Ranji Trophy | Elite B Day 3: Two matches affected by rain and bad light; Punjab-Andhra move towards tame draw

Ranji Trophy | Elite B Day 3: Two matches affected by rain and bad light; Punjab-Andhra move towards tame draw

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By SportsCafe Desk, SportsCafe Editor

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The games between Himachal Pradesh and Bengal and Kerala and Hyderabad were partially affected by the rains and also by bad light conditions at some venues. The encounter between TN and MP was the worst affected as the day’s play was called off without even a single delivery being bowled.

Andhra vs Punjab:

Brief Scores: Punjab 414/10 lead Andhra 327/5 (Ricky Bhui 150*, Srikar Bharat 76; Mayank Markande 3/96) by 87 runs

This was the only game in the Group-B today not to be affected by rains. Starting from their overnight score of 54/3, Andhra batsmen played a solid game in the middle to make 327 runs at the end of the day’s play. Though still trailing by 87 runs, they lost only two wickets in the whole day with Ricky Bhui remaining not out for 150 runs. Apart from Bhui, Srikar Bharat (76) and Bodapati Sumanth(54) contributed handsomely for Andhra with the bat. With only one day remaining in the match, the match looks headed for a draw.

Bengal vs Himachal:

Brief Scores: Bengal 380/10 lead Himachal Pradesh 302/9( Ankush Bains 86, Sumeet Verma 46*; Pradipta Pramanik 4/54) by 78 runs

Only sixty four overs could be bowled due to intermittent rains and bad light coming into the play in the match. Himachal Pradesh started their innings at 124/3 and did well in the first session losing only one wicket. The slide for them began in the second session of the day in which they lost four wickets making 82 runs in 31 overs. They lost another couple of wickets before bad light stopped the play and cut short the final session. Apart from the top scorer Ankush Bains (86), Sumeet Verma (46) and Ekant Sen (43) came good for Himachal. Ashoke Dinda and Aamir Gani picked two wickets each even as Pradipta Pramanik was the best performer with the ball for Bengal with four wickets.

Kerala vs Hyderabad:

Brief Scores: Kerala 495/6 declared lead Hyderabad 30/1 by 465 runs

Only twenty overs of play was possible on the third day of the match between Kerala and Hyderabad. The rain started causing troubles at the start of the day itself and the game got delayed. Then fifteen overs were bowled in which Hyderabad lost the wicket of Akshath Reddy and made 26 runs. Before the day’s play was called off, Hyderabad batted for five more overs adding five runs to their tally. Tanmay Agarwal and Rohit Rayudu were playing for Andhra making 24 and 3 runs respectively. Sandeep Warrier took the lone wicket that fell on the day for Kerala.

Tamil Nadu vs Madhya Pradesh:

Not even a single ball could be bowled in the match due to the rains. After regular inspections by the officials, the conditions were found not suitable for play and the day’s play was called off around four in the evening.

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