TRIPURA 11/3 (f/o) I Live Cricket Score, Saurashtra vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy 2015-16, Group C match, Day 2 at Rajkot: End of day’s play

Saurashtra and Tripura will take on each other in the opening round of the Ranji Trophy 2015-16 at Rajkot on Day Two with Saurashtra having the slight edge with an overnight total of 270 for six. Saurashtra didn’t have an ideal start to the day with both openers getting dismissed for 23 each. Cheteshwar Pujara scored just 10 runs and Saurashtra were forced into a corner by Tripura. Jaydev Shah only managed to score 24 runs, but Ravindra Jadeja came up with a gritty knock of 91 at the right time. READ: Ranji Trophy 2015-16: Tripura squad and team Preview

Jaddu may have missed out on an opportunity to score a hundred, but the man who supported him Sheldon Jackson went to stumps at 82 and will look to complete the milestone. AV Vasavadava was run out in the final overs of the day, or Saurashtra could have ended at a more appealing score of 270 for five. Ranji Trophy 2015-16: Saurashtra squad and team preview

In the bowling department, skipper Abhijit Dey showed evident improvement with his bowling and picked four wickets in his 29 overs. The only other wicket taken by a bowler went to Tushar Saha who got rid of Sagar Jogiyani. AA Barot, Cheteshwar Pujara, Jaydev Shah and Ravindra Jadeja all fell prey to Dey. On Day Two, the focus for Saurashtra will be to continuing making runs, while Tripura will target to wra up the innings as soon as possible.

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Live Cricket Score Tripura 2nd innings 11/3| Overs 59|  BATTING: A A Dey 3(14), Mura Singh 1(10):
Tripura are struggling on 11/3 after having been asked to follow-on. Both their openers are back in pavilion. Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets. He now has eight wickets from the match and a good knock while batting.

OUT! S S Roy c Pujara b Unadkat 0(16), Arindam Das c Pujara b Ravindra Jadeja 3(19), R K Solanki c&b Ravindra Jadeja

Live Cricket Score Tripura 103| Overs 59|  BATTING: Rana Datta 0(0) :
It’s all over for Tripura, they are bundled out for 103 and will have to follow-on mostly. Their batting lacked partnerships which lead to their downfall. Ravindra Jadeja chipped in with the ball as well and took six wickets giving just 27 runs. His economy was just 1.91. They will now follow-on.

OUT! T S Saha c Jani b Ravindra Jadeja 0(3), S C Das c Pujara b Ravindra Jadeja 1(6), Mura Singh c Jackson b Makwana 15(23), Parwinder Singh lbw Makwana 19(65)

Live Cricket Score Tripura 78/6| Overs 50|  BATTING: Parvinder Singh 14(42) :
Things are getting worse for Tripura, they need 231 more runs to avoid a follow-on. They lost two more wickets in the last nine overs. Parvinder Singh needs someone to hold one end up. Ravindra Jadeja is doing his bit with the ball as well, he has picked four wickets and has an economy of under one.

OUT! Acharjee c Pujara b D A Jadeja 1(16), Sen Choudhury c Shah b Ravindra Jadeja 10(24)

Live Cricket Score Tripura 61/4| Overs 41|  BATTING: Parvinder Singh 7(17), Acharjee 1(14):
Tripura is in danger, they have lost four wickets for just 61 runs. Their key batsmen are back in the pavilion. The problem is that they are chasing 307 and it will not be even remotely easy for batters Parvinder Singh and Acharjee who are batting at the moment to get close to the target to avoid a big first innings trail.

OUT! A A Dey c Jackson b Ravindra Jadeja 7 (53), Arindam Das c Pujara b Ravindra Jadeja 20 (95), Solanki c Shah b Makwana 1 (12)

Live Cricket Score Tripura 46/1| Overs 31|  BATTING: A A Dey 7 (48), Arindam Das 20 (95): After losing the wicket of S Roy A A Dey came to the middle. He and opener Das have created a rapport and are trying hard to get the sheen out of the new ball.

OUT! S Roy c Jogiyani b Ravindra Jadeja 11(45)

Live Cricket Score Tripura 9/0| Overs 7|  BATTING: S Roy 5 (23), Arindam Das 5 (19): Roy and Das have a tough job ahead, both are looking to get settled first before they start to play their shots. They have to bat responsibly since they are chasing a big score.

Live Cricket Score Saurashtra 307| Overs 106|  BATTING: K R Makwana 5 (38), Sheldon Jackson 96 (182):
Jackson misses out on his century and is bowled by Saha for 97. Saurashtra end their innings on 307.

OUT! Sheldon Jackson b Saha 97 (184), Makwana c Acharjee b Saha 5 (38), D A Jadeja b Saha 14(19)

Live Cricket Score Saurashtra 289/7| Overs 101|  BATTING: K R Makwana 5 (38), Sheldon Jackson 96 (182): Jani got out early today morning. Pressure is now on set batsman Sheldon Jackson. He is about to get to his hundred. On the other side is Makwana batting on five runs.

OUT! Chirag Jani c Das B Datta 3 (8)

Playing XI:

Teams:

Saurashtra: Cheteshwar Pujara, A A Barot, A V Vasavada, Chirag Jani, D A Jadeja, Jaydev Shah (C), K R Makwana, Ravindra Jadeja, Sagar Jogiyani (W), Sheldon Jackson, Jaydev Unadkat

Tripura: Rana Datta, K K Acharjee, M B Mura Singh, N N Sen Choudhury (W), Parvinder Singh, A A Dey (C), R K Solanki, T S Saha, Arindam Das, S S Roy, S C Das