Ranji Trophy Round 3 Day 2 Live Updates: Ayush Badoni hits second consecutive 200, Rajat Patidar slams century

Delhi captain Ayush Badoni continued his stellar form to score a second straight double century in this Ranji Trophy tournament, during the third-round match against Jharkhand in Ranchi. He got to mark in 216 balls, laced with 28 fours and three sixes on Day 2 of the match. Last week, he had brought up his career-best 217 against Gujarat at the Air Force Ground in Palam.

The Madhya Pradesh captain brings up his 18th first-class ton, and his second in two matches. He was dismissed for 109, run out by S Gani. It came amid a rush of wickets from Bihar, picking three inside 37 balls as MP slipped to 407 for 7.

Aman Kumar removed Siddhesh Lad in the opening 20 minutes before Nishant Sindhu, who had picked up a six-for in the last game, got rid of recent centurion Sarfaraz Khan. Samat Jakhar then dismissed Akash Anand for 24 as Mumbai lost three wickets in 90 minutes to go six down for 339 before lunch.

They looked strong Day 1, folding Railways for 184 runs after three wicket each from Sai Kishore and Sonu Yadav. However, they are seven down now in the opening session for just 107 runs with Raj Choudhary and Toufik Mondal picking up three apiece. Baba Indrajith, batting on 29 not out, remains their last hope to narrow the gap.

The Delhi captain has gone past 150 against Jharkhand. The second consecutive game where he has been in sensational batting form. He continues on from where he left off against Gujarat.

In another game, Madhya Pradesh captain Rajat Patidar has also scored a half-century.

Railways left-arm spinner Raj gets two quick wickets. Dismisses Andre and Athish is quick succession. Tamil Nadu in a spot of bother at 71/5.

Saransh Jain was the standout bowler on the opening day of Round 3, claiming seven wickets for Madhya Pradesh as Bihar were bundled out for just 99. India are in dire need of a good classical off-spinner in the Test team and hence this performance was a step in the right direction.

At stumps on Day 1, Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan remained unbeaten on 21 and he will look to see the early phase out and go big. He had scored a ton in the previous match as well. The right-hander is not a part of India's Test squad for the New Zealand series, but one never knows when a place opens so it's best to keep scoring and have your name in the reckoning for the national call-up.

Ayush Badoni, the Delhi captain, has been piling on the runs in the Ranji Trophy. In the previous match against Gujarat, he scored a double century and now in the contest against Jharkhand, another century has come off his bat. The skipper is letting his bat do all the talking.

Here's how state of play looked at stumps on Day 1

Chandigarh 363/2 vs Himachal Pradesh

Karnataka 10/1 vs Tripura 194 all out

Bengal 172/6 vs Kerala

Madhya Pradesh 261/3 vs Bihar 99 all out

Maharashtra 24/1 vs Gujarat 223 all out

Punjab 289/6 vs Hyderabad

Tamil Nadu 71/3 vs Railways 284 all out

Sikkim 30/1 vs Nagaland 187 all out (plate)

Delhi 309/5 vs Jharkhand

Services 13/0 vs Odisha 194 all out

Chhattisgarh 35/1 vs Andhra 231 all out

Mumbai 290/3 vs Haryana

Uttar Pradesh 67/4 vs Pondicherry

Assam 235/6 vs Saurashtra

Uttarakhand 18/0 vs Rajasthan 272 all out

Goa 204/8 vs Vidarbha

Baroda 259/6 vs Jammu and Kashmir

Manipur 165/5 vs Arunachal Pradesh 111 all out (plate)

Meghalaya 385/2 vs Mizoram (plate)

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Day 2 of Ranji Trophy Round 3. The opening day saw several breakthrough performances from Musheer Khan, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ayush Badoni, Saransh Jain, and more. Day 2 promises more of the same. Stay tuned for more.