SER 281/7 | Live cricket score, Services vs Kerala, Ranji Trophy 2015-16, Group B match, Day 3 at Palam A Ground, Delhi

Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of Day 3 of the Group C game of the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy between Services and Kerala, live from Palam A Ground, Delhi. Services have started on a sound note against after Kerala were dismissed for 322. Kerala’s attritional batting continued on Day Two: after scoring 198 for 2 from 90 overs on Day One, they added another 124 from 61 overs before being bowled out. The Services openers, Anshul Gupta and Soumik Chatterjee, remained there at stumps, finishing on 66 without loss. Services need another 257 to secure the first-innings lead and earn 3 points.

Live cricket scores Services 281/7 | Kerala 322 | Overs 112 | Batting: Khalid Ahmad 28(58), Raushan Raj 3(16): At stumps of Day 3, Services trail Kerala by 4 runs with three wickets to spare and tomorrow being the final day of the match. The last Services batsman to be dismissed for Vikas Hathwala. He was caught behind by Sanju Samson from Warrier’s bowling. Services opener Aanshul Gupta top-scored with a fighting 203-ball 68 and Ravi Chauhan was the second highest with 56 from 171 balls. OUT! Vikas Hathwala c Sanju Samson b Warrier 45(75)

Live cricket scores Services 140/1 | Kerala 322 | Overs 61 | Batting: Aanshul Gupta 50(174), Ravi Chauhan 28(60): No wickets so far for Kerala, Aanshul and Ravi have settled well on the crease, frustrating the visitors’ bolwing attack. While, the former has reached a supberb half-century, Ravi is proving him the required support from the otehr end. At Lunch, Services trail Kerala by 182 runs.

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Live cricket scores Services 94/1 | Kerala 322 |  Overs 48 | Batting: Aanshul Gupta 40(142), Ravi Chauhan 4(12): Kerala struck in the early hours of Day 3 as  Manu Krishnan dismissed Services opener Soumik Chatterjee for a 135-ball 45 on the fifth delivery of the 43rd over. After ending the Day 1 on 66 for no loss, the openers added another 19 runs before Kerala made the first breakthrough. OUT! Soumik Chatterjee c & b Manu Krishnan 42(135)

Rohan Prem (101 in 267 balls, 7 fours, 2 sixes) duly reached his hundred on Day Two before being snared by Rajat Paliwal. Sachin baby (51 in 127 balls, 4 fours) followed soon, and the good work by the top-order seemed a valiant effort. Of the last seven men, captain Sanju Samson (28 in 85 balls, 4 fours) was the only one to go past 15 as Kerala lost their last 8 wickets for 80 runs. Paliwal, introduced as the seventh of eight Services bowlers, was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 33, while Diwesh Pathania and Muzzaffaruddin Ahmed had two wickets each.

Gupta (33 in 93 balls, 4 fours) and Chatterjee (28 in 83 balls, 3 fours) put up an equally grim show, scoring their 66 in 29 overs.

Squads:

Services: Soumik Chatterjee (c), Shashank Sharma (wk), Rajat Paliwal, Poonam Poonia, Diwesh Pathania, Vikas Hathwala, Yashpal Singh, Anshul Gupta, Raushan Raj, Muzzaffaruddin Khalid, Ravi Chauhan.

Kerala: Sanju Samson (c & wk), VA Jagadeesh, Akshay Kodoth, Rohan Prem, Sachin Baby, Raiphi Gomez, Sandeep Warrier, Akshay Chandran, KS Monish, Robert Fernandez, Unnikrishnan Manukrishnan.