Ranji Trophy 2024-25 first round roundup: Baroda, Tamil Nadu, Railways and Vidarbha win; Mumbai, Saurashtra face defeat

Baroda stunted Mumbai while Tamil Nadu defeated Saurasthra in the first round of matches in Ranji Trophy 2024-25. Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Railways, Services, Vidarbha, Kerala and Gujarat won as well in other matches. As all the matches ended today, Sportz Point presents you with a roundup of the results of every match of the elite and plate groups. 

Haryana vs Bihar

Veteran off-spinner Jayant Yadav starred with the ball for Himachal Pradesh as the home team thrashed Bihar by an inning and 43 runs at Chaudhry Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium in Lahli.

Yadav took 5/57 in the second inning and also scored 55 with the bat. 

HCA: 254

BICA: 133 & 78

Haryana Won by an innings and 43 Runs.

Chandigarh vs Railways

Wicket-keeper Upendra Yadav and left-arm spinner Akash Pandey were the heroes for the Railways team as they defeated Chandigarh by 181 runs at GMSSS Sec-26 Cricket Ground in Chandigarh.

Upendra scored a solid 124 in the second inning while Akash Pandey took 9 (38/5 & 79/4) wickets in the match.

RSPB: 307 & 142

UTCA: 109 & 159

Railways Won by 181 Runs.

Goa vs Manipur

Shubham Tari's five-wicket haul and Suyash Prabhudessai's stunning 120 in the first inning helped Goa win six points against Manipur. Manipur did try to come back after following on, but could not earn a point at Goa Cricket Association Academy in Porvorim.

GOACA: 376 & 76/1

MNCA: 98 & 353

Goa Won by 9 Wickets.

Tamil Nadu vs Saurashtra 

Saurashtra faced their consecutive defeat against Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy as they faced an inning defeat in Coimbatore. N Jagadeesan (100) and Sai Sudarshan (82) were top-class with the bat for the home team while Gurjapneet's 22/6 in the second broke the star-studded Saurashtra batting lineup.

TNCA: 367

SCA: 203 & 94

Tamil Nadu Won by an innings and 70 Runs.

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Services vs Meghalaya

Ravi Chauhan (113) and Rajat Paliwal (107) scored centuries while Varun Choudhary (43/5) took a five-wicket haul as Services earned 7 points against Meghalaya in New Delhi.

SSCB: 402

MECA: 233 & 104/9

Baroda vs Mumbai

Baroda defeated Mumbai in a Ranji Trophy team after 26 years as Bhargav Bhatt took a 10-wicket haul (53/4, 55/6) for them. Mitesh Patel, Atit Sheth and Krunal Pandya were also good for them with the bat.

Tanush Kotian was good with ball for Mumbai as he took nine wickets in the match including a five-wicket haul in the second inning.

BCA: 290 & 185

MCA: 214 & 177

Baroda won by 84 runs.

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Jammu & Kashmir vs Maharashtra 

Shubham Khajuria (255) scored one of the three double tons of the first round as Jammu & Kashmir put a big first-inning score in a run-fest at Sher E Kashmir Cricket Stadium in Srinagar. Shivansh Sharma and Siddhesh Veer were the other centurions of the match.

J&K took the first-inning lead and earned three points.

JKCA: 519/7 (D) & 38/0

MHCA: 428

Match Drawn J & K took first innings lead.

Hyderabad vs Gujarat

Gujarat started their season with a 126-run victory over Hyderabad at Gymkhana Ground in Hyderabad. Gujarat's Manan Hingrajia (181) was the player of the match.

GUCA: 343 & 201

HYCA: 248 & 170

Gujarat Won by 126 Runs.

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Vidarbha vs Andhra

Atharva Taide's second-inning ton (118) helped Vidharbha win against Andhra Pradesh despite a low score in the first inning. 
Akshay Wakhare and Harsh Dubey took 8 wickets each in the match for Vidarbha.

VCA: 118 & 366

ACA: 167 & 243

Vidarbha Won by 74 Runs.

Kerala vs Punjab

Aditya Sarwate's heroics with the ball (5/62 & 4/43) helped Kerala win six points against Punjab at St'Xavier's KCA Cricket Ground in Trivandrum. Mayank Markande's 6/59 in the first inning went in vain for Punjab.

PCA: 142 & 194

KCA: 179 & 158/2

Kerala won by 8 wickets.

Himachal Pradesh vs Uttarakhand 

Ankit Kalsi's double ton (205*), and centuries from Shubham Arora (118), Prashant Chopra (171) and Ekant Sen (101) helped HPCA score 663 in the first inning and then Divesh Sharma's 3/47 & 5/55 helped them win by an innings and 97 runs.

HPCA: 663/3 (d)

CAU: 299 & 267

Himachal Pradesh Won by an innings and 97 Runs.

Madhya Pradesh vs Karnataka

Shubham Sharma's 143 and Harpreet Singh's 91 helped MP score 425 in the first inning but they could not get Karnataka all-out in the first inning as they had to be satisfied with 2 points.

MPCA: 425/8 (D)

KSCA: 206/5

Uttar Pradesh vs Bengal

Sudip Chatterjee's 116 & 93 in the match along with Mukesh Kumar's spell with the old ball in the first inning helped Bengal earn crucial three points away from home. Abhimanyu Easwaran scored an unbeaten 127 in the second inning. Priyam Garg's unbeaten 105 helped UP earn one point.

CAB: 311 & 254/3 (D)

UPCA: 292 & 162/6

Match Drawn Bengal took first innings lead.

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Rajasthan vs Puducherry 

Despite a century from captain Deepak Hooda (128) in the first inning a star-studded Rajasthan failed to earn six points against Puducherry. Deepak Chahar, Khallel Ahmed and Manav Suthar helped them earn the first inning's lead.

CAP: 248 & 281

RCA: 291 & 220/7

Match Drawn Rajasthan took first innings lead.

Chattishgarh vs Delhi

Chattishhgarh's fighting spirit helped them win a point against Delhi in Raipur. Jonty Sindhu scored an unbeaten 103 in the first inning and was awarded the player of the match.

CSCS: 343 & 179/6

DDCA: 357

Match Drawn Delhi took first innings lead.

Tripura vs Orissa

The match was abandoned without a ball being played.

Assam vs Jharkhand

Utkarsh Singh's 55, 3/41 & 3/57 helped Jharkhand earn three points in Guwahati against Assam. Ishan Kishan failed to fire with the bat.

JSCA: 361 & 74/3

ASCA: 180 & 355

Nagaland vs Arunachal Pradesh

Nagaland's 509/5 in the first inning helped them win by an inning and 290 runs at Nagaland Cricket Stadium in Sovima. Nagaland captain Rongsen Jonathan scored 225 while Nishcal scored 149 in the first inning. 

NCA: 509/5

ARCA: 75 & 144

Nagaland Won by an innings and 290 Runs.

Sikkim vs Mizoram

Sikkim won by 137 runs against Mizoram despite K C Cariappa taking 12 wickets (7/69 & 5/76) in the match for Mizoram.

SCA: 191 & 269

CAM: 163 & 160