Rohera’s Century Steers Puducherry Towards Lead; Hooda Powers Rajasthan Ahead in Ranji Trophy
Ajay Rohera scored an unbeaten 107 to help Puducherry reach 240/4, pushing for a first innings lead against Delhi, who posted 294. Puducherry’s Sagar Udeshi took 4 wickets. In Jaipur, Deepak Hooda's unbeaten 121 led Rajasthan to an 83-run lead over Mumbai. Other matches included Himachal Pradesh vs Hyderabad and Jammu & Kashmir vs Chhattisgarh with notable individual performances.
In the Ranji Trophy group D match at New Delhi, Ajay Rohera's unbeaten 107 off 139 balls, featuring 16 boundaries, solidified Puducherry’s position at 240 for 4, striving to surpass Delhi’s first innings total of 294. Rohera shared significant partnerships with Paras Ratnaparkhe (43) and Anand Bais (48). Delhi’s bowling, apart from Simarjeet Singh’s 2/50, lacked penetration, while Sagar Udeshi shone with figures of 4 for 36. Meanwhile, in Jaipur, Rajasthan gained an 83-run first innings lead against Mumbai, powered by Deepak Hooda’s unbeaten 121 and opener Sachin Yadav’s 92. Hooda’s innings contained 13 boundaries, and he formed pivotal stands with Sachin Yadav and captain Mahipal Lomror (41). Additional matches saw Himachal Pradesh post 318 against Hyderabad’s 274/8, with Akash Vashist scoring 118, and Jammu and Kashmir amass 394 with Shubham Khajuria’s 190, while Chhattisgarh reached 75/1 at the close. These performances highlight key individual contributions influencing the course of these Ranji Trophy encounters.
