- BATSMENRB4s6sSR2.5 edged and taken! Full delivery just outside off stump that shapes away very late. Mayank has a loose waft at it away from his body and gets a feather through to the keeper, who does the rest! Just what Madhya Pradesh needed at this time of the day! 7/184.5 another wicket in succession, Easwaran is run out, good length delivery pushed to covers and there is some confusion in the running, Easwaran running to the danger area is run out by a direct hit from Saransh Jain at the batters end. 378/384.4 the new ball does the trick, at last Jaiswal falls. On a good length and coming in with the angle from round the wicket, knocks the middle stump out. A wonderful knock comes to an end. 378/289.3 full and wide, Saurabh goes for the big drive through the off side, gets the inside bottom of the bat and drags it onto the stumps. Rest of India lose their night watchman. 382/4105.4 edged and taken! Indrajith bites the dust! Length delivery in the channel that pitches and nips away a touch. Indrajith, deceived by the movement, has a nibble at it and is also squared up. The ball takes a feather through to the keeper, who does the rest! 433/5118.3 huge appeal, and given this time! Full and angled into the batter on middle and off stump. Dhull plays for the turn, and eventually ends up playing down the wrong line. the ball continues with the angle and raps him on the back pad. The bowler goes up, and so does the umpire's finger! 469/8116.4 cleans him up! Flighted on a full length on off stump. Yadav is playing for the turn but to his dismay, finds out that there isn't any! He leaves a gap between bat and pad, and the ball, coming in with the arm, crashes into the top of middle stump! 466/6117.3 what a peach! Length delivery angled into the batter on off stump. On pitching, though, this one snakes away and squares up Sheth completely. He has a nibble at it and nicks it through to the keeper, who makes no mistake! 467/7121.2 gone this time! Length delivery just outside off stump. Saini continues swinging like a rusty gate and on this occasion, slices his attempted slog badly. The ball spirals towards third man, where Kartikeya makes up plenty of ground and snaps up a superb catch diving forward! 484/9121.3 Avesh has two in two, and that will be that for this innings! Banged into the track on leg stump. Mukesh gets into an awkward tangle and has a fend at it. He does not get his gloves out of the way, though, as the ball flicks the glove, pops up off the shoulder and nestles into the keeper's gloves! 484/10Extras10 (b 2, lb 6, nb 2)TOTAL484 all out (121.3 Overs, RR: 3.98)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Mayank Agarwal, 2.5 ov), 2-378 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 84.4 ov), 3-378 (Abhimanyu Easwaran, 84.5 ov), 4-382 (Saurabh Kumar, 89.3 ov), 5-433 (Baba Indrajith, 105.4 ov), 6-466 (Upendra Yadav, 116.4 ov), 7-467 (Atit Sheth, 117.3 ov), 8-469 (Yash Dhull, 118.3 ov), 9-484 (Navdeep Saini, 121.2 ov), 10-484 (Mukesh Kumar, 121.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Avesh Khan 23.3 6 74 4 3.14 0 0 AS Agarwal 18 2 83 2 4.61 0 2 AS Kushwah 16 2 59 1 3.68 0 0 SS Jain 24 0 103 0 4.29 0 0 K Kartikeya 32 5 118 2 3.68 0 0 SS Sharma 6 0 30 0 5.00 0 0 Arham Aquil 2 0 9 0 4.50 0 0
Player of the Match
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- BATSMENRB4s6sSR1.1 edged and it carries through to second slip! Madhya Pradesh are in disarray! Length delivery in the channel that nips away just a shade. Mantri, much like Aquil, has a loose prod at it and gets a thick outside edge that is snaffled up excellently by second slip! 2/20.6 edged and taken! Length delivery slanted across the batter outside off stump. Aquil has another nibble at it away from his body and this time, gets a feather through to the keeper! The batter, though, is not pleased with the decision and is still standing around. But once the umpire has raised his finger, in the absence of DRS, you have to walk back to the shed! 1/17.6 lovely delivery pitches on a good length outside the off stump, nips back in sharply and hits Shubham on the back leg, he was stuck in the crease, loud appeal and given, that was plumb. 15/351.1 off stump knocked out! That was fast and nipping in from a good length outside the off stump, goes through the gap between the bat and pad to knock out the stump. 129/496.4 lovely delivery to knock the top of the off stump. Nicely tossed up wide outside the off stump, draws the batter forward and who looks to drive, misses the ball and is bowled. A wonderful knock comes to an end. 241/657.5 edged and taken at slip! Full delivery outside off stump and the width entices Solanki into a loose waft. He does so without any foot movement, though, and gets a thick outside edge that flies towards second slip, where Indrajith dives low to his left and completes the catch! 145/5104.6 in the air and taken! Flighted nicely on a length just outside off stump. Saransh, after hours of blocking, loses patience and has a swipe across the line. The ball skews off the top edge and swirls towards deep backward square leg. Saini comes in from the fence, dives forward and sends Saransh packing! 266/8102.6 wicket off the last ball before tea break, it was quicker and Anubhav was on the back foot, pushes at it and taken by the keeper, a loud appeal by the players around the bat, given by the umpire. Anubhav clearly not happy with the decision. 261/7111.2 cleans him up! Slowed up a touch on a length on middle and off stump. Kartikeya looks to hit it into next week but is too early into his swing. He does not get to the pitch of the ball either as it goes past the flailing bat and crashes into the stumps! 291/9112.5 there comes the big hit, but he can't clear mid on! Flighted nicely on a full length just outside off stump. Avesh has an ugly slog at it and mistimes it badly. Jaiswal runs back a few paces from mid on, and completes the catch! 294/10Extras14 (b 7, lb 5, nb 2)TOTAL294 all out (112.5 Overs, RR: 2.6)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Arham Aquil, 0.6 ov), 2-2 (Himanshu Mantri, 1.1 ov), 3-15 (Shubham Sharma, 7.6 ov), 4-129 (Harsh Gawli, 51.1 ov), 5-145 (Aman Solanki, 57.5 ov), 6-241 (Yash Dubey, 96.4 ov), 7-261 (Anubhav Agarwal, 102.6 ov), 8-266 (Saransh Jain, 104.6 ov), 9-291 (Kumar Kartikeya, 111.2 ov), 10-294 (Avesh Khan, 112.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Mukesh Kumar 23 7 44 2 1.91 0 0 NA Saini 20 6 56 3 2.80 0 2 AA Sheth 13 2 43 0 3.30 0 0 Saurabh Kumar 31 9 74 1 2.38 0 0 P Narang 25.5 5 65 4 2.51 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR22.5 knocks him over! Back of a length delivery on off stump that keeps very low. Easwaran, playing the original length, is hopping around his crease, trying to defend. But because the ball has kept so low, he can only waft at thin air as the ball thunders into the stumps! The third umpire is checking for the No ball but it looks absolutely fine this time. Easwaran has to go! 103/20.5 huge appeal, and given! What a way to go for Mayank! Back of a length delivery on middle and off stump that rolls along the ground. Mayank is caught on the crease and is definitely not expecting the ball to keep so low. It goes underneath his bat and strikes him on the pads, right in front of the pads. Straightforward decision for the umpire as Mayank walks off, shaking his head! 1/162.6 cleans him up with a beauty! Tossed up on a length on off stump, and this one just grips in the surface. The ball spins sharply and Jaiswal, for a change, does not quite gauge how much it will turn. He dangles his bat and sees the ball scrape past the outside edge before kissing the outside of off stump! What a knock this has been, though! Simply stunning! 239/824.6 huge appeal, and given! Full delivery slanted into middle and off stump. Indrajith falls over a touch, and then plays all around it as the ball nips past the inside edge and smashes into the pads. Avesh goes up, and so does the umpire's finger! Another No ball check but Avesh has managed to keep his front foot just behind the line! 107/325.2 edged and taken! MP on a roll! Dhull has been sent packing first ball! Length delivery outside off stump that nips away just a shade. Dhull, on the walk down the track, has a waft at it and gets a thick outside edge that is snaffled up at second slip! 108/427.4 struck right in front, and given! Back of a length delivery on middle and off stump that does not quite bounce as much. Yadav shuffles across and then swishes across the line. The bowler goes up in appeal and the umpire obliges. Replays, though, indicate there was bat involved but it does not matter now. Yadav has to walk back, albeit unhappily! 122/541.5 oh dear! Length delivery just outside off stump. Sheth nudges it into the off side and sets off for the single. Jaiswal initially responds before sending his partner back. By then, though, it is too late. The fielder at extra cover picks it up and the keeper does the rest. Sheth is not happy with Jaiswal, and the youngster might have to take a share of the blame for that dismissal! 183/644.4 huge appeal, and that looks very plumb! Flighted on a length on off stump and this one continues with the arm. Saurabh plays for the turn, and eventually, down the wrong line. The ball strikes him half-way up on the front pad and the umpire has no hesitation raising his finger! Unless Saurabh hit it, that looked very adjacent! 196/771.2 Raps him plumb in front of the stumps and Saini is a goner! One of the easier decisions for the umpire and Shubham is elated! Quicker delivery on middle and leg, Saini goes back playing of turn. There isn't any and he is caught bang in front. The ball would have thudded into middle and leg stump. Gone for a 21-ball duck. 246/971.3 Loud appeal again as the batter goes forward, misses and a stumping is effected. The third umpire is called for. The keeper looks very confident. He is almost walking back. Yep, Mukesh's foot is on the line when the stumps are taken off. Two in two for Shubham and MP need 437 to win! 246/10Extras16 (b 8, lb 6, nb 2)TOTAL246 all out (71.3 Overs, RR: 3.44)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Mayank Agarwal, 0.5 ov), 2-103 (Abhimanyu Easwaran, 22.5 ov), 3-107 (Baba Indrajith, 24.6 ov), 4-108 (Yash Dhull, 25.2 ov), 5-122 (Upendra Yadav, 27.4 ov), 6-183 (Atit Sheth, 41.5 ov), 7-196 (Saurabh Kumar, 44.4 ov), 8-239 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 62.6 ov), 9-246 (Navdeep Saini, 71.2 ov), 10-246 (Mukesh Kumar, 71.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB K Kartikeya 24 7 48 1 2.00 0 0 Avesh Khan 12 1 58 2 4.83 0 1 AS Kushwah 11 2 44 2 4.00 0 0 SS Jain 18 4 56 2 3.11 0 1 AS Agarwal 4 0 17 0 4.25 0 0 SS Sharma 2.3 0 9 2 3.60 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.2 huge appeal, and given! Mukesh with the early breakthrough! Full delivery on middle and leg stump that curves into the batter very late. Aquil falls over a tad and then plays down the wrong line as the ball raps him on the pads in front of leg stump. The umpire thinks about it before raising his finger. Just the start RoI were after; just what MP did not want! 0/129.3 Given caught behind, Mantri stands his ground and is having a word with the umpire but the fielders celebrate. Rohan Pandit sends Mantri away, he stands on the edge of square and eventually walks back as the umpires uphold the decision. It was a back-of-length ball that pitched in line and zipped away. Mantri was on the back foot, looked to defend it with an angled bat towards the cover region but withdrew the bat late. Went next to the sticker, the keeper and the fielders went up right away. Replays show it didn't take the edge, no sound detected on the stump mic. Mantri lifted his palm, facing the sky, to express disappointment. He was miffed with the decision right away and didn't want to leave, didn't for a while but had to budge. 81/316.4 Cleans him all ends up! This was coming. Saurabh had the batter on a leash this over. Plays down the wrong line and sees his stumps in a mess. Flatter on off, turning away from Shubham who has no clue and fails to cover the line. The ball did keep a little low, but the batter was nowhere close to it. 51/255.4 Keeps low, hits pad and is given lbw. Narang was celebrappealing after bowling an off-spinning ball that landed on a length well outside off and spun in sharply. Gawli was on the back foot and tried blocking it with a slightly close-faced bat but got hit just under the knee roll of the back leg in front of off and it was curtains. 188/732.2 Past the defence, off stump knocked back. Length ball pitches just outside off, curves in but straightens off the pitch. Dubey played for some more inward movement and looked to defend it straight but it went past the outside edge and sent off peg cartwheeling. Mukesh shows Dubey the directions to the pavilion 94/445.3 Leg stump cartwheels. Solanki tried blocking the length ball with the straight bat off the back foot. Replays show Solanki was stuck on the crease, the ball jagged back and beat the defence. Third wicket of the session has half Rest of India five wickets away from the win 143/547.1 Wide half-volley takes the edge off the cover drive, easy catch for the keeper. Jain reached out and went with the full follow-through but could only nick it 151/656.6 Down the pitch, swipes across the line and misses the ball. Keeper completes the stumping. Kushwah went down early and Saurabh kept it slow but shortened the length. It was outside off and the batter tried to slash over cover but missed it. Looked to have gone lower than he expected 188/857.6 Spooned back to the bowler. Was a full ball tossed up outside off, Agarwal tried to work it across towards long-on. But he didn't exert enough force to turn it across. Just went at an easy pace to the right of the bowler 192/958.4 Beaten on the sweep, hits the pad and it's given out straight away. Was on off and the length ball kept low. Kartikeya went on one knee and tried to whack it through square leg but the shooter went below the bat and hit the pad. Saurabh knew it was it gone 198/10Extras7 (lb 6, nb 1)TOTAL198 all out (58.4 Overs, RR: 3.37)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Arham Aquil, 0.2 ov), 2-51 (Shubham Sharma, 16.4 ov), 3-81 (Himanshu Mantri, 29.3 ov), 4-94 (Yash Dubey, 32.2 ov), 5-143 (Aman Solanki, 45.3 ov), 6-151 (Saransh Jain, 47.1 ov), 7-188 (Harsh Gawli, 55.4 ov), 8-188 (Ankit Kushwah, 56.6 ov), 9-192 (Anubhav Agarwal, 57.6 ov), 10-198 (Kumar Kartikeya, 58.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Mukesh Kumar 12 4 34 2 2.83 0 0 NA Saini 9 2 34 1 3.77 0 0 AA Sheth 11 1 37 2 3.36 0 0 Saurabh Kumar 17.4 1 60 3 3.39 0 1 P Narang 9 0 27 2 3.00 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Rest of India , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
1,2,3,4,5 March 2023 (5-day match)
First-class debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Wed, 1 Mar - day 1 - Rest of India 1st innings 381/3 (Saurabh Kumar 0*, B Indrajith 3*, 87 ov)
- Thu, 2 Mar - day 2 - Madhya Pradesh 1st innings 112/3 (HP Gawli 47*, Y Dubey 53*, 43 ov)
- Fri, 3 Mar - day 3 - Rest of India 2nd innings 85/1 (AR Easwaran 26*, YBK Jaiswal 58*, 18 ov)
- Sat, 4 Mar - day 4 - Madhya Pradesh 2nd innings 81/2 (HS Mantri 51*, HP Gawli 15*, 29 ov)
- Sun, 5 Mar - day 5 - Madhya Pradesh 2nd innings 198 (58.4 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Madhya Pradesh: 100 runs in 34.1 overs (206 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: Madhya Pradesh - 137/4 in 43.0 overs (HP Gawli 33, AB Solanki 25)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 75 balls (HP Gawli 18, AB Solanki 31, Ex 1)
- Madhya Pradesh: 150 runs in 46.4 overs (281 balls), Extras 7
- Rest of India: 100 runs in 21.6 overs (132 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 127 balls (AR Easwaran 27, YBK Jaiswal 72, Ex 2)
- Rest of India: 150 runs in 33.3 overs (203 balls), Extras 8
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls (YBK Jaiswal 19, AA Sheth 28, Ex 5)
- YBK Jaiswal: 100 off 103 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Rest of India: 200 runs in 45.6 overs (278 balls), Extras 8
- Lunch: Rest of India - 201/7 in 49.0 overs (YBK Jaiswal 121, P Narang 1)
- Drinks: Rest of India - 239/8 in 63.0 overs (P Narang 10)
- Innings Break: Rest of India - 246/10 in 71.3 overs (P Narang 15)
- Madhya Pradesh 2nd innings
- Drinks: Madhya Pradesh - 42/1 in 15.0 overs (HS Mantri 28, SS Sharma 13)
- Madhya Pradesh: 50 runs in 15.3 overs (93 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (HS Mantri 36, SS Sharma 13, Ex 1)
- HS Mantri: 50 off 76 balls (8 x 4)
- End Of Day: Madhya Pradesh - 81/2 in 29.0 overs (HS Mantri 51, HP Gawli 15)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 228 balls (HP Gawli 39, Y Dubey 56, Ex 6)
- HP Gawli: 50 off 137 balls (8 x 4)
- Drinks: Madhya Pradesh - 141/4 in 56.0 overs (Y Dubey 67, AB Solanki 6)
- Madhya Pradesh: 150 runs in 58.5 overs (355 balls), Extras 9
- Lunch: Madhya Pradesh - 174/5 in 76.0 overs (Y Dubey 84, SS Jain 14)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 167 balls (Y Dubey 22, SS Jain 31, Ex 1)
- Madhya Pradesh: 200 runs in 85.6 overs (518 balls), Extras 10
- Y Dubey: 100 off 243 balls (15 x 4)
- Drinks: Madhya Pradesh - 220/5 in 92.0 overs (Y Dubey 102, SS Jain 42)
- SS Jain: 50 off 118 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Madhya Pradesh: 250 runs in 97.6 overs (590 balls), Extras 10
- Tea: Madhya Pradesh - 261/7 in 103.0 overs (SS Jain 65)
- Innings Break: Madhya Pradesh - 294/10 in 112.5 overs (AS Kushwah 22)
- Rest of India 2nd innings
- Rest of India: 50 runs in 11.3 overs (69 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (AR Easwaran 11, YBK Jaiswal 40, Ex 1)
- YBK Jaiswal: 50 off 46 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- End Of Day: Rest of India - 85/1 in 18.0 overs (AR Easwaran 26, YBK Jaiswal 58)
- Rest of India: 400 runs in 96.6 overs (584 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: Rest of India - 416/4 in 103.0 overs (B Indrajith 13, YV Dhull 24)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 96 balls (B Indrajith 16, YV Dhull 35, Ex 0)
- Rest of India: 450 runs in 110.6 overs (668 balls), Extras 10
- YV Dhull: 50 off 65 balls (7 x 4)
- Lunch: Rest of India - 467/7 in 117.3 overs (YV Dhull 55)
- Innings Break: Rest of India - 484/10 in 121.3 overs (P Narang 8)
- Madhya Pradesh 1st innings
- Drinks: Madhya Pradesh - 20/3 in 9.0 overs (HP Gawli 14, Y Dubey 0)
- Tea: Madhya Pradesh - 43/3 in 17.0 overs (HP Gawli 22, Y Dubey 13)
- Madhya Pradesh: 50 runs in 18.5 overs (114 balls), Extras 4
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 98 balls (HP Gawli 20, Y Dubey 27, Ex 5)
- Drinks: Madhya Pradesh - 74/3 in 29.0 overs (HP Gawli 35, Y Dubey 28)
- Madhya Pradesh: 100 runs in 37.6 overs (230 balls), Extras 7
- Y Dubey: 50 off 110 balls (11 x 4)
- End Of Day: Madhya Pradesh - 112/3 in 43.0 overs (HP Gawli 47, Y Dubey 53)
- Rest of India 1st innings
- Rest of India: 50 runs in 14.6 overs (91 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Rest of India - 52/1 in 15.0 overs (AR Easwaran 37, YBK Jaiswal 12)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls (AR Easwaran 33, YBK Jaiswal 17, Ex 0)
- AR Easwaran: 50 off 65 balls (9 x 4)
- Rest of India: 100 runs in 26.4 overs (161 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 153 balls (AR Easwaran 52, YBK Jaiswal 46, Ex 2)
- YBK Jaiswal: 50 off 81 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Lunch: Rest of India - 123/1 in 32.0 overs (AR Easwaran 66, YBK Jaiswal 52)
- Rest of India: 150 runs in 38.1 overs (230 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 225 balls (AR Easwaran 80, YBK Jaiswal 69, Ex 2)
- Drinks: Rest of India - 178/1 in 47.0 overs (AR Easwaran 91, YBK Jaiswal 82)
- AR Easwaran: 100 off 135 balls (14 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Rest of India: 200 runs in 49.4 overs (299 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 200 runs in 294 balls (AR Easwaran 101, YBK Jaiswal 97, Ex 2)
- YBK Jaiswal: 100 off 157 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: Rest of India - 224/1 in 55.0 overs (AR Easwaran 108, YBK Jaiswal 110)
- Tea: Rest of India - 242/1 in 60.0 overs (AR Easwaran 118, YBK Jaiswal 116)
- Rest of India: 250 runs in 60.6 overs (367 balls), Extras 6
- 2nd Wicket: 250 runs in 356 balls (AR Easwaran 119, YBK Jaiswal 126, Ex 7)
- YBK Jaiswal: 150 off 204 balls (20 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Rest of India: 300 runs in 67.6 overs (410 balls), Extras 9
- 2nd Wicket: 300 runs in 401 balls (AR Easwaran 133, YBK Jaiswal 161, Ex 8)
- Drinks: Rest of India - 348/1 in 75.0 overs (AR Easwaran 141, YBK Jaiswal 196)
- Rest of India: 350 runs in 75.5 overs (457 balls), Extras 9
- YBK Jaiswal: 200 off 230 balls (30 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 350 runs in 459 balls (AR Easwaran 142, YBK Jaiswal 200, Ex 8)
- AR Easwaran: 150 off 227 balls (17 x 4, 2 x 6)
- End Of Day: Rest of India - 381/3 in 87.0 overs (Saurabh Kumar 0, B Indrajith 3)
Match Coverage
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