Ravindra Jadeja’s starring role for Saurashtra is acknowldged by teamamtes after the big win over Delhi in their Ranji Trophy match at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Friday, January 24, 2025.
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Ravindra Jadeja ran through Delhi’s line-up in a frenetic second session as Saurashtra completed a 10-wicket win in their Group D Ranji Trophy encounter inside two days at Ground C of the Niranjan Shah Stadium here on Friday.
The left-arm spinner’s figures of 12.2-1-38-7 in the second innings — he finished with 12 wickets in all — allowed Saurashtra to earn a bonus point too. It has moved to third in the group with 18 points, while Delhi has slipped to fifth.
The contest was as good as over once Rishabh Pant was dismissed cheaply for the second time in the match. After making a solitary run on Thursday, he fared marginally better in the second essay. But after reaching 17, an outside edge while playing a defensive push off Jadeja carried to Sheldon Jackson at slip.
Delhi’s Rishabh Pant in action during the Ranji Trophy match against Saurashtra at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Friday, January 24, 2025.
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VIJAY SONEJI
That reduced Delhi to 75 for five, and it took just 35 more deliveries for the side to be shot out for 94. Negotiating Jadeja on a turning track is hard work alright, but the visiting team’s batters have a lot to mull over after losing all 10 wickets between lunch and tea on Friday. It left Saurashtra needing just 12 runs for a resounding win, which it achieved in 3.1 overs.
After Arpit Vasavada helped Saurashtra grab an 83-run first-innings lead with a knock of 62, it didn’t require any cunning ploy from skipper Jaydev Unadkat to give Jadeja the new ball and let him do his thing. The star all-rounder bowled unchanged from his preferred end, and kept picking up wickets to pile the pressure on a feeble batting unit.
Joining hands at 33 for four in 10 overs, Ayush Badoni and Pant did add 42 runs for the fifth wicket to provide a semblance of stability. But once Pant went, a swift end was in sight. Badoni was a helpless spectator through most of the collapse before becoming the final wicket to fall when a sweep off Jadeja was caught by Sammar Gajjar at deep square leg.
Delhi’s Ayush Badoni in action during the Ranji Trophy match against Saurashtra at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Friday, January 24, 2025.
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VIJAY SONEJI
The scores: Delhi — 1st innings: 188.
Saurashtra — 1st innings: Harvik Desai c Pant b Rana 93, Chirag Jani c Dhull b Tyagi 11, Cheteshwar Pujara c Tyagi b Badoni 6, Sheldon Jackson b Shivam 7, Ravindra Jadeja c Sidhu b Shivam 38, Arpit Vasavada c Sangwan b Badoni 62, Prerak Mankad c Pant b Badoni 19, Sammar Gajjar c Badoni b Tyagi 11, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja c&b Tyagi 0, Jaydev Unadkat c Badoni b Tyagi 6, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya (not out) 4; Extras (nb-4, b-7, lb-3): 14; Total (in 72.2 overs): 271.
Fall of wickets: 1-32. 2-58, 3-79, 4-155, 5-163, 6-206, 7-240, 8-240, 9-258.
Delhi bowling: Saini 5-0-19-0, Tyagi 17-0-71-4, Mathur 13-0-57-0, Shivam 19-1-68-2, Badoni 7.2-0-22-3, Rana 11-1-24-1.
Saurashtra’s Ravindra Jadeja shows his Player of The Match award after the Ranji Trophy match against Delhi at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Friday, January 24, 2025.
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VIJAY SONEJI
Delhi — 2nd innings: Arpit Rana b Jadeja 12, Sanat Sangwan c Vasavada b Jadeja 6, Yash Dhull c Jackson b Dodiya 1, Ayush Badoni c Gajjar b Jadeja 44, Jonty Sidhu lbw b Jadeja 4, Rishabh Pant c Jackson b Jadeja 17, Mayank Gusain c Jackson b Jadeja 7, Sumit Mathur c Mankad b Jadeja 2, Shivam Sharma lbw b Dharmendrasinh 0, Harsh Tyagi lbw b Dharmendrasinh 0, Navdeep Saini (not out) 0; Extras (b-1): 1; Total (in 25.2 overs): 94.
Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-19, 3-21, 4-33, 5-75, 6-91, 7-93, 8-94, 9-94.
Saurashtra bowling: Unadkat 2-0-8-0, Jadeja 12.2-1-38-7, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya 5-0-25-1, Dharmendrasinh 6-0-22-2.
Saurashtra — 2nd innings: Harvik Desai (not out) 6, Arpit Vasavada (not out) 8; Extras (b-1): 1; Total (for no loss. in 3.1 overs): 15.
Delhi bowling: Gusain 2-0-2-0, Rana 1-0-8-0, Dhull 0.1-0-4-0.
Player-of-the-match: Ravindra Jadeja.
Saurashtra won by 10 wickets.
Published – January 24, 2025 07:11 pm IST
