Ekant Sen

A gritty show from the Himachal Pradesh lower-order did not allow Delhi to enforce the follow-on in a Group B match of the Ranji Trophy on Tuesday.

Rishi Dhawan starred with the bat and the ball as Himachal Pradesh claimed a thumping 84-run victory over Hyderabad in their Group C encounter of the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Sector 16 Cricket Stadium on Monday.

Ankit Kalsi scored his first double century in first-class cricket as Himachal Pradesh declared at 663/3 against Uttarakhand in their Ranji Trophy match. Prashant Chopra fell short of a double century with 171 runs. Kalsi, along with Ekant Sen’s 101, led the charge. Uttarakhand ended the day at 50/1 in reply.

Aniket Choudhary showcased his prowess as Rajasthan's mainstay bowler by clinching a five-wicket haul against Himachal Pradesh in their Ranji Trophy match. His efforts, complemented by young spinner Manav Suthar's significant contributions, led Rajasthan to an eight-wicket victory in Dharamsala.

Unmukt Chand scored 64 in Delhi's successful run-chase against Kerala in an inconsequential Vijay Hazare Trophy encounter, on Saturday.

Two breezy knocks from Vishnu Vinod and Sachin Baby and four-wicket hauls from seamer Vinod Kumar and leggie Shreyas Gopal helped Kerala start their season on a winning note as they humbled Himachal Pradesh by 35 runs in a Group A fixture of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament at Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy ground on Monday.

Saurashtra are set to qualify for the knockout stage of the Vijay Hazare Trophy after notching up a four-wicket win over Tripura in their penultimate group A match on Monday.

Odisha suffered an 8-wicket defeat against Himachal Pradesh in their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match. Odisha struggled in their batting innings and were reduced to 69 for 6 before Abhishek Yadav and Rakesh Pattanaik's partnership helped them reach a total of 138 for 7. However, Himachal Pradesh easily chased down the target with Sumeet Verma's unbeaten 58 off 23 balls.

Mumbai made heavy weather of a target before getting the better of Himachal Pradesh by three wickets and claiming their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday.

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Deepak Chahar, recovering from a hamstring injury, excelled by taking 5 wickets for 30 runs, helping Rajasthan bowl out Himachal Pradesh for 98 in their first innings during a Ranji Trophy match. Rajasthan enforced the follow-on, and Himachal ended Day Two at 147/2 after a solid start.

Skipper Prashant Chopra led Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) to lift the Trident Cup for the 26th JP Atray Memorial Tournament, after handing a massive 75-run humiliation to Ranstar Cricket Club, Delhi in the rain-truncated final at the PCA Stadium here on Sunday.

The Karnataka-born top-order batsman led the KCA team out to the middle against Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) XI in the Captain K Thimmappiah Memorial Cricket Tournament in Bengaluru on Monday.

Mumbai made heavy weather of a target before getting the better of Himachal Pradesh by three wickets and claiming their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday.

Hosts Punjab made early inroads into the batting lineup of HP but the middle order milked the limited and inexperienced bowling attack to push the score to 244 for 5 by the end of the 90-over opening day of the Ranji Trophy Group B match.

Domestic giants Mumbai trounced Himachal Pradesh by 200 runs in their final Elite Group D game on Monday to remain unbeaten in the league stage of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

After a shaky Vijay Hazare debut season, where the team failed to get past the league stage, the home boys will be itching to bounce back in the shortest format as they take on Himachal Pradesh in their opening Mushtaq Ali T20 match at the Sector-16 ground on Friday.

Dhruv Shorey and Karun Nair led Vidarbha's strong reply against Himachal Pradesh on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy match. Shorey hit an unbeaten century, while Nair provided solid support with a half-century. Vidarbha ended the day at 283 for 2, trailing Himachal's first innings total of 307 by just 24 runs.

Domestic giants Mumbai got their hands on the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy, the elusive silverware missing from their bulging cabinet, defeating Himachal Pradesh by three wickets in the summit clash in Kolkata on Saturday. Mumbai bowlers were right on the money as spinner Tanush Kotain (3/15) and medium pacer Mohit Avasthi (3/21) shared six wickets between them to restrict Himachal Pradesh to 143 for eight.