Published: Nov 24, 2015, 08:30 AM (IST)
Edited: Aug 31, 2016, 04:49 PM (IST)
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live blog of day two of the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2015-16 Group A match between Maharashtra and Assam in Pune on Monday. Not a single ball was bowled yesterday due to wet outfield after heavy rainfall here at Pune. Since, the match is now reduced to a three-day affair, there is a strong probability that it will end in a draw. Still, the game is important as the team which takes a healthy lead in the first innings will get more points. Maharashtra have not won a single match in this tournament so far. Hence, they are in desperate need for a win. Assam, on the other hand have won three games and hence are favourites to perform better in this game too. Assam have 22 points from six games while Maharashtra have only 10. Thus, Assam have 12 more points than Maharashtra. Complete coverage of Ranji Trophy 2015-16
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Assam 223/4, BATTING: KB Arun Karthick 105 (225), Gokul Sharma 59 (103) — STUMPS!!!! Assam finish the day on a positive note, although they loist four wickets, they were able to go past the 200-run mark for the day. If the match goes on in this pace, it is well poised for a draw.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Assam 216/4, BATTING: KB Arun Karthick 104 (223), Gokul Sharma 53 (99) — The same story continues for Assam as they continue to bat and also go past the 200-run mark, while Arun Karthick scores his ton and Gokul Sharma scores his half-century.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Assam 170/4, BATTING: KB Arun Karthick 78 (183), Gokul Sharma 36 (66) — No harm done following the loss of four wickets for Assam as both the batsmen are batting comfortably, while Arun Karthick goes past his half-century and is batting solid.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Assam 122/4, BATTING: KB Arun Karthick 59 (136), Gokul Sharma 9 (26) — GONE!!!! Amit Verma has been dismissed for 32 as Assam continue to bat on despite a struggling innings so far.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Assam 93/3, BATTING: Amit Verma 32 (127), KB Arun Karthick 40 (108) — No harm done to Assam innings as of now following the early loss of three wickets as both the batsmen continue to bat steadily.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Assam 64/3, BATTING: Amit Verma 17 (62), KB Arun Karthick 29 (68) — Three wickets down for Assam as they lose Pallav Kumar Das, Rahul Hazarika and Sibsankar Roy early. Although the play begins a day late, it could still turn out to be an interesting encounter.
Assam are currently placed at third position in Group A while Maharashtra is two places down at fifth. Looking at previous form too, Assam appear to be a better team. They won their last match against Delhi. On the other hand, Maharashtra lost their previous game against Bengal. They also lost against Vidarbha before their humiliating defeat against Bengal. However, Maharashtra can certainly bounce back in this tournament if their key players like Chirag Khurana and Harshad Khadiwale deliver the goods. Krishna Das and Arup Das will be Assam’s key players to watch out for in the match. Amit Verma too bowled well in the previous match and a lot will depend on him also in this match.
Squads:
Maharashtra: Rohit Motwani (c & wk), Swapnil Gugale, Ankit Bawne, Harshad Khadiwale, Anupam Sanklecha, Chirag Khurana, Rahul Tripathi, Sangram Atitkar, Domnic Joseph, Shrikant Mundhe, Samad Fallah, Akshay Darekar, Kedar Jadhav, Nikti Dhumal, Vijay Zol, Bharatkumar Solanki
Assam: Gokul Sharma(c), Rahul Hazarika, Pallavkumar Das, Amit Verma, Arun Karthik, Tarjinder Singh, Kunal Saikia(wk), Jamaluddin Syed Mohammad, Swarupam Purkayastha, Arup Das, Krishna Das, Abu Nechim, Pritam Das, Rishav Kalapkanti Das, Sibsankar Roy, Bikash Chetri, Dhiraj Goswami
