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LIVE Cricket Score Ranji Trophy 2016-17, Day 1, Round 4

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Namaste! Hello and Welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2016-17. This is Day One of Round 4 matches and here you will get all the live updates of all the thirteen matches. Hyderabad vs Himachal, Punjab vs Baroda, Tamil Nadu vs Madhya Pradesh, Railways vs Bengal, Uttar Pradesh vs Gujarat, Delhi vs Odisha,, Rajasthan vs Maharashtra, Assam vs Karnataka, Jharkhand vs Vidarbha, Haryana vs Andhra, Tripura vs Goa, Jammu and Kashmir vs Services are the matches that are to take place in Round 4 that will start from today. Ranji Trophy 2016-17 Points Table & team standings

A confident Karnataka, looking solid on paper, will clash with bottom-of-the-table Assam in a Group B Ranji Trophy game starting on Thursday at the Bandra-Kurla Complex ground of the Mumbai Cricket Association. The southern outfit, second on the table behind leaders Jharkhand – who have played one extra game – with ten points from two matches, head into the four-day clash with their morale boosted by the innings victory over Delhi at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Captained by Karun Nair, in the absence of injured regular skipper R Vinay Kumar, Karnataka appear to be carrying too many guns in all facets of the game for the comfort of Assam who, incidentally, are coached by former Karnataka and India spinner Sunil Joshi, Reported PTI. Read More about Ranji Trophy

Even without Vinay, their bowling attack looks potent as was seen when Delhi were routed for 90 and 164 in Kolkata. “Obviously we are missing Vinay, but injuries are part of the game. You cannot control them. We wish that he is back as soon as a possible but at the same time, we have bowlers who can step up and do well as well,” said Nair on Wednesday. “It’s not like we are short on bowlers or anything. We still have bowlers who can come up in his place and get wickets for us. Everyone is confident and looking forward to doing well in this game. We are looking forward to this game and do well,” Nair added. Delhi head coach blasts DDCA for maladministration

Assam are aware of what confronts them and Joshi was candid in his assessment of his team’s chances against his former state. “Of course, known faces in the opposition, feels nice. They have done well in the last game. I am sure their confidence will be high. Good for us that we are looking at a fresh start. Hopefully we can do well,” he said.

Assam have lost two matches and conceded the first innings in the other game they have played this season. “I won’t say it’s a worse start. Yes, there is a room to improve. Every team goes through the grind; no wonder that Assam has to go through the grind. I hope the players change the mindset because playing on neutral venues, you need a good mindset,” said Joshi.

Former member of the ICC Panel of Umpires, Amish Saheba is all set to establish a record when he officiates in his 100th first class cricket match at Keenan Stadium on Thursday. Saheba, who was adjudged by BCCI as “the best Indian Umpire” in 2009-10, will officiate the four-day Ranji Trophy match between Kerala and Chhattisgarh commencing on Thursday. “I am really happy to stand on the field to officiate as umpire (in) my 100th first class match to be played between Kerala and Chhattisgarh here from tomorrow,” Saheba told PTI on Wednesday. “It will be a memorable moment for me,” he said.

Gujarat-based Saheba was the second Indian umpire to accomplish the feat after Mumbai-based umpire Suresh Shastri, who had officiated his 100th first class match in the Hyderabad-Kerala Ranji trophy encounter at Uppal in Hyderabad a couple of years ago. Shastri did umpiring in a total of 107 first class matches. Saheba has also officiated in three Test matches, 51 ODIs and 12 T20 matches including the T20 World Cup in England in 2008 and the 2011 ICC World Cup. Having started his career as a right-hand batsman for the Under-19 Gujarat and State Bank teams, Saheba had secured first rank both in the Umpires’ examination conducted by BCCI in 1991 and thereafter the promotional exam in 2004.

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