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Madhya Pradesh batsman Shubham Sharma (Twitter Image)
In their first innings, MP bundled out Gujarat for 211 with the help of wicketkeeper Himanshu Mantri’s 159 and Shubham’s 72.
Defending champions Madhya Pradesh thrashed Gujarat by 206 runs to consolidate their position at the top of Group D in a Ranji Trophy match here on Friday.
Shubham Sharma scored 72 for MP and 101 not out to guide his side to victory.
In their first innings, MP bundled out Gujarat for 211 with the help of wicketkeeper Himanshu Mantri’s 159 and Shubham’s 72.
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Captain Priyank Panchal top-scored for Gujarat with 71 while Manan Hingrajiya scored 66.
In MP’s second innings, Shubham scored a blistering hundred off only 118 balls, including eight fours and three hits on the fence.
Mantri (65) and Rajat Patidar (57) also made useful contributions with the bat as MP declared their second innings at 280 for 6 in 71.3 overs, setting Gujarat a target of 382.
But Gujarat failed to chase down the target and off-spinner Saransh Jain (4/64) struck early to derail the visitors.
Medium pacer Gaurav Yadav (3/41) ably supported his bowling partners as MP bowled out Gujarat for 121 in 40.3 overs to get full points from the match.
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Hosts Punjab beat Jammu and Kashmir by four wickets in Mohali to move up to the second spot in Group D.
Elsewhere in the group, Railways beat Tripura by six wickets while the match between Vidarbha and Chandigarh ended in a stalemate as inclement weather prevented play on Friday.
Brief Score: In Indore: Madhya Pradesh 312 and 280 for 6 declared in 71.3 overs (Shubham Sharma 101 not out, Himanshu Mantri 65; Siddharth Desai 4/80) vs Gujarat 211 and 121 all out in 40.3 overs (Chintan Gaja 32; Saransh Jain 4/64). MP 6 points, Gujarat 0.
In Mohali: J&K 212 & 260 (Musaif Ejaz 89; Baltej Singh 5/45) v Punjab 268 & (Target 205) 210 for 6 in 24.5 overs (Abhishek Sharma 83, Mandeep Singh 45 not out; Abid Mushtaq 4/56). Score: Punjab 6, Jammu and Kashmir 0.
In Chandigarh: Vidarbha 307 for 6 in 73.2 overs (Sanjay Raghunath 133; Hartejashwi Kapoor 2/40) vs Chandigarh 16 for 1 in 5 overs. Vidarbha 1 point, Chandigarh 1 point).
In Surat: Tripura 96 and 449 (Sudeep Chatterjee 165, Rajat Dey 89; Akash Pandey 4/105) vs Railways 337 and 211 for 4 in 40.3 overs (Mohammed Saif 69; Rajeev Dutta 2/52). Railway 6 Point, Tripura 0.
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