Ayush Badoni scores 210, joins Gambhir and Kohli in elite Ranji club
- Ayush Badoni scores an unbeaten 210, joining Gambhir and Kohli in consecutive double centuries.
- Delhi declares at 515/5 after a 334‑run partnership between Badoni and Sumit Mathur.
- Sumit Mathur contributes an unbeaten 150 in the same innings.
- Jharkhand ends day two at 131/4, still 384 runs behind Delhi.
- Priyank Panchal lauds the rise of quality middle‑order batsmen in Ranji cricket.
Ayush Badoni scored an unbeaten 210 runs off 228 deliveries against Jharkhand on Tuesday, becoming the third Delhi batter to post back-to-back double centuries in first-class innings. He joins Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli in this exclusive group.
Badoni is the 21st Indian batter to post consecutive double centuries in first‑class cricket. He maintains a career first-class batting average of more than 60.
Delhi finished their first innings at 515 for 5 in the Ranji Trophy match in Ranchi.
Delhi’s 515/5 declared after record partnership
Delhi declared their first innings at 515 for 5 after 130 overs on day two of the Group C match. The team reached this total after Badoni and Sumit Mathur built a 334-run partnership.
The pair steadied the innings after Delhi fell to 181 for 5 earlier in the match. Mathur contributed 150 runs to the total before the declaration.
Jharkhand trail at 131/4, Mathur’s 150 shines
Jharkhand were 131 for 4 at stumps, still 384 runs behind Delhi's 515/5 declared, with six wickets in hand. All‑rounder Sumit Mathur made a career‑best unbeaten 150 runs in Delhi's innings. Utkarsh Singh contributed 53 runs before the day ended.
Badoni’s form builds on earlier double century vs Gujarat
Badoni’s unbeaten 210 followed his earlier double century against Gujarat.
Ranji Trophy roundup: big scores and standout performances across venues
Baroda posted 616 runs in Vadodara, led by Priyanshu Moliya, who scored 321 runs from 492 balls with 36 fours and a six. Mahesh Pithiya added 102 runs, while Sahil Lotra took four wickets for 160 runs. Jammu and Kashmir finished the day at 6/0.
Madhya Pradesh defeated Bihar by an innings and 174 runs. Madhya Pradesh declared at 407/8 after Saksham Purohit scored 132 and Rajat Patidar added 109, while Amod Yadav claimed three wickets for 54 runs. Bihar fell for 99 and 134 runs, despite 76 from Ayush Loharuka and six wickets for 49 from Saransh Jain.
Punjab compiled 431 runs in Secunderabad as S Arora made 151 and P Singh added 81. Chama Milind took four wickets for 79 and Rakshan Readdi claimed three for 80. Hyderabad replied with 193/2, featuring 97 from Abhirath Reddy and 72 from Rahul Radesh.
Mumbai scored 430 runs featuring 114 from Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 109 from Musheer Khan, and 52 from Tanush Kotian. Samant Jakhar took three wickets for 41 runs. Haryana reached 108/2, with Ankit Kumar scoring 35 and Musheer Khan taking two wickets for 28.
Bengal scored 350 runs in Mangalapuram, highlighted by 121 from Shahbaz Ahmed. Aditya Sarwate took four wickets for 95 runs. Kerala reached 101/6, with 41 from Vishnu Vinod and three wickets for 20 from Mohammed Shami.
Karnataka reached 297/7 against Tripura, who scored 197 runs. Rohan Patil scored 72 and KV Aneesh added 68 for Karnataka, while Abhijit Sarkar took three wickets for 59 for Tripura.
Assam posted 281 runs in Rajkot against Saurashtra, which reached 156/4 with Hetvik Kotak scoring 65. Maharashtra reached 278/9 against Gujarat, who were all out for 223 runs. Saurabh Nawale scored 95 for Maharashtra, while Chintan Gaja and Sidharth Desai each took three wickets for Gujarat.
Tamil Nadu scored 165 runs in Chennai, led by 59 from Baba Indrajith. Raj Choudhury took five wickets for 41 and Toufik Mondal took four for 48. Railways scored 184 and 107/9, with 42 from Sahab Singh, while R Sai Kishore and Jeganathan Hemchudeshan took four for 38 and three for 21 respectively.
Experts praise emerging middle‑order talent
Former India A batter Priyank Panchal praised the growth of the middle order in the domestic competition. "I'm glad that quality middle‑order batters, who tackle spin and pace equally well, are emerging in Ranji cricket lately," Panchal said on social media.
Panchal noted that the national team benefits from these developments. "Rewarding such players always bears good results for the national team, as you can see in the case of Devdutt Padikkal already," Panchal said.
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