Interesting contest on cards when UP take on Baroda in Ranji Trophy pool league match tomorrow
Baroda are currently placed second in the points table with two wins and a draw, while hosts UP are just one point behind with 16 points, having registered two wins and a draw. They thrashed Goa by an innings and 135 runs in their opening match and defeated Bihar by 10 wickets in the second. In their third match, they secured a first-innings lead against Jammu & Kashmir after piling up a massive 616 runs. UP, meanwhile, began their campaign with an innings and 267-run victory over Bihar, followed by a 68-run win against Goa. Madhav, Karan Sharma and Rinku have already scored centuries, while skipper Aryan Juyal narrowly missed the three-figure mark after scoring 74 against Goa. Kartik has emerged as the team’s leading wicket-taker with 27 wickets in three matches. Zeeshan has also been impressive, claiming 16 wickets in three matches. Baroda, on the other hand, will look towards 21-year-old middle-order batter Priyanshu Moliya, who has been in sensational form. He scored an unbeaten 321 against Jammu & Kashmir, the highest individual score by a Baroda batter in Ranji Trophy history. He had earlier struck an impressive 132 against Bihar and has accumulated 474 runs so far.
UP will be keen to make up for the points they missed out on against Puducherry in their previous match which ended in a draw. Baroda have enjoyed an impressive run so far. Their third match against Puducherry ended in a draw. The performances in the first three matches indicate that both teams possess formidable batting line-ups. UP will bank on in-form batters Madhav Kaushik, Karan Sharma, Aryan Juyal and Rinku Singh . In bowling, UP will once again rely on left-arm spinner Kartik Yadav, off-spinner Karan Sharma and leg-spinner Zeeshan Ansari. His tally has increased with every outing, having taken six, seven and nine wickets respectively.
Kanpur: An interesting contest is on the cards when Uttar Pradesh take on Baroda in their Ranji Trophy pool league match, beginning at the Green Park Stadium on Monday.