Ankit Dane

A 120-run sixth-wicket stand between Ankit Dane (63, 8x4, 1x6) and Ankit Sharma (75 not out, 12x4) helped Madhya Pradesh stay afloat on Day 1 of their Ranji Trophy clash against Tamil Nadu at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Friday.

Chandrakant Sakure (5/25) finished with a five-wicket haul as Madhya Pradesh registered a 80-run win over Ranji Trophy finalists Mumbai in a Group C match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Tuesday.

Tamil Nadu's hopes of advancing to the Ranji Trophy knockouts suffered a blow after the Group "C" game against Madhya Pradesh ended in a tame draw on the final day on Monday.

Delhi and Madhya Pradesh face a new challenge in a strange land. The Ranji Trophy quarterfinal between these two teams is being played far away from their home confines and both sides are weary of the unknown factors they will have to encounter during the course of the next five days.

Tamil Nadu reduced Madhya Pradesh to 261 for seven in their first innings despite a 160-run partnership on the third and penultimate day of their Group A Ranji Trophy match here.

Madhya Pradesh posted a massive 445 in their first innings and then returned to reduce defending champion Mumbai to 38/2 at stumps on the second day of their Group A Ranji Trophy on Friday.

Skipper Naman Ojha cracked a patient half-century with Madhya Pradesh making a strong reply against Bengal in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B fixture on Wednesday.

It was a good toss to win and Delhi skipper Rishabh Pant rightly choose to ask Madhya Pradesh to bat first as he wanted his pacers to take maximum use of the conditions on the first day of their five-day Ranji Trophy quarter-final.

Punjab suffered a batting collapse but still enjoyed an upper hand courtesy impressive knocks from captain Yuvraj Singh and Gurkeerat Singh and superb bowling from pacer Manpreet Gony on the second day of their Ranji Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh.

Tamil Nadu wicketkeeper-batsman N Jagadeesan (94 batting) put on 115 runs for the unbroken sixth-wicket stand with V Yomahesh (44 batting) to take Tamil Nadu to 191 for 6 on the second day in Ranji Trophy Group 'C' match.

Medium-pacer Chandrakant Sakure (5/25) ran through the Mumbai batting line-up to help Madhya Pradesh notch up a 80-run victory in the third round match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here at the MRF Pachyappas Ground on Tuesday .

Mumbai held a slight edge reducing Madhya Pradesh to 197 for five in their Ranji Trophy cricket semifinal after being bowled out for 371 in their first innings here on Monday.

Ajay Rohera, who created history by slamming highest first-class score on debut, idolises master blaster Sachin Tendulkar and says he will try to quickly get over the euphoria surrounding his feat and focus on scoring more runs for his team.

The Madhya Pradesh top-order held firm after conceding the first innings lead to keep Tamil Nadu at bay, reaching 142 for 1 at stumps on day three of the Ranji Trophy Group 'C' match on Sunday.

Tamil Nadu captain Baba Indrajith hit an unbeaten century as the team finished at 236 for 4 on the final day of the rain-hit Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' match against Madhya Pradesh on Sunday.

The 25-year-old's (110 n.o., 9x4) 254-ball essay helped Madhya Pradesh end Day 1 of their Ranji clash against TN on 214 for 3 at the NPR College Ground.

Bengal will look to strengthen their batting and exploit the home conditions when they host Madhya Pradesh in a second round Elite Group B Ranji Trophy fixture beginning on Monday.

KSCA XI bowlers came up with yet another splendid performance to power the hosts to an innings and 167-run victory over Assam Cricket Association in the Dr Thimmappaiah Memorial all-India cricket tournament at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Tuesday.

Harpreet Singh struck a gritty hundred to lead Madhya Pradesh's fightback before Delhi came up with a strong reply to leave the Ranji Trophy quarter-final nicely poised at stumps on day two.

Delhi realized their first objective of taking the first innings lead - 67 runs - but with two more days to go, there is still a lot to play for in the five-day Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Madhya Pradesh at the Dr Gokaraju Laila Gangaraju ACA Cricket Ground in Mulapadu on Saturday.