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Saurashtra Faces Tough Challenge Against Haryana in Ranji Trophy

Defending champions Saurashtra are on the brink of defeat, facing a precarious situation at 148/6 in their second innings against Haryana in the Ranji Trophy Group A match. After dismissing Saurashtra for 145 on the previous day, Haryana secured a first-innings lead of 55 runs, scoring 200 with Ankit Kumar (74) and Himanshu Rana (70) making significant contributions. In the second innings, Saurashtra struggled, with dependable opener Harvik Desai out for 15 and Cheteshwar Pujara dismissed for 43. With a lead of just 93 runs and the tail-enders to bat, Saurashtra could lose the match on Day 3.

Brief Scores:

Saurashtra: 145 and 148/6 in 54 overs (Cheteshwar Pujara 43, Arpit Vasavada 45; Nishant Sindhu 3/50).
Haryana: 200 in 67 overs (Ankit Kumar 74, Himanshu Rana 70; Yuvrajsinh Dodiya 4/55, Parth Bhut 3/34, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja 3/58).

In other matches:

Pune: Jharkhand scored 403 in 126.2 overs (Kumar Suraj 83, Virat Singh 108) against Maharashtra.
Delhi: Services posted 424/3 in 154 overs (Ravi Chauhan 107, Anshul Gupta 128*) against Rajasthan.
Ahmedabad: Vidarbha defeated Manipur by an innings and 90 runs, bundling them out for 75 and 65 in their two innings.

Naiteek Bhatt

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