Ankit Kaushik

Chandigarh's middle order batting finally came of age after Ankit Kaushik complimented the efforts of the top order with a fighting century to help his side salvage a draw against Baroda in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B encounter at Cuttack on Sunday. The result helped the UT side open their tally with a solitary point.

Financial hardships and family pressure had crashed his father's dreams of becoming a cricketer, but Chandigarh's batting sensation Ankit Kaushik feels his back-to-back centuries in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season is just the right stepping stone of fulfilling his father Kapil Dev's dreams.

What's the situation of the Punjab-Andhra match? That was Chandigarh wicketkeeper-batsman Uday Kaul's first reaction after slamming an unbeaten double century to propel the hosts within sniffing distance of an outright victory over Mizoram.

After a disappointing outing in their Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign opener against Kerala, Chandigarh put up a much improved performance against Uttarakhand on Thursday before narrowly going down by three wickets in Rajkot.

A couple of years back, he fell one short of equaling former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s record of 14 sixes in the Vijay Hazare trophy but on Tuesday, Ankit Kaushik bailed Chandigarh out with a sedate century as the hosts posted a healthy 274 for 5 before bad light forced an early closure of play on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy tie against Bihar here on Tuesday.

Chandigarh skipper Manan Vohra’s valiant century went in vain as the UT team narrowly went down to Maharashtra by 5 wickets to end their Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign with a fifth successive loss in Rajkot on Tuesday.

The equation was quite simple, Chandigarh needed 73 off the last 10 when skipper Manan Vohra departed after registering a well-deserved century. The onus was on Ankit Kaushik and the youngster did it in style to help the UT side open their Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign with a three-wicket victory over Haryana on Sunday.

Chandigarh overcame stiff resistance from rookie opener Basir Rahman before riding on a splendid seven-wicket effort from pacer Jagjit Singh Sandhu to blow Manipur away by an innings and 405 runs in their final Plate group match, and thereby wrap up their maiden Ranji Trophy journey on a winning note here on Friday.

Ankit Kaushik's brilliant unbeaten knock of 74 went in vain as Railways held their nerves to pull off a thrilling one-run win over Chandigarh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Friday.

Jharkhand trails Chandigarh by 60 runs, ending day three at 28/3 in their second innings. Debutant Sharandeep Singh remains unbeaten at 19, with nightwatchman Manishi on 0. Earlier, Chandigarh's Ankit Kaushik shines with a brilliant 112, helping his team secure an 88-run first-innings lead.

Forced to split points after their opening match against Nagaland was called off due to wet outfield, Chandigarh will be keen to spend some time in the middle as they take on Manipur in their Round 2 match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy at the TI Murugappa Ground in Chennai on Wednesday.

Into their second domestic season, Chandigarh will get first-hand experience of playing in the Elite Group, when they open their Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign against neighbours Haryana in a Group E clash in Kolkata on Sunday.

If the second day’s play belonged to the centurion duo of Ankit Kaushik and Raman Bishnoi, Chandigarh showed their prowess with the ball on the penultimate day of their Ranji Trophy Round 3 Plate Group clash by skittling out Meghalaya twice, thanks to a collective effort from pacer Shresth Nirmohi, and the left-arm spin twins Gurinder Singh and Bipul Sharma.

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Incessant rain failed to hamper the spirit of young Raman Bishnoi, who slammed his second successive century to power Chandigarh to a mammoth 400 for 6 declared, even as only 18 overs of play could be possible on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Plate Group clash against Nagaland at Sovima, near Dimapur on Sunday.

Defending champions Tamil Nadu outplayed Odisha by five wickets in a group E fixture of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament, here on Wednesday.

Left-arm spinner Kumar Kartikeya grabbed his maiden 10-wicket match haul in first class cricket as reigning champions Madhya Pradesh thrashed Chandigarh by an innings and 125 runs on a day 23 wickets tumbled in their Ranji Trophy Group D game on Wednesday.

Skipper Manan Vohra led from the front with yet another scintillating half century to help Chandigarh register a consolation six-wicket win over Uttarakhand in their final Elite Group E league encounter of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy played in Sultanpur on Tuesday.

Having nearly missed a quarterfinal berth in the previous season, thanks to a washed out contest, Chandigarh will look to gain some early momentum when they open their Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy campaign against Uttar Pradesh at the Gurgaon Cricket Stadium, Sultanpur on Thursday.

Middle-order batsman Prerak Mankad on Saturday took Eden Gardens by storm with a sensational 174 to power Saurashtra to a 62-run win over Chandigarh in a group E clash of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here.