Ranji Wrap, Day 4: Abhishek Sharma blitzkrieg seals Punjab victory, Manoj Tiwary guides Bengal to 7-wicket win

Ranji Wrap, Day 4: The closing day of match day 5 noticed numerous drama within the premier home first-class competitors. Punjab’s Abhishek Sharma was the star of the day with a shocking knock of 83 off 47 balls.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 13, 2023 23:52 IST

File photograph of Abhishek Sharma. (Courtesy: Punjab Cricket Association)

By India Today Web Desk: Mumbai and Bengal cruised to straightforward victories towards Assam and Baroda respectively within the fifth match day of Ranji Trophy 2023. Mumbai who had been arrange by Prithvi Shaw’s huge 379 and sealed their win towards Assam by an innings and 128 runs in Guwahati. Assam skipper Gokul Sharma fought with a gritty 82, however it was all however false hope given Assam had slipped to 98/8. Assam had been finally bowled out for 198 runs and the win resulted in Prithvi Shaw’s name again to the Indian T20I facet.

Chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma had already spoken about giving the teen an opportunity in the course of the T20 World Cup, and Shaw has lastly been given a call-up for the T20I facet towards New Zealand.

Bengal then again had been guided by a affected person 60* from captain Manoj Tiwary, who mixed with Sdip Gharami’s 76* to chase down a goal of 177 runs in Kalyani.

In Elite Group C, Chhattisgarh put up a struggle with Amandeep Khare’s 151, however Jharkhand managed to seal a win by 44 runs. A tense end on the finish in Ranchi, at one level of time, it seemed like Chhattisgarh would chase down the goal of 357 runs. The group was bowled out for 312 runs within the closing day whereas pushing for the win.

However, essentially the most particular innings of the day got here from Punjab’s Abhishek Sharma, who scored a speedy 83 off 47 balls to seek out a goal of 205 runs towards Jammu and Kashmir in Mohali. Punjab had been speedy within the chase and hit 210/6 in 24.5 overs at a T20 tempo.

Punjab had numerous work to do on the ultimate day. They first bundled out Jammu and Kashmir for 260 runs by choosing up 9 wickets after which chased the goal down in large method.

The chase was not risk-free although as Punjab had been down by 6 wickets for 186 runs, however Mandeep Singh (45* off 39) completed the match with a six after partnering up with Mayank Markande (14* off 5).

Brief Scores on Final Day

Mumbai gained towards Assam by an innings and 128 runs in Elite Group B

Bengal defeated Baroda by 7 wickets in Elite Group A

Chhattisgarh misplaced to Jharkhand by 44 runs in Elite Group C

Punjab defeated Jammu and Kashmir by 4 wickets in Elite Group D

Edited By:

Kingshuk Kusari

Published On:

Jan 13, 2023