AND 26/1 | Live cricket score, Andhra vs Uttar Pradesh, Ranji Trophy 2015-16, Group B match, Day 3 at Ongole: At stumps, AND need 152 runs to win

Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of Day 3 of the Group B game of the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy between Andhra and Uttar Pradesh, live from Ongole. Uttar Pradesh are looking down the barrel as play starts on Day Three, having lost 3 wickets with 88 more required to make Andhra bat again. The hosts, led by Mohammad Kaif (who led the visitors till a few years back), put up a spirited show, and are on the verge of a win and bag 6 points. If they do reasonably well, they may even win by an innings and get a crucial bonus point: a lot would depend on their seam bowlers. Complete coverage of Ranji Trophy 2015-16

Live cricket scores Andhra 26/1 | Target 182 | Overs 11 | Batting: K S Bharat 16(31), Kaif 0(23): At stumps of Day 3, Andhra required another 152 runs to defeat UP in the Round 4 of the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2015-16 with nine wickets to spare and tomorrow being the final day. UP will want Ankit Rajpoot, who picked the lone wicket for UP in the second innings today, to once again strike early tomorrow. If a partnership is built by the Andhra side, with the likes of Bharat, Ricky Bui and other local players, a target of 182 should not be a big deal for them.

Live cricket scores Andhra 23/1 | Target 182 | Overs 6 | Batting: K S Bharat 13(15), Kaif 0(9): Vijay Kumar led Andhra’s bowling attack with his four-wicket haul as the hosts bundled up UP for 309. The visitors managed a lead of 182 in the second innings. From here, Andhra needs 160 runs to win with nine wickets in hand. UP’s Ankit Rajpoot struck in the fourth over, removing Andhra opener Prashanth Kumar cheaply for 12-ball 6. His innings constituted of one boundary. OUT! Prashanth Kumar c Akshdeep Nath b Ankit Rajpoot 6(12)

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Live cricket scores Uttar Pradesh 280/8, 170 | Andhra 297 | Overs 84 | Batting: Mohammad Saif 35(90), Praveen Kumar 48(41): From here, UP lead Andhra by 152 runs with two wickets to spare. The last batsman to be dismissed was Eklavya Dwivedi. He scored a calculated 72 fromm 135 balls before Vijay Kumar removed him on the fifth delivery of the 70th over. OUT! Eklavya Dwivedi c A G Pradeep b P Vijay Kumar 72(135)

Live cricket scores Uttar Pradesh 162/7, 170 | Andhra 297 | Overs 57 | Batting: Eklavya Dwivedi 48(99), Mohammad Saif 1(6): Piyush Chawla is the latest dismissal made by Andhra, Ayyappa Bandaru was the wicket-taker. Chawla got dismissed on the fifth delivery of the 55th over, leaving UP at 154 for 7. From here, UP lead Andhra by 35 runs. OUT! Piyush Chawla c Ricky Bhui b Ayyappa Bandaru 29(48)

Live cricket scores Uttar Pradesh 117/6, 170 | Andhra 297 | Overs 42 | Batting: Eklavya Dwivedi 32(49), Piyush Chawla 6(8): From here UP trail by 10 runs with four wickets in hand. Andhra once again is in a dominating position and if their bowling attack that includes the likes of Siva Kumar, Vijay Kumar and the youngster Stephan, continue to be consistent, this game definitely is going in their favour. On Day 3, UP has lost another three wickets. Amit Mishra, Akshdeep Nath and Umang Sharma were last three dismissals made by Andhra.

OUT! Amit Mishra LBW P Vijay Kumar 8(26)
OUT! Akshdeep Nath b P Vijay Kumar 4(9)
OUT! Umang Sharma LBW K V Sasikanth 25(72)

Andhra started Day Two on 77 without loss. Srikar Bharat (67 in 96 balls, 11 fours) fell on 85, but the middle-order contributed well. Barring Bharat’s partner Prasanth Kumar (67 in 150 balls, 7 fours, 1 six) nobody crossed 35, but Nos. 1 to 8 all reached double-figures. Andhra went past Uttar Pradesh’s 170 for the loss of 2 wickets, and were looking good for a big lead with 63 in advance and 6 wickets in hand. Unfortunately, they lost their last 6 wickets for 54, and the lead was restricted to 117. Captain Praveen Kumar was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 86.

It did not matter, for Tanmay Srivastava, Almas Shaukat, and night-watchman Kuldeep Yadav were dismissed before stumps. Uttar Pradesh finished on 39 for 3.

Squads:

Andhra: Mohammad Kaif (c), Srikant Bharat (wk), Prasanth Kumar, CV Stephen, Siva Kumar, Ricky Bhui, BSM Ayyappa, DP Vijaykumar, MUB Sriram, AG Pradeep, KV Sasikanth.

Uttar Pradesh: Praveen Kumar (c), Eklavya Dwivedi (wk), Tanmay Srivastava, Almas Shaukat, Umang Sharma, Mohammad Saif, Akshdeep Nath, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Amit Mishra, Ankit Rajpoot.