Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of Day 3 of the Group C game of the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy between Kerala and Saurshtra from Perinthalmanna Cricket Stadium in Malappuram. Saurashtra are currently the group leaders at present, claiming the top spot with 29 points from six games. While Kerala are in the middle half of the table at no. five with 19 points from six games. Kerala would be in desperate search of a win and rise up the table, while Saurashtra would look for another win and maintain the table top lead as well as male sure to prove why they are so good at the moment. Complete coverage of Ranji Trophy 2015-16
Live cricket scores Saurashtra 69 | Target 115 |Overs 33.1| Batting: VM Jivrajani 0(0): Akshay Chandran cleans up Shaurya Sanandia and Jaydev Unadkat while the last wicket was taken by Monish Kareparambil. With this, Saurashtra are bowled out for 69 and Kerala win the match by 45 runs. Monish was Kerala’s hero picking six wickets in the first and following it up with five in the second innings. OUT! Shaurya Sanandia b Akshay Chandran 17(32), OUT! Jaydev Unadkat b Akshay Chandran 15(22), OUT! DA Jadeja c Rohan Prem b Monish Kareparambil 0(8)
Live cricket scores Saurashtra 46/7 | Target 115 |Overs 25.3| Batting: Shaurya Sanandia 10(14), Jaydev Unadkat 0(2): In a lethal spell of spin bowling, Kerala’s bowler Monish Kareparambil destroys Saurashtra’s lower middle-order. He sends Sheldon Jackson, Samarth Vyas and Chirag Jani to the dugout in quick succession. Saurashtra are now tottering on 46 for seven. They need 69 runs to win from here on with only three wickets in hand; the match has reached its climax and can go either side. OUT! Sheldon Jackson c Sachin Baby b Monish Kareparambil 7(29), OUT! Samarth Vyas c Fabid Ahmed b Monish Kareparambil 1(9), OUT! Chirag Jani b Monish Kareparambil 0(1)
Live cricket scores Saurashtra 29/4 | Target 115 |Overs 18| Batting: Sheldon Jackson 1(5), Samarth Vyas 0(5): Saurashtra have lost three wickets since morning. Kerala bowlers— Warrier and Monish Kareparambil are bowling very well. Saurashtra now needs 86 runs to win. Kerala bowlers have shown resilience and brought them back into the match. Two new batsmen are at the crease now— Sheldon Jackson and Samarth Vyas. Samarth is yet to open his account. This match will most likely go down to the wire. OUT! Avi Barot lbw Warrier 8(25), OUT! Sagar Jogiyani c Fabid Ahmed b Monish Kareparambil 9(44), OUT! Jaydev Shah c Sanju Samson b Warrier 5(24)
Spinners Dharmendrasinh Jadeja and Vandit Jivrajani grabbed six and four wickets respectively as Saurashtra sniffed victory in their Ranji Trophy cricket match against Kerala here today. Saurashtra, who resumed the third day at 55/6, conceded a nine-run first innings lead to Kerala as they were all out for 157 in the post lunch session of the third day in reply to the home team’s first innings total of 166. The third day’s play, which saw 15 wickets falling, turned out to be an eventful one with Saurashtra skittling out Kerala for 105 in just 41 overs with left-arm spinner Jadeja leading the charge with a haul of 6/59.
Teams:
Kerala: Sanju Samson (c, wk), VA Jagadeesh, Fabid Ahmed, Rohan Prem, Sachin Baby, Warrier, Akshay Chandran, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Nidheesh MD, Monish Kareparambil, Robert.
Saurashtra: AA Barot, Chirag Jani, Dharmendrasinh Aniruddsinh Jadeja, Jaydev Shah (c), Sagar Jogiyani (wk), Shaurya M Sanandia, Sheldon Jackson, VM Jivrajani, Samarth Vyas, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohsin Dodia.