Chennai:Tamil Nadu made heavy weather of a measly target to defeat Baroda by two wickets and manage to retain its place in the Elite Group Ranji Trophy Championship.
Vadodara:Jacob Martin will lead the Vadodara (Baroda) team in the side's opening Ranji trophy Elite group ''A'' match against Karnataka to be played at the Motibaug ground here from Nov 23.
Gwalior:Dheeraj Jadhav (55) and Jacob Martin (70) struck brilliant half centuries overshadowing former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly's painstaking 81 as West Zone downed East by four wickets in a Deodhar Trophy limited-over cricket match here yesterday.
Ghaziabad:Uttar Pradesh suffered a second successive defeat in their Ranji Trophy campaign when they went down to Baroda by an innings and 93 runs in their Elite Group 'B' match here today.
Ghaziabad:Unbeaten centuries by Conor Williams and Jacob Martin put Baroda in a comfortable position against Uttar Pradesh on the second day of their Elite Group B match here today.
Ahmedabad:West Zone were today crowned Duleep trophy champions after a gap of three seasons when they defeated East Zone by five wickets with more than two days to spare in the five-day final at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera here.
Motera:After two back-to-back victories, an inspired West Zone will rely on its experienced players to come up with a good show against East Zone, led by former India captain Saurav Ganguly, in the four-day Duleep Trophy final beginning on Saturday at Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera.
Varodara:A deadly spell by left-arm medium pacer Zaheer Khan (6 for 56) demolished South Zone to a paltry 211 in their second innings on the third day of their four-day Duleep Trophy match played here today.
Ahmedabad:Baroda batsman Jacob Martin blasted a quickfire 84 and later grabbed two wickets as right-handers led by Indian vice-captain Rahul Dravid outclassed the stylish southpaws captained by Test discard Vinod Kambli by 39 runs in a Limited Overs charity match at Sardar Patel stadium in Motera.
New Delhi:Capitalising on the compact version of the new Twenty20 cricket, the US has succeeded in wooing a sizeable number of second-string Indian players to compete in its Pro Cricket League to be launched next month.
