Hanuma Vihari ton puts Hyderabad in strong position

 Hanuma Vihari followed up a first-innings 50 years with a second-innings 106, as Hyderabad set themselves in a solid situation to acquire a by and large triumph over Chandigarh on the third day of the first round of matches in the Ranji Trophy 2021-22.

The day additionally saw forceful hundreds of years from two men who have stood out as truly newsworthy for their short-structure batting more, with Abdul Samad hitting 103 off 78 balls for Jammu and Kashmir against Pondicherry, and M Shahrukh Khan crushing 194 off 148 balls for Tamil Nadu against Delhi.

Vihari, who was chosen in India's Test crew for the series against Sri Lanka, had been Hyderabad's top-scorer in the primary innings as well, with 59 runs despite the fact that each and every hitter came to twofold figures to drive the complete to 347 hard and fast. Interestingly, Chandigarh had Manan Vohra playing a solitary hand with 110 in a sum of 216 in an Elite Group B match at the Vikas Cricket Ground in Cuttack.

In Hyderabad's subsequent innings, Vihari hit his 22nd top notch century, as Hyderabad pronounced on 269 for 8, setting Chandigarh an improbable 401 for triumph. Tilak Varma partook in a 130-run represent the third with Vihari, before he was out for 63. Chandigarh had effectively lost two wickets in the eight overs and were 21 for 2 at stumps.

In the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, Tamil Nadu held the benefit against Delhi in an Elite Group H match, because of Shahrukh's daring innings, the champion century in a game that had Yash Dhull hitting 100 on introduction to save Delhi from 7 for 2, then, at that point, Lalit Yadav's lady five star century that expanded to 177 as he took Delhi from 253 for 7 to 452 full scale. B Indrajith additionally hit 117, however it was Shahrukh's 194 that got everyone's attention. With just a day left, a draw appears to be probably yet Shahrukh has guaranteed Tamil Nadu will get first-innings lead focuses, a possibility that appeared to be impossible when they were 162 for 5.

In an Elite Group C match in Chennai's SSN College of Engineering ground, Jammu and Kashmir were near the very edge of triumph against Pondicherry.

Qamran Iqbal fell on his short-term score of 96, yet Samad's tornado century drove J&K to a first-innings lead as they were bowled out for 426 in answer to Pondicherry's 343. Parvez Rasool's twist then, at that point, had Pondicherry tumbling to 113 for 9 at stumps, a lead of just 30 runs.