Through this upgradation, players and state associations will now be guaranteed minimal paperwork and a reduced timeline to process invoices.

Saurashtra emerged victorious in Ranji final in March 2020, beating Bengal. They were supposed to play Irani Cup a week later before COVID-19 put the things to halt

His departure from Bengal comes after a public fallout with a state association official

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 3 (ANI): A landmark moment in the history of Ranji Trophy came on Thursday as Railways and Jammu and Kashmir stepped out to the field to play the 5000th game of the tournament.

Guwahati Feb 27 PTI Dhruv Shoreys counter-attacking hundred set up a fitting final hour but old warhorse Shahbaz Nadeems second five-wicket haul enabled Jharkhand to oust Delhi from quarterfinal contention with a thrilling 15-run win in the final over of their Ranji Trophy group H encounter here on Sunday While Shorey should be credited for his superb 136 off 177 balls that kept Delhi in hunt for a tough score of 335 but they wilted under pressure during the final half an hour when Nadeem 583 in 31 overs and fellow left-arm orthodox spinner Anukul Roy 271 in 204 overs brilliantly closed down the run-scoring opportunities Delhi skipper Pradeep Sangwan was coolly stumped by debutant wicketkeeper Kumar Kushagra after he failed to get going Nadeems 10-wicket match haul ensured that Jharkhand with full six points stay in contention for a knockout berth when they lock horns with Tamil Nadu 6 points in their last game However both teams will want that Delhi at least stop Chattisgarh 7 points and current group toppers from going beyond a point For Delhi the tournament is as good as over and only seven points including a bonus against Chattisgarh will give them a slim chance in theory On the day Jharkhand skipper Virat Singh declared at 307 for 7 leaving Delhi with a target of 335 in just over two and half sessions It was Shorey who attacked Jharkhand new ball bowlers to collect boundaries at will as 60 came in little over 10 overs The Jharkhand skipper spread the field to stop the flow of boundaries Delhi batters ran more than 120 singles courtesy Shorey who also had 17 fours and two sixes to his credit It was a back-foot punch through covers that got him to his second century in as many matches He added 60 with Yash Dhull 19 65 with Himmat Singh 34 for the fourth wicket and another 87 with the stodgy Jonty Sidhu 59 for the fifth wicket However Shorey while trying to up the ante in the final session couldnt time a back-foot pull off a Nadeem delivery as Vikas Vishal took a well judged catch at the wide long-on boundary Once Shorey was gone Jonty did well with Lalit Yadav 17 for a brief while before Nadeem tossed one up and the left-hander was stumped for the second time in the game by debutant Kushagra Even then at 289 for six Delhi with 46 runs to get looked in control but Lalit going for a non-existent third run was found short when Kushagra collected one neatly from the deep and threw down the stumps at the non-strikers end Strangely Sangwan played a lot of dot balls and towards the end it seemed that he was happy with a point when it would have been of little help Credit must be given to Nadeem and Anukul for bottling them and also dismissing the tail quickly while creating a psychological advantage by time wasting tactic that included applying saliva on the ball a practive currently prohibited due to the COVID-19 pandemic Tamil Nadu fail to win outright vs Chattisgarh Tamil Nadu stayed in the hunt for a quarter-final berth with a first innings lead against Chattisgarh but they would regret the fact that only three came from the game instead of six despite them enforcing follow-on Having scored 470 in the first innings Tamil Nadu couldnt get Chattisgarh all out as they ended on 172 for 8 getting a point and maintaining top position in the group with seven points It was skipper Harpreet Singh Bhatia 43 not out of 162 balls who again defied the Tamil Nadu spinners who shared the spoils with left-armers Ravi Srinivasan Sai Kishore and M Siddharth both of whom got three wickets each The seasoned Baba Aparajith got two wickets Brief Scores Jharkhand 251 and 3077 decl Kumar Suraj 131 no Nazim Siddiqui 110 Nistish Rana 347 Delhi 224 and target 335 319 all out Dhruv Shorey 136 JontySidhy 59 Shahbaz Nadeem 583 Jharkhand 6 Delhi 0 Tamil Nadu 470 Chattisgarh 304 Harpreet Bhatia 170 no and fo 1728 Harpreet Bhatia 43 no R Sai Kishore 344 M Siddharth 348 Points TN 3 Chattisgarh 1 PTI KHS PM PM

New Delhi Feb 25 PTI The Indian cricket board is all set to resume its remaining domestic competition with the Senior National T20 for women and the National U-25 red ball tournament for CK Naidu Trophy to be held between March and May BCCI secretary Jay Shah said on Friday The Ranji Trophy is already into its second round after it became a curtailed season due to peak third wave in January which threatened the entire domestic calendar but now things are expected to fall in place As we completed the Round 1 of Ranji Trophy 2021-22 it gives me immense pleasure to apprise you that Sr Womens T20 Trophy and Col CK Naidu Trophy 2021-22 shall take place during months of March-May 2022 BCCI will share draw of the tournaments and safety protocols in due course Shah wrote in a letter to various state associations In fact Senior Womens T20 and U-25 earlier U-23 which is now an Inter-State A team tournament will also ensure that domestic cricketers will be again having a flow income which had stopped The tournament will be held simultaneously with IPL and thus the umpires and scorers across the country who survive only on domestic and age group tournaments will immensely benefit However BCCI is yet to give a notification about the quarter-finals of the Cooch Behar Trophy which is expected to be played in April once most of the boys finish their annual examination PTI KHS KHS SSC SSC

New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): Former England skipper Michael Vaughan on Thursday lavished praise on Delhi batter Yash Dhull for his incredible first-class debut in the ongoing Ranji Trophy Elite Group H match.

New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah on Friday said that the Ranji Trophy this season would be held in two phases, in which all the league-stage games would be held in the first phase.

New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) has decided to shut its all operations with immediate effect after Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) directed that all private offices shall be closed except those that come under the exempted category.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 3 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly on Monday confirmed that the upcoming edition of the Ranji Trophy will be staged as planned.