Published: Oct 20, 2016, 05:19 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 20, 2016, 06:03 PM (IST)
Dharamsala: Samarth Singh scored his maiden First-Class hundred to take Uttar Pradesh to 207/1 at stumps on day one of their Ranji Trophy match against Tamil Nadu on Thursday. UP scored at less than 2.5 runs per over, frustrating the opposition bowlers through out the day. Samarth (115*), playing only his second First-Class match, showed commendable calm and composure on way to reaching the three-figure mark. The centurion opened the batting alongside Tanmay Srivastava (53) and the duo set the tone for the innings with a 109-run stand. Samarth slammed 18 fours and couple of sixes in his unbeaten 247-ball knock while Srivastava hit nine fours in his 182-ball effort. Samarth went on to bat the entire day and had shared 98 runs with Umang Sharma (36*) at close of play. LIVE Cricket Score Ranji Trophy 2016-17, Day 1, Round 3
As India‘s senior team gets into a number of series lined one after another, the domestic circuit also gears up for the most important contest of the season, the Ranji trophy 2016-17. This is the 83rd season of the glorious tournament and has a lot of new elements in it. Chattisgarh, for the first time, will be taking part in the tournament taking the team tally to 28. The structure of the contest remains the same with the teams starting to play the preliminary rounds from October 6. Another new feature is that the matches will be held at neutral venues. A lot of discussions were laid down in this aspect but finally it was agreed to try neutral venues for this edition of Ranji Trophy.
Brief scores
Uttar Pradesh 207 for 1 (Samarth Singh 115, Srivastava 53) vs Tamil Nadu.
