Ranji Trophy: Draws dominate final day as Bengal, Gujarat, Baroda complete wins

Significant wins on action packed Day 4

Bengal completed a convincing victory over Delhi on the final day at Kalyani. Resuming their second innings with Ayush Badoni leading the fightback, Delhi were eventually bowled out for 277, setting a target of 89 for Bengal. Badoni fell for 85. Bengal openers Abhimanyu Easwaran and Ankur Paul were quick to complete the chase as Easwaran remained unbeaten on 34. Bengal reached 89/1 in just 12.3 overs to seal the 9-wicket victory.

Chasing 71 runs after Himachal Pradesh were bundled out for 113 in their second innings, Haryana resumed Day 4 at 26/3. Their middle-order batters ensured no further slip-ups and comfortably finished at 74/3 to seal a 7-wicket victory.

Baroda claimed a dominant innings victory over Goa on the final day. Goa, following on, collapsed under sustained pressure. After being bundled out for 199 in the first innings, this time Goa were dismissed for 138 to hand Baroda a convincing win. Mahesh Pithiya claimed 4-66 whereas Bhargav Bhatt took 5-32.

Vidarbha completed a clinical victory over Pondicherry on the fourth afternoon in Nagpur. Chasing a target of 291 runs, Puducherry were bowled out for 130 to hand a comfortable 160-run win to Vidarbha.

On the other hand, at Ahmedabad, Gujarat won by 10 wickets as Gujarat openers chased down the target 47 runs without losing a wicket. Maharashtra also won by 127 runs.

Crucial points in drawn matches

The match between Karnataka and Andhra ended in a draw Karun Nair’s unbeaten 155 helped Karnataka set a target of 192 runs for Andhra in a short span. But Andhra batters played well, stayed in the middle, and reached 104/4 by the close of play. As a result they managed to draw the match and take a crucial first-innings lead points.

On the other hand. Saurashtra batted through Day 4 to build a towering second-innings total and ensure the fixture ended in a comfortable draw. Chirag Jani’s unbeaten 127* and Harvik Desai’s 68 helped Saurashtra declare at 229/1. However, Chhattisgarh were unable begin the chase due to lack of time and the match was drawn.

The match between Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu ended in a draw. After Rajasthan set Tamil Nadu for an unlikely target in the final sessoion, Tamil Nadu finished at 73/0, and both captains eventually shook hands. Rajasthan earned the first-innings lead points thanks to Ajay Singh Kukna’s earlier five-wicket haul.

In the match between Jammu & Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh, MP took the first-innings lead points. After J&K’s top order crumbled under pressure, bad weather prevented further play. Jharkhand took the lead points after the was drawn against Kerala. In the match between Punjab and Assam, Punjab earned the first-innings lead points. At Mumbai, Uttarakhand secured lead points thanks to their massive 470 runs in response to Railway’s 278.