Tripathi ton ensures three points for Maharashtra
Rahul Tripathi, Maharashtra's 24-year-old middle-order batsman, batted sensibly through a tense morning session in Jaipur to help them seal three points by taking the first-innings lead
22/10Result
Group A, Ranji Trophy at Jaipur, Oct 22-25 2015
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![Rajasthan]( "Rajasthan")
318 & 334/5d -
![Maharashtra]( "Maharashtra")
409 & 23/0 (6 ov)
Player of the Match
22/10Result
Group A, Ranji Trophy at Jaipur, Oct 22-25 2015
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![Rajasthan]( "Rajasthan")
318 & 334/5d -
![Maharashtra]( "Maharashtra")
409 & 23/0 (6 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Match Details
Series
Toss
Maharashtra , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
09.30 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 16.30
Match days
22,23,24,25 October 2015 (4-day match)
Match Referee
Points
Maharashtra 3, Rajasthan 1
Scorecard Summary
RAJASTHAN 318 (102.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Rajat Bhatia59 (132)
- Ashok Menaria84 (125)
- Shrikant Mundhe3/94 (25)
- Samad Fallah3/77 (26)
MAHARASHTRA 409 (120.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Chirag Khurana77 (117)
- Rahul Tripathi119 (250)
- Deepak Chahar3/94 (26.4)
- Kukna Ajay Singh4/87 (21)
RAJASTHAN 334/5d (115.3 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Rajat Bhatia64 (137)
- Ashok Menaria*150 (304)
- Anupam Sanklecha1/52 (17)
- Shrikant Mundhe2/51 (18)
MAHARASHTRA 23/0 (6 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Harshad Khadiwale*3 (13)
- Swapnil Gugale*20 (23)
- Puneet Yadav0/17 (3)
- Kukna Ajay Singh0/6 (3)
Match Coverage
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Ranji Trophy
| Group A | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT | NRR |
| VIDAR | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0.047 |
| BENG | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 0.11 |
| ASSAM | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 26 | -0.304 |
| DELHI | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 0.215 |
| KNTKA | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 0.336 |
| RAJ | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | -0.313 |
| MAHA | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 0.301 |
| ODSA | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0.016 |
| HRYNA | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -0.406 |
| Group B | ||||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT | NRR |
| MUM | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 0.851 |
| PNJB | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0.045 |
| MP | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 24 | -0.059 |
| GUJ | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 | -0.092 |
| UP | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | -0.117 |
| TN | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | -0.322 |
| BRODA | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | -0.045 |
| RLYS | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0.039 |
| AP | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -0.459 |
| Group C | ||||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT | NRR |
| SAU | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 36 | -0.061 |
| JHK | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0.088 |
| HP | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 1.013 |
| SVCS | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 0.472 |
| KER | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0.084 |
| GOA | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 | -0.21 |
| J & K | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -0.053 |
| HYD | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -0.467 |
| TPURA | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | -0.76 |