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Ranji Trophy: Nadeem fiver restricts Haryana, Gandhi, Kalaria rescue Gujarat vs Odisha

mohit sharmaVadodara/Jaipur: Jharkhand spinner Shahbaz Nadeem claimed a five-wicket haul as Haryana posted 251/7 in their first innings on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy quarter-final at the Moti Bagh Stadium here on Friday.

Nadeem removed the Haryana top order to return figures of 5/75.

Medium-pacer Anand Singh (1/38) and leg-spinner Samar Quadri (1/61) claimed a wicket each.

Sanjay Pahal (38 batting) and Harshal Patel (22 batting) were at the crease at the crease at stumps.

Electing to bat on winning the toss, Haryana captain Mohit Sharma saw his decision backfire as his team lost openers Nitin Saini (22) and Shubham Rohilla (18) cheaply.

Shivam Chauhan (23) also did not last long, becoming Nadeem's third victim as Haryana struggled at 71/3.
Chaitanya Bishnoi (41) and Rajat Paliwal (42) then produced an 83-run partnership as they attempted to bring the Haryana innings back on track.

Nadeem, however, removed both batsmen in consecutive overs to swing the momentum back in Jharkhand's favour.
Rohit Sharma and Amit Mishra also fell cheaply before Pahal and Patel came up with an unbroken stand of 56 runs.
Meanwhile, Riding on an unbeaten 126-run seventh-wicket stand between Chirag Gandhi and Rush Kalaria, Gujarat ended the opening day of their Ranji Trophy cricket quarter-final match on 197/6 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Friday.

At stumps, Gandhi and Kalaria were at crease with 62 and 59 respectively.

Playing their first Ranji quarter-final in 15 years, Odisha rode on medium-pacer Deepak Behera (3/36) and Basant Mohanty (2/48) to break the backbone of the Gujarat batting.

Opting to field, Odisha had Gujarat on the mat at 71/6 in 31 overs but Gandhi and Kalaria rescued the team with their gritty effort.

While Gandhi struck six boundaries in his 161-ball knock, Kalaria found the fence six times and cleared it once while facing 136 deliveries.

Brief Scores:

Haryana (First Innings): 251/7 (Chaitanya Bishnoi 41, Rajat Paliwal 42; Shahbaz Nadeem 5/75) vs Jharkhand.

Gujarat 197/6 (Chirag Gandhi 62 not out, Rush Kalaria 59 not out, Deepak Behera 3/36, Basant Mohanty 2/48)

 

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