashtra in Pune, with Siddhesh Veer bagging four wickets while Rajvardhan Hangargekar and Vicky Ostwal picked up three apiece. Maharashtra were 24 for 1 in reply at the end of Day 1.
Devendra Singh Bora's six-wicket haul helped Uttarakhand bowled Rajasthan out for 272 in Dehradun. Skipper Kartik Sharma top-scored for Rajasthan with 73. Uttarakhand were 18 for 0 at Stumps.
Jayant Yadav bagged four wickets while Ajay Mandal picked up three as Chhattisgarh bowled Andhra out for 231 on Day 1 in Mulapadu. Chhattisgarh ended the day at 35 for 1.
Nachiket Bhute led Vidarbha's strong showing with the ball before Goa's late fightback on Day 1 in Nagpur. Bhute bagged four wickets as Goa were reduced to 84 for six at one stage. Half-centuries from Yash Kasvankar and Darshan Misal ensured it wasn't a complete collapse as Goa ended the day at 204 for 8.
Sai Kishore and Sonu Yadav picked up three wickets each as Tamil Nadu bowled Railways out for 184 in Chennai. The hosts lost a few wickets in reply and ended the day at 71 for 3.
Only 50 overs were bowled on Day 1 in Thiruvananthapuram but Kerala managed to gain early advantage against Bengal. Aditya Sarwate bagged three wickets while Nedumankuzhy Basil picked up two as the visitors were reduced to 172 for 6.
Lamabam Ajay's four-wicket haul helped Manipur bowl Arunachal Pradesh out for 111 in Ahmedabad. Manipur also lost wickets regularly in reply but fifties from Karnajit Yumnam and Pheiroijam Jotin helped them end the day at 165 for 5, leading by 54 runs.
