Ranji Trophy 2022-23: Rahane, Shorey slam double-hundreds, Meghalaya humble Sikkim
What's the story
The second-round matches of the 2022-23 Ranji Trophy are underway and Day 2 of the same witnessed some exciting action.
Former Indian vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane's double-ton was the headline of the day's play.
His Mumbai teammate Sarfaraz Khan also smashed a fine century. Delhi's Dhruv Shorey also struck a double-ton.
Meanwhile, some games also witnessed conclusions on Day 2.
Here's the day report.
Rahane
Double-ton from Ajinkya Rahane
Rahane's double-hundred was recorded vs Hyderabad.
He arrived at number four with the scorecard reading 176/2.
The Mumbai skipper added 206 runs alongside youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal, who also scored a brilliant 195-ball 162.
Sarfaraz also contributed with a brilliant ton. He scored 126 off 161 balls.
Suryakumar Yadav also made a fiery 90. As a result, Mumbai declared their first innings at 651/6.
Delhi
Dhruv Shorey shines for Delhi
Delhi posted 439 while batting first in the Group B match against Assam.
While most of their batters struggled, opener Dhruv Shorey stood up as a one-man army.
He batted aggressively and scored an unbeaten 315-ball 252 (4s: 34, 6s: 2).
No other batter from the Delhi camp could cross the 45-run mark.
For Assam, Sidharth Sarmah and Mrinmoy Dutta scalped three wickets apiece.
Kerala
Sanju Samson, Sachin Baby shine for Kerala
After conceding 337 vs Rajasthan, Kerala were reeling at 31/3.
However, in walked skipper Sanju Samson and he steadied the ship alongside Sachin Baby.
The duo added 145 runs for the fourth wicket for Samson perished for 82.
Meanwhile, Baby brought up a fine ton (109*) as Kerala finished the day at 268/8.
Aniket Choudhary took three wickets for Rajasthan during the day.
Meghalaya vs Sikkim
Meghalaya humble Sikkim in low-scoring thriller
Meghalaya thrashed Sikkim by 10 wickets in the Plate-group contest.
Sikkim posted 140 while batting first and in reply, Meghalaya could only manage 153, earning a paltry 13-run lead.
Sikkim got bundled out for 90 in their second outing, setting a 78-run target.
Meghalaya crossed the line without breaking a sweat. Rajesh Bishnoi Jr. took nine wickets in the game.
Shahbaz Ahmed
Five-for for Shahbaz Ahmed
Bengal have tightened their grip over Himachal Pradesh in the Group A contest.
After posting 310 while batting first, Bengal bundled HP out for 130, earning a 180-run first-innings lead.
Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed starred for them with a five-wicket haul (5/32).
Bengal, standing in their second innings, ended the day at 89/1. They lead by 269 runs.
Stats
A look at other key results
Uttar Pradesh need four wickets to hand Nagaland an innings defeat.
The latter team trails by 371 runs. Punjab's Baltej Singh recorded 6/58 vs Railways.
Gujarat's Siddharth Desai claimed 6/38 against Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh thrashed Chandigarh by an innings and 125 runs.
Karnataka's Ankit Sharma also scalped a six-fer (6/60) vs Puducherry.
Tamil Nadu's Sai Sudharsan slammed 113 vs Andhra.