New Delhi, October 12, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Mumbai pacer Tushar Deshpande claimed a hat-trick and a five-wicket haul to bowl Chandigarh out for just 78 on Day Two of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday.
Deshpande dismantled Chandigarh’s top order with figures of 5-17, while Mohit Avasthi supported him with 3-9. Mumbai had earlier posted 429, powered by half-centuries from Tanush Kotian and Avasthi, before enforcing the follow-on. Deshpande struck again in Chandigarh’s second innings, reducing them to 0/1.
In an Elite Group B match in Rajkot, veteran left-arm spin-bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja scored a century for Saurashtra against Chhattisgarh. Resuming at 308/4, Saurashtra were bowled out for 392 in 110.4 overs.
Jadeja, who had started the day unbeaten on 72, made 102 off 209 balls, including seven fours. He was dismissed by his former state-mate Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, who finished with figures of 2-106 in 25.4 overs.
Prerak Mankad also produced a substantial contribution, scoring 129 off 150 balls with 15 fours and a six after resuming on 92. Dev Aditya Singh was Chhattisgarh’s leading bowler, taking 5-67 in 24 overs, including four maidens.
At stumps, Chhattisgarh were 122/3 in 55 overs. Anuj Tiwary was unbeaten on 72 and Mayank Verma on 32, while Ayush Pandey had been dismissed for 13. Saurashtra captain Jaydev Unadkat, Chetan Sakariya and Chirag Jani took one wicket each.
Elsewhere, Vidarbha captain Akshay Wadkar fell two runs short of a maiden first-class double century in the Elite Group A match against Puducherry in Nagpur. Vidarbha finished their innings at 428, with Yash Rathod having scored 134 earlier in the day. Puducherry reached 102/1 at stumps.
In Goa, Atit Sheth was dismissed for 99 as Baroda declared their innings at 472/8 against Goa. The hosts were 5/1 at the close of play.
In Rajgir, Uttar Pradesh were bowled out for 540 against Bihar. Aaradhya Yadav and Zeeshan Ansari scored half-centuries after Madhav Kaushik, who made 150, and Rinku Singh, who scored 112, were dismissed.
At Kalyani in West Bengal, Sudip Kumar Gharami and Abishek Porel struck unbeaten centuries to put Bengal in a strong position against Delhi. Gharami was 122 not out and Porel 114 not out, with the pair sharing an unbroken 199-run partnership. Bengal reached 304/3, taking their lead to 64 runs.
Jharkhand were bowled out for 587 against Kerala in Jamshedpur, with Aditya Singh scoring 147 and captain Virat Singh contributing 108.
In New Chandigarh, Assam captain Denish Das scored 103 and Sibsankar Roy made 143 as Assam were dismissed for 373 against Punjab. Veteran pacer Umesh Yadav led Punjab’s bowling attack with figures of 5-70.
In Ahmedabad, Gujarat responded strongly to Baroda’s total of 324. Vedant Trivedi was unbeaten on 94, while Aarya Desai also scored 94 as Gujarat reached 205/2 at stumps.
In Vijayawada, SV Rahul celebrated his 19th birthday just two days earlier by scoring a century on his first-class debut for Andhra against Karnataka. He shared a 202-run partnership with wicketkeeper Revanth Reddy, who narrowly missed a century with 97. Andhra finished Day Two at 331/6, holding a 57-run lead.
Akash Vasisht produced a fighting unbeaten 113 to revive Himachal Pradesh against Haryana after his side had slumped to 119/7. Himachal Pradesh were bowled out for 253. Haryana reached 178/4 in 46 overs in reply, trailing by 75 runs, with Yashvardhan Dalal unbeaten on 69.
Tamil Nadu reached 167/4 against Rajasthan, with Narayan Jagadeesan scoring 55 and Pradosh Ranjan Paul making 58 in a 104-run partnership. Tamil Nadu trailed by 196 runs after Rajasthan had been bowled out for 363. Rajasthan lost five wickets for just 16 runs after Mahipal Lomror scored 66. B. Sai Sudharsan had gone down while fielding and, although he returned to bat, managed only three runs.
Uttarakhand were closing in on Railways’ first-innings total of 78, needing 18 more runs to draw level, with Avneesh Sudha unbeaten on 75.
Tripura off-spinner Sandip Sarkar claimed eight wickets in a spell spanning 41.2 overs against Hyderabad. However, Hyderabad still held a 160-run lead and needed three more wickets to move closer to an innings victory.
In Srinagar, fast bowler Avesh Khan took three wickets as Madhya Pradesh bowled defending champions Jammu and Kashmir out for 120, securing a 76-run first-innings lead. Madhya Pradesh ended the second day at 59/4, extending their overall lead to 135 runs. Auqib Nabi’s late strikes kept Jammu and Kashmir in contention.
In the Plate group, Kishan Lyngdoh scored 78 and Swastic Chettri remained unbeaten on 72, leaving Meghalaya just seven runs short of Sikkim’s first-innings total.
Kangabam Priyojit Singh scored 87 to help Manipur recover from 39/5 and establish a 68-run lead over Mizoram. Khiangte Vanrotlinga took five wickets for Mizoram.
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