Mumbai, Nov 10: Ajinkya Rahane smashed a century on Day 1 of Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy match against Bengal in Kolkata. Rahane returned to the Mumbai side after missing their first match due to an ankle injury. And what a return it was, the 22-year-old’s 110 helped the defending champions reach a total of 287/4 at the end of Day 1. Skipper Wasim Jaffer too chipped in with 73 runs to aid Mumbai’s cause, while Bengal’s Manoj Tiwary was the surprise wicket-taker ending up with the prized scalps of Rahane and Jaffer.
Over in Chennai, Delhi won the toss and elected to bat against a tough-looking Tamil Nadu side. Shikhar Dhawan set the tone with 41 well-made runs, but Virat Kohli was the real star of the day with an unbeaten knock of 119*. Mithun Manhas too showed his class with a score of 70, helping Delhi reach a commanding 258/3 at the end of day’s play.
Elite:
Bengal vs. Mumbai
Mumbai 287 for 4 in 90 overs (A. Rahane 110, W. Jaffer 73, M. Tiwary two for 23) vs. Bengal
Haryana vs. Baroda
Haryana 127 in 42.2 overs (D. Singh 35, S. Singh 29, M. Patel four for 34) vs. Baroda 175 for 2 in 45 overs (Y. Pathan 65*, C. Williams 45*)
Punjab vs. Karnataka
Punjab 243 in 89.5 overs (U. Kaul 94, Y. Singh 39, Vinay Kumar five for 61, S. Aravind four for 63)
Tamil Nadu vs. Delhi
Delhi 184 for 3 in 88 overs (V. Kohli 119*, M. Manhas 70, C. Ganapathy one for 23)
Railways vs. Assam
Assam 174 for 7 in 92 overs (A. Muzumdar 44, T. Singh 34*, M. Kartik four for 47)
Uttar Pradesh vs. Orissa
Assam 174 for 4 in 90 overs (E. Dwivedi 83, M. Kaif 51, A. Sahoo two for 40)
PLATE LEAGUE:
Jharkhand vs. Hyderabad
Jharkhand 200 all out in 57.5 overs (S. Gautam 48, S. Tiwary 45, A. Absolem three for 42, V. Sharma three for 50) vs. Hyderabad 50 for no loss (S. Nag 21*)
Kerala vs. Jammu & Kashmir
Jammu & Kashmir 173 all out in 81 overs (A. Jeelani 41, A. Nabi 38, P. Parameswaran four for 55) vs. Kerala 19 for no loss (A. Hegde 11)
Services vs. Andhra
Andhra 229 all out in 79.5 overs (H. Watekar 48, A. Varma 33, S. Yadav five for 42) vs. Services 23 for 1 in 7 overs (S. Singh 14, S. Sahabuddin one for 16)
Rajasthan vs. Goa
Goa 216 all out in 66.3 overs (R. Keni 40, A. Ratra 34, P. Singh five for 58, D. Chahar four for 67) vs. Rajasthan 48 for 1 in 15 overs (V. Saxena 30, S. Bandekar one for 27)
Madhya Pradesh vs. Tripura
Tripura 218 for 6 in 90 overs (R. Saha 53, B. Dey 33, D. Bundela three for 31).
