Ranji Trophy round-up: Delhi’s Priyansh Arya smashes 199, Rinku Singh slams second straight ton for UP

New Delhi: Priyansh Arya smashed his maiden first-class hundred in just 125 balls, but his sensational knock ended in heartbreak as he departed for 199. But the opener’s sensational innings, along with captain Ayush Badoni’s unbeaten century, powered Delhi to 381/4 on Day 1 against Gujarat.

Rinku Singh scored an unbeaten 118 off 186 deliveries to help Uttar Pradesh recover from 137/9 to 202 against Goa, slamming his second consecutive ton of the ongoing season. Uday Saharan also hit an unbeaten 106 to bail Punjab out of a tough situation against Chhattisgarh, taking them to 269/4 at Stumps. The skipper stitched a 130-run partnership with Prabhsimran Singh, who also scored 62 runs.

Sachin Baby rescued Kerala from a spot of bother, hitting his 16th first-class century. Mohammed Azharuddeen remained unbeaten on 72, stitching a 141-run partnership with Baby to frustrate Odisha and reach 245/6 at Stumps. Rajasthan’s Sachin Yadav remained unbeaten on 115 runs, while Karan Lamba also scored an unbeaten 89, helping their team to post 247/2 against Railways.

Manvanth Kumar smashed five maximums in his unbeaten 86-run knock to rescue Karnataka from a difficult position to reach 281/8 against Saurashtra. Aneesh KV also scored 59 earlier in the day, while Abhilash Shetty batted well for an unbeaten 6 off 85, allowing Manvanth to play his shots.

Chinmay Suthar smashed 24 boundaries, slamming an unbeaten 180 to help Mizoram post 331/5 against Nagaland in Sovima. After a disappointing debut where he managed just 1, Kevin Christopher made a brilliant after a disappointing, scoring a sensational hundred as Meghalaya ended the day on 325/6 against Manipur.

Tushar Deshpande, Yash Kasvankar shine with the ball on Day 1

Tushar Deshpande continued his brilliant form and picked up a four-wicket haul, which helped Mumbai to bowl Himachal Pradesh out for 140 in Bilaspur. Gurjapneet Singh and Sai Kishore took four wickets each to help Tamil Nadu bundle out Uttarakhand for 134 runs at Chepauk.

Off-spinner Pulkit Narang also picked up a five-for to help Services bowl Bengal out for 184. Kranthi Kumar took five wickets, helping Sikkim to bowl Arunachal Pradesh out for 121. Vicky Ostwal backed his five-wicket haul in the first round with the figures of 4/39 against Jharkhand, who scored 169 against Maharashtra in Pune.

Yash Kasvankar bowled 25 overs to take a five-wicket haul for Goa against Uttar Pradesh. Haryana’s Aman Kumar picked up three wickets in his 12 overs, while Ajith Chahal and Anuj Thakral also took three each to steamroll, bundling Chandigarh out for 103.