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From Hong Kong to Nagpur: Anshuman Rath plots new roadmap
The former Hong Kong captain relocates to India where he hopes to qualify as a local and "one day play Test cricket"
Maharashtra climb to top of Group A table
Spinners help Gujarat earn their first points, Mumbai stay in the race to the final with convincing victory over Vidarbha, Delhi finish with win
Jharkhand pip Gujarat in last-ball finish; Delhi shot out for 83
Chirag Gandhi fails to get bat on ball with two runs needed for Gujarat in a thrilling finish
'Character' is why Vidarbha keep winning - Fazal
The game ended before the scheduled close of play, when the two teams mutually agreed on a draw with Vidarbha only 11 runs away from an outright victory
The brains and the brawn behind Vidarbha's rise to the top
Prashant Vaidya, the director of VCA's Cricket Academy, charts Vidarbha's journey to becoming only the third team in history to defend their Ranji and Irani Cup trophies
RoI hold all the aces after magnificent Vihari century
Vidarbha end the fourth day with nine wickets in hand and the target still 243 runs away
Centurion Akshay Karnewar deconstructs Vidarbha's dazzling rearguard
Much like the Ranji Trophy final, Vidarbha's top order wobbled in the first innings of the Irani Cup, but their No. 8 was there to save the day
RoI fight back after Karnewar puts Vidarbha in front
Hanuma Vihari and Ajinkya Rahane wipe out the deficit after the Ranji champions send back the openers
Wadkar keeps Vidarbha afloat as Rest of India chip away
Ranji Trophy champions end second day on 245 for 6, still 85 runs in arrears
We built pressure on them to get runs, and got wickets - Akshay Wakhare
The Vidarbha offspinner said that if their batsmen could get off to a good start, there would be no stopping the team in the Irani Cup
Rest of India fold for 330 despite Vihari century, Agarwal 95
Vidarbha bowlers hit back after their opponents had reached 171 for 1 in the second session
RoI look to halt Vidarbha's charge as Umesh Yadav is ruled out
For last five years, the competition has been slotted at the end of the season. which has meant that the Ranji-winning side has not lost form
Chandrakant Pandit: Less of a general, more of a 12th man
Vidarbha's senior players, and Pandit himself, share what makes a unit that's always hungry for success
Aditya Sarwate seizes his biggest moment yet
The allrounder's journey to domestic cricket's highest peaks has been all about two words tattooed on his arm: 'Carpe Diem'
Unadkat confident of bright future despite Saurashtra's stumble at the final hurdle
The loss to Vidarbha was Saurashtra's third straight defeat in a Ranji Trophy final, but their captain and coach were pleased with the side's fight throughout this season
'If anyone thought last year was a fluke, we have proven ourselves again'
Faiz Fazal and Chandrakant Pandit, Vidarbha's captain and coach, speak about what it took for the team to win back-to-back Ranji Trophy titles
Aditya Sarwate takes 11, Vidarbha win second straight Ranji Trophy title
The left-arm spinner picked up his maiden ten-wicket match-haul as Saurashtra were bowled out for 127, losing by 78 runs
Vidarbha 'confident but not complacent' after Sarwate jolts Saurashtra
Performance of lower-order batsmen throughout the match is something to keep in mind, says Ganesh Satish
Sarwate spins Vidarbha in front on 13-wicket day
Saurashtra stutter to 58 for 5 in their second innings, still 148 runs away from the target
Vidarbha edge ahead after attritional day's play
Defending champions end the third day 60 runs in front, with eight second-innings wickets in hand
Smart planning, smarter execution - how Vidarbha plotted Cheteshwar Pujara's fall
Aditya Sarwate's third wicket of the day could well be the most important of the final
Saurashtra falter around unbeaten Snell Patel
Vidarbha offspinner Aditya Sarwate ran through Saurashtra's top order, also accounting for Cheteshwar Pujara for just 1
Saurashtra attack limits Vidarbha on opening day
Saurashtra chipped away steadily at Vidarbha on a day of attritional cricket, ending the first day of the Ranji Trophy 2018-19 final in a position of advantage
Jaffer and Pujara: genial giants of domestic cricket
As they prepare for another Ranji final, here's a brief of their feats in Ranji Trophy through the prism of numbers
Battles of the Ranji final: Pujara v Umesh and Jaffer v Unadkat
On the eve of the final on Saturday, there were two sets of a pair of players engaged in animated conversation in the nets sessions in Nagpur
2019 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
| Super League Group A | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | T | P | NRR |
| HRYNA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1.124 |
| RAJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -0.254 |
| MAHA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -0.444 |
| BRODA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -0.908 |
| DELHI | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.55 |
| Super League Group B | ||||||
| Team | M | W | L | T | P | NRR |
| TN | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0.869 |
| KNTKA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0.762 |
| MUM | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | -0.194 |
| PNJB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.746 |
| JKAND | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2.323 |
| Group A | ||||||
| Team | M | W | L | T | P | NRR |
| BRODA | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1.351 |
| KNTKA | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2.052 |
| SVCS | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.234 |
| AP | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0.797 |
| UKHND | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -0.448 |
| GOA | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -0.917 |
| Bihar | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -2.972 |
| Group B | ||||||
| Team | M | W | L | T | P | NRR |
| TN | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3.195 |
| RAJ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1.938 |
| VIDAR | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.566 |
| KER | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.503 |
| UP | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | -0.509 |
| TPURA | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | -1.983 |
| MNPR | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -3.929 |
| Group C | ||||||
| Team | M | W | L | T | P | NRR |
| MAHA | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0.51 |
| PNJB | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1.026 |
| CHGRH | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0.701 |
| CGARH | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0.686 |
| HYD | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | -0.255 |
| RLYS | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | -0.872 |
| HP | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.564 |
| ARPR | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -2.685 |
| Group D | ||||||
| Team | M | W | L | T | P | NRR |
| MUM | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2.126 |
| HRYNA | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1.744 |
| BENG | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1.289 |
| MP | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0.78 |
| PONDI | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0.05 |
| MEGHA | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | -1.52 |
| ASSAM | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | -0.49 |
| MIZOR | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -4.283 |
| Group E | ||||||
| Team | M | W | L | T | P | NRR |
| DELHI | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1.331 |
| JKAND | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0.982 |
| GUJ | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1.974 |
| J + K | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0.449 |
| ODSH | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.576 |
| SAU | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.559 |
| NAGA | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | -2.437 |
| SIKM | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | -3.002 |
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