Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh), Nov 13 (CRICKETNMORE) Riding on some good batting, Karnataka posted 345\/6 against Rajasthan on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group B cricket match at the PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex here on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mayank Agarwal (81) was the top scorer for Karnataka while Lokesh Rahul, who was sidelined from the Indian Test squad due to an injury contributed with a crucial 76 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
For Rajasthan, Tanvir Mashart ul-Haq scalped three wickets while Pankaj Singh, Deepak Chahar and Salman Khan chipped in with one wicket each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In other matches across the country, Vidarbha were bundled out by Maharashtra for a paltry 59 on the opening day of the match at the Eden Gardens at Kolkata.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Anupam Sanklecha of Maharashtra returned with career-best figures of 7\/25 as Vidarbha batsmen crumbled around him. Shalabh Shrivastava (19) was the top scorer for Maharashtra.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In reply, Kedar Jadhav-led Maharashtra were 240\/3 at stumps taking a healthy 181-run lead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Top-order batsman Naushad Shaikh scored an unbeaten century (111) and will look to pile more misery on the rival bowlers with Ankit Bawne (75 not out) for company.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In Nagpur, Railways' Avinash Yadav took a five-wicket haul to reduce Baroda to 183 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Dhiren Mistry (50) was the highest scorer for Baroda while Kedav Devdhar contributed with 45 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In reply, the Railways scored 39 runs at close as both openers Saurabh Wakaska and Shivakant Shukla were still at the crease when umpires dislodged the bails for the day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In Rajkot, Bengal posted 190\/3 against Tamil Nadu in Group A Ranji trophy match at the Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Manoj Tiwary and Agniv Pan were the top scorers for Bengal with 56 and 51(not out) runs respectively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
For Tamil Nadu, Aswin Crist, Thangarasu Natarajan and Raju Aushik Srinivas chipped in with one wicket each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In Cuttack, riding on brilliant knocks by Nitin Saini and Rajat Paliwal, Haryana posted 295\/5 against Jammu and Kashmir in Group C match at the Barabati Stadium.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Saini scored 90 runs while Paliwal was unbeaten on 99 when umpires called the day's play.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
For Jammu and Kashmir, Parvez Ghulam Rasool Zargar took three wickets for 43 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In Mumbai, Bhavin Jitendra Thakkar and Rohan Prem scored brilliant centuries as Kerala posted 290\/2 against Goa on the opening day of the Group C Ranji Trophy match at the Brabourne Stadium.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
For Goa, Rituraj Rajeev Singh and Shadab Jakati chipped in with one wicket each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Hyderabad scored 303\/7 against the Services on the opening day of the Group C Ranji Trophy match at the Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bavanaka Sandeep (83 not out) was the top scorer for Hyderabad while Akshath Reddy contributed with 64 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
For the Services, Raushan Raj took four wickets while Vikas Yadav chipped in with one wicket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In Mysore, Uttar Pradesh scored 22\/1 after Mumbai were bowled out for 233 on Day One of the Group A Ranji Trophy match at the Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Samarth Singh and Saurabh Kumar were at the crease when umpires dislodged the bails for the day.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/kl-rahul17.jpg", "alt_img": "Image for Ranji Trophy: Karnataka post 345\/6 vs Rajasthan", "alt_title": "Ranji Trophy: Karnataka post 345\/6 vs Rajasthan", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Ranji Trophy: Karnataka post 345\/6 vs Rajasthan", "seo_desc": "Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh), Nov 13 (CRICKETNMORE) Riding on some good batting, Karnataka posted 345\/6 against Rajasthan on the opening day of their Ranji Tr", "seo_keywords": "KL Rahul, Ranji Trophy", "tag": "", "tagging": "", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "0", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "ranji-trophy-karnataka-post-3456-vs-rajasthan", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2079", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "0", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2016-11-13 23:22:00", "updated": "2016-11-13 23:22:00", "img_from": "", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": null, "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2016-11-13 23:22:00", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2016-11-13 23:22:00", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/ranji-trophy-karnataka-post-3456-vs-rajasthan-21103" }