The quarter-final round of the current season of Ranji Trophy has begun with Saturday marking the first day of the match. At Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata, defending champion Mumbai won the toss and chose to bat. By the end of day's play, Mumbai has scored 278 runs for 8 wickets while Tanush Kotian is unbeaten on 85 runs. For Mumbai, Shams Mulani scored 91 runs off 178 balls. Captain Ajinkya Rahane contributed 31 runs off 58 balls, Shivam Dube scored 28 runs off 32 balls. Suryakumar Yadav made 9 runs with 2 fours off 5 balls. For Haryana, Anshul Kamboj took 3 wickets. Sumit Kumar got 2 and Ajit Chahal got one wicket. Mumbai lost 7 wickets for 113 runs Mumbai team lost their 7th wicket at the score of 113 runs when Shardul Thakur got out after scoring 15 runs. He was bowled by Anuj Thakral. What happened in other Ranji quarter-finals? 1. Jammu and Kashmir vs Kerala: Half of JK team returns to pavilion at 144 before team ends day at 228/8 In Pune, Kerala won the toss and chose to bowl. Jammu and Kashmir lost 5 wickets for 144 runs in the first innings by tea break. By the end of the day's play the team reached 228/8 with Auqib Nabi Dar and Yudhvir Singh Charak batting on 5 and 17 respectively. 2. Vidarbha vs Tamil Nadu: Karun Nair's ton helps Vidarbha end day at 264/6 At Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur, Vidarbha team won the toss and chose to bat. The team has scored 264/6 with Karun Nair set to resume his innings at 100*. He will have Harsh Dubey (19*) to accompany him when play resumes on Day 2. 3. Saurashtra vs Gujarat: Saurashtra bowled out for 216; Gujarat – 21/0
At Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, Gujarat won the toss and chose to field. They proved their captain's decision right by first bowling out the opposition for 216 with the skipper Chintan Gaja himself emerging as the pick of the bowlers, finishing with figures of 4/48 before making sure they don't lose a wicket till stumps.Original Article