Ranji Highlights: 8-fers for Kotian, Bhut; Bengal thrash Kerala
All the action from Day 4 of the third round of Ranji Trophy matches
Angkrish Raghuvanshi followed up his first innings hundred with a berserk 67* off just 39 balls as Mumbai gunned down a modest 97-run target in under 11 overs to hand Haryana a 10-wicket drubbing.
Opener Vihaan Malhotra went on to complete his half-century, while Prabhsimran Singh (68 off 76) and skipper Uday Saharan (55* off 106) scored contrasting fifties as Punjab drew against Hyderabad at Tea on the fourth day.
Jaymeet Patel hit an unbeaten 119, while Urvil Patel fell just four short of his century as Gujarat posted a solid 446/5 before declaring in the second innings, against Maharashtra. Aarya Desai, the unbeaten opener overnight, had earlier hit a fine 151 as the trio helped their side to a formidable total before Maharashtra eked out a draw in Pune.
Abdul Samad's scintillating 143, in just 152 deliveries, and a 96* from Sahil Lotra bailed J&K to safety to eke out a draw with Baroda. The 225-run partnership rescued the defending champions from 53/4. Samad hit seven maximums and 16 boundaries in his knock.
In a game clearly headed for a draw, Himachal Pradesh's Akash Vasisht struck an unbeaten 126 to help his side post 559/6 in response to Chandigarh's 685/5 decl.
Tanush Kotian's 8 for 81 stole the show as Mumbai inflicted a 10-wicket defeat on Haryana at home. Kotian, who had got his team the first breakthrough in the second innings on Day 3, struck early on the final day as well as he went on to add seven more to his tally. He denied half-centuries to both the overnight batters, Himanshu Rana (46) and Nishant Sindhu (44), and later Samant Jakhar who was the face of lower-order resistance for Haryana. His 8-fer meant Mumbai were set a modest target of 97 for a convincing win.
Harsh Dubey's 4 for 38 accelerated Goa's downfall, handing Vidarbha a massive innings-and-27-run victory at home. Harsh struck twice each in two match-defining overs, removing lone half-centurion Manthan Khutkar for 70 and Yash Kasvankar in quick succession. Four overs later, he struck on succeeding deliveries to wrap up the tail and Goa's second innings on just 195.
Railways' Toufik Uddin Mondal couldn't prevent a comfortable win for Tamil Nadu but shone with the ball nonetheless, taking 4 for 50 in his 23.1 overs. He claimed four of the five wickets that fell in Tamil Nadu's second innings, however the meagre 128-run target was always going to be tough to defend.
Pradipta Pramanik continued his carnage with the ball as he ran through Kerala's top and middle order to set up Bengal's massive 287-run victory. Pramanik, who had claimed all four wickets that fell in Kerala's seocnd innings on Day 3, grabbed two more on the final morning to finish with an impressive 6 for 51 from his 19 overs that shot down Kerala for just 120 in the second innings.
Parth Bhut, who had picked up a six-fer by stumps on Day 3 against Assam, finished with a highly impressive 8 for 17 in 18 overs as Saurashtra marched to a comprehensive innings and 12-run victory early on Day 4.
Shreyas Gopal picked a fifer to bowl Karnataka to a convincing innings and 116-run victory over Tripura in Mysore. The captain ran through the top-order before returning later in the innings to finish with 5 for 36 as Tripura could muster just 180 in their second innings.
Kartik Yadav claimed a six-fer but couldn't prevent Puducherry from taking a lead, and therefore earning a draw, on the final day. Kartik's 6 fro 42 kept the middle and lower order in checking, preventing any sustained partnerships but the hosts put up a fight to drag Uttar Pradesh to a draw.
