Ranji Trophy 2021-22 | Match-Day 2, Day 1 - Daily Roundup

The second round of the ongoing season of the Ranji Trophy got underway across the length and breadth of the country on Thursday.

And, once again, fans were treated to pulsating contests between the bat and ball.    

Here's a look at some of the talking points on the first day of Round 02 of Ranji Trophy 2021/22

Cheteshwar Pujara registers another failure but Chirag Jain's 100 puts Saurashtra in a commanding position against Odisha

Veteran Indian Test No.3 registered yet another low score on Thursday as he could only manage 8 off just 6 deliveries against Odisha on the first day of second round of Ranji Trophy 2021/22.

However, Pujara's failure did not have any effect on defending champs Saurashtra as a brilliant unbeaten 125 by Chirag Jani and half-centuries from Sheldon Jackson and Arpit Vasavada ensured that they finished at 325/4 at Stumps.

Brief Scores:

Saurashtra 325/4 in 84 overs (Chirag Jani 125*, Sheldon Jackson 75, Arpit Vasavda 51*; Jayant Behera 2/97, Basant Mohanty 1/44)

Ajinkya Rahane registers a duck as Goa blow away Mumbai on day 01

Former Indian Test vice-captain, Ajinkya Rahane failed to back up his 100 in the last game with another good score as he was dismissed for a 3-ball duck on Thursday.

Rahane's fortunes mirrored that of Mumbai's as the 41-time champions were blown away for a mere 163. Sarfaraz Khan, who smashed a whirlwind 275 in the last game, was the lone contributor, scoring a 110-ball 63.

Lakshay Garg (6/46) and Amit Yadav (4/47) were the wreckers-in-chief for Goa.

In response, Goa knocked off 114 runs for the loss of just two wickets opener AS Desai (51*) spearheading the innings.

Brief Scores:

Mumbai 163 all-out in 52.4 overs (Sarfaraz Khan 63, Lakshay Garg 6/46, Amit Yadav 4/47) lead Goa 114/2 in 33 overs (AS Desai 51*, Prabhudessai 40; Mohit Avasthi 1/14, Dhawal Kulkarni 1/28) by 49 runs

Karun Nair leads a fledgling Karnataka batting with a 152* against JK

Triple-centurion Karun Nair rose to the occasion big time for his state team Karnataka on Thursday as he hammered an unbeaten 152 off 267 deliveries.

After he and opener Samarth (45) added 98 runs for the 2nd wicket, Karnataka started losing wickets at regular intervals but Nair ensured he held one end up, paving the way for the former champs to finish at 268/8.

For JK, Mujtaba Yousuf, Umran Malik and Parvez Rasool shared two wickets apiece.

Brief Scores:

Karnataka 268/8 in 90 overs (Karun Nair 152*, Samarth 45; Mujtaba Yousuf 2/44,l Umran Malik 2/35, Parvez Rasool 2/51) 

Hyderabad knock over Bengal for 242 thanks to T Thyagarajan's 5/71

The runners-up of the last season, Bengal suffered yet another batting collapse on Thursday as T Thyagarajan's 5/71 ensured that they could only manage 242 in 70.2 overs.

A number of Bengal batsmen got off to starts but failed to convert it into a big knock. At one stage, they were 119/6 but a 62-ball 73 by Abhishek Porel and Shahbaz Ahmed's 40 lifted them to 242.

Bengal made a good start with the ball though, with Mukesh Kumar knocking over Akshath Reddy and Tilak Varma for ducks. Hyderabad finished the day at 15/2.

Brief Scores:

Bengal 242 all-out (Abhishek Porel 73, Shahbaz Ahmed 40; T Thyagarajan 5/71) lead JK 15/2 in 9 overs (Tanmay Agarwal 5*; Mukesh Kumar ⅔) by 227 runs

100’s from the Baba brothers - spearhead Tamil Nadu's batting against Chandigarh

Baba Indrajith racked up his second consecutive ton (127 off 141) in the ongoing season while Baba Aparajith (101* off 197) made amends for his lack of score in the last game by smashing a three-figure-score to lead TN's charge on day 01 against Chandigarh.

The duo added 206 runs for the third wicket before Indrajith was dismissed by Ajay Mandal. Skipper Vijay Shankar registered a two-ball duck but Aparajith ensured he stayed unbeaten till the end as TN finished the proceedings at 308/4.

With figures of 2/82, Ajay Mandal was the pick of the bowlers for Chandigarh.

Brief Scores:

Tamil Nadu 308/4 in 86 overs (Baba Indrajith 127, Baba Aparjith 101*, Ajay Mandal 2/82)

Mandeep Singh & Anmol Malhotra ton up to lead Punjab's batting against Haryana

An unbeaten 222-ball 130 by Mandeep Singh and an excellent 128-ball 100 from Anmol Malhotra has ensured that Punjab claim a dominant position in the second Elite Round fixture as they finished at 368/5 at Stumps.

Singh and Malhotra came together at the score of 165/4 after Gurkeerat Singh Mann perished for a quick-fire 48 (46).

The duo added 163 runs for the 5th wicket before Himanshu Rana broke the stand.

Brief Scores:

Punjab 368/5 in 88 overs (Mandeep Singh 130*, Anmol Malhotra 100, Gurkeerat Singh Mann 48; Ajit Chahal 2/55, Anshul Kamboj 2/83)

Riyan Parag's whirlwind 91 (79) lifts Assam to 265 against UP

Rajasthan Royals' all-rounder Riyan Parag missed out on a well deserved hundred but his excellent 79-ball 91 ensured that Assam posted a respectable 265 against Uttar Pradesh.

Following a half-century from opener Subham Mandal, Parag and G Sharma added 88 runs for the third-wicket but their dismissals in quick succession meant that Assam went from 188/3 to 265 all-out.

Aaqib Khan and Karan Sharma claimed three wickets each while Ankit Rajpoot racked up two.

In response, UP finished the day at 10/0 in 7 overs.

Brief Scores:

Assam 265 all-out in 81 overs (Riyan Parag 91, Subham Mandal 56, G Sharma 49; Karan Sharma 3/31, Aaqib Khan 3/39, Ankit Rajpoot 2/71) lead UP 10/0 in 7 overs (Madhav Kaushik 8*) by 255 runs