Rishav and Gokul centuries Assam five runs away from first innings lead against Delhi
Rishav Das and Gokul Sharma hit centuries as they fought off an inexperienced Delhi bowling attack on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Group B encounter, leaving Assam needing only five runs to take a crucial first innings lead but taking only two wickets. are left. Delhi scored 439 runs in the first innings with the help of opener Dhruv Shorey’s unbeaten 252, while Assam are 435 for eight at stumps on the third day and need five runs to get three points from the match. .
Rishabh (160 runs, 229 balls) and the experienced Gokul (140 runs, 299 runs) put on a 256-run partnership for the fifth wicket to put Assam in a strong position. But after this the team kept losing wickets, but finally managed to recover thanks to an unbeaten 57-run partnership for the ninth wicket between Mukhtar Hussain (40 not out) and Siddharth Sarma (16 not out). On Friday morning, it is expected that Assam will score these five runs. Delhi had to bear the brunt of their inexperienced bowling attack.
Debutant medium pacers Harshit Rana (3/86) and Pranshu Vijayaran (2/82) tried their best but could not stop Rishabh, who hit 21 fours and a six during his innings, while Gokul Hit 20 fours. The experienced Simarjit Singh (1/99) and left-arm spinner Vikas Mishra (1/40) could not dismiss Mukhtar and Sarma. On the other hand, Hrithik Shokeen, who is making his debut, could not do well in his very first red ball match.
In Mumbai, multiple-time Ranji champions Mumbai grabbed seven points with an innings and 217-run win over Hyderabad. Mumbai had bundled out Hyderabad for 214 in the first innings after declaring the first innings at 651 for six. Then, following on Hyderabad, Shams Mulani (four wickets for 82 runs) and Tanush Kotian (five wickets for 82 runs) together scored a big win by including nine wickets for 220 runs in the second innings. Andhra were 162 for five at stumps in their second innings after Tamil Nadu took a first innings lead in Coimbatore. Andhra had scored 297 runs in the first innings. In response, Tamil Nadu took a significant first innings lead by scoring 345 runs.
