Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy featured spectacular batting displays, highlighted by double-century efforts from Urvil Patel, Sanvir Singh, and Pradosh Ranjal Paul.
Gujarat’s Urvil Patel blazed his way to an unbeaten 210 off just 227 balls, including 17 boundaries and six sixes.
Supported by Vishal Jayswal’s 77, Gujarat declared at 534/9. Punjab’s Sanvir Singh similarly excelled, turning his overnight 100* into a massive score as part of a triple-century contribution from the middle order. With Salil Arora hitting 205 and Emanjot Singh Chahal scoring 122, Punjab posted 592/9 against Andhra. Meanwhile, Pradosh Ranjal Paul recorded a double century for Tamil Nadu, bolstered by Ajith Ram’s ton from the number seven position, leading to a declaration at 571/7. Punjab batter Sanvir Singh doubled his Day 1 score of 100* to help his side bury Andhra under a mountain of runs. Which included 7 fours and 9 sixes, punjab had a troika of centurions – Salil Arora got 144 while Emanjot Singh Chahal smashed a 150-ball 122. With 22 fours in it, salil finished on 205 off 375 deliveries. 10 batter Sukhdeep Singh Bajwa joined in on the fun with a blitzy 38* as Punjab declared on 592/9.
Karnataka continued their strong momentum against Assam, reaching 496/5 by the end of play with a lead of 361. KV Aneesh remained unbeaten on 142, supported by half-centuries from Aneshwar Gautam (83) and Manvanth Kumar (53*). In Nagpur, Vidarbha captain Akshay Wadkar fought back with a century before retiring hurt, while Nachiket Bhute contributed a rapid 97 off 111 balls to secure a solid lead after the team resumed at 56/4. Elsewhere, Uttar Pradesh openers Adarsh Singh (96*) and Madhav Kaushik (90*) batted through 55 overs to establish a steady response to Baroda’s 355. 8 batter Nachiket Bhute slammed six fours and five sixes enroute to a 111-ball 97 that pushed the team to a healthy first-innings lead after starting off the day at 56/4.
Defending champions Jammu & Kashmir saw a stabilizing performance from openers Qamran Iqbal (68*) and Shubham Khajuria (80*) after their bowlers allowed Puducherry to reach 385. In other matches, Delhi found relief through Ayush Doseja (78) and Sumit Mathur (80*) as they countered Services’ 266. Uttarakhand opener Dega Nischal displayed grit with an undefeated 148, occupying the crease for 376 deliveries, while Rajasthan’s Rohan Rajbar (140) and Mahipal Lomror (97) stabilized their side’s effort against Himachal Pradesh. Having started the day with an overnight score of 261/6, defending champions Jammu & Kashmir were buoyed by openers Qamran Iqbal (68*) and Shubham Khajuria (80*) after their bowlers let Puducherry get to 385. Saved Delhi the blushes with a measured 78, there wasn’t a third double century of the season for Ayush Badoni but his namesake – Ayush Doseja. Battling for 376 deliveries (62.4 overs), uttarakhand opener Dega Nischal was his team’s flagbearer with the bat as he fought on with an undefeated 148. Day 2 was about measured batting that saw Rajasthan push their lead to 222 runs. Rajasthan opener Rohan Rajbar (140) and Mahipal Lomror (97) restored some batting normalcy in a the wildly fast-paced encounter between Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh, where both teams were bundled out in their first inn.
Spinners dictated terms in several encounters. Tripura’s duo of Parvez Sultan and Sandip Sarkar dismantled Saurashtra; Sultan claimed a five-wicket haul while Sarkar took four, bundling out the opposition for just 118. In Goa, 19-year-old off-spinner Yash Kasavankar and 34-year-old Vasuki Kaushik took three wickets apiece to restrict Bihar to 107, enabling Goa to enforce the follow-on. Chhattisgarh’s Dharmendrasinh Jadeja shone with 5/84, keeping Hyderabad in check at 275/9, just nine runs behind, after the hosts added only five runs to their overnight total.
Mumbai’s progress was steady as fifties from Akash Anand and Shams Mulani helped the team move from their overnight 247/6 to a final total of 396 against Railways.
