Published: Nov 23, 2015, 08:37 AM (IST)
Edited: Aug 31, 2016, 04:50 PM (IST)
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage on Day One of the Ranji Trophy 2015-16 game between Tamil Nadu and Gujarat. So far Gujarat is placed at No. 2 in the Group B table behind the dominant Mumbai, while Tamil Nadu is placed at No. 6. Gujarat has won three of their six games, lost one and drawn two. Tamil Nadu have won two, lost one and drawn three. If Tamil Nadu manage to sneak in a win against Gujarat it will definitely help them a lot on the points table. Meanwhile, Gujarat will want to retain their dominant position. Complete coverage of Ranji Trophy 2015-16
In their previous game, Tamil Nadu were involved in a draw with Uttar Pradesh. Thy failed to secure a first innings lead and could not even gain the three points as a result. Their points tally is lingering at a modest 17 from six games. Meanwhile Gujarat bettered their cause on the points table in the previous game by taking a commanding win of about 153 runs over Madhya Pradesh. They will take the confidence into the game against the inconsistent Tamil Nadu. Gujarat’s point tally is currently 22 points, four behind Mumbai.
The big positive for Gujarat is that Priyank Panchal and Parthiv Patel have been in excellent form with the bat, both scoring at averages of over 50 in this tournament. For Tamil Nadu, their batting has been inconsistent but the bowling has benefited from the consistency of Rahil Shah who has picked 22 wickets in the series at an average of 16.31. For Gujarat Rujul Bhatt and Jaspreet Bumrah have done well with the ball taking 20 and 19 wickets respectively.
TOSS: The toss in this Group B match of the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2015-16 has been delayed due to wet outfield.
