Live Cricket Scores, Ranji Trophy 2017-18, quarter-finals, Day 1: Stumps

Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of Day One of the quarter-finals of Ranji Trophy 2017-18. We at CricketCountry will be bringing you all the live updates and social happenings of the quarter-finals. 8 teams will battle it out to find their spot in the semi-finals. 

Gujarat, the defending champions, eased to yet another quarter-final. They were the toppers from their group. They reached the quarter-final without losing a game, proving their stance loud and clear once again. Although they would be without the services of Jasprit Bumrah and Akshar Patel, their top batsmen and bowlers like Piyush Chawla, Rujul Bhatt have handled the task well. On the other hand, Bengal have had a mixed campaign. They have had to rely on their opener Abhishek Raman completely. The fact Mohammed Shami and Wriddhiman Saha would not be part of the squad will add further fuel to the fire.

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Although Gautam Gambhir has not been up to the mark, batsmen like Rishabh Pant, Nitish Rana have proved their point for Delhi. However, with no Ishant Sharma on the side the onus will be on Vikas Mishra and Navdeep Saini. Madhya Pradesh have not had a great outing this season. Their batsmen have let them down. However, a few gritty performances here and there has pushed them to quarter-final.

Kerala, on the other hand, have been a surprise package. They reached the quarter-final after 40 years and would want to make this opportunity count. Vidarbha, too, would want to make the most of this opportunity. Skipper Faiz Fazal has been ahead in the race piling 700 runs so far in the championship. His opening partner Sanjay Ramaswamy isn’t far behind with 665 runs

For Karnataka, all eyes will be Mayank Agarwal. Manish Pandey as well has been amongst the runs. However, he would not be part of the crucial tie after being called in the ODIs. KL Rahul, too, would not be part of the squad. So the onus falls on Ravikumar Samarth and debutant Dega Nischal. Mumbai batsmen have not fired in the tournament apart from Prithvi Shaw and Siddesh Lad. Amongst the bowlers Shardul Thakur and Dhawal Kulkarni have been amongst the wicket -takers.

Matches lined-up for quarter-finals: 

Mumbai vs Karnataka

Delhi vs Madhya Pradesh

Kerala vs Vidarbha

Bengal vs Gujarat