Ranji Trophy: Kerala, Gujarat register big wins with all-round show

Jalaj Saxena claimed four wickets while KC Akshay and Sijomon Joseph took three each to bundle out Saurashtra for 95 and steer Kerala to a massive 309-run win in their Group B Ranji Trophy match here.

Thiruvananthapuram: Jalaj Saxena claimed four wickets while KC Akshay and Sijomon Joseph took three each to bundle out Saurashtra for 95 and steer Kerala to a massive 309-run win in their Group B Ranji Trophy match here.

Chasing 405, Saurashtra resumed their second innings at 30 for one and straight away started to lose wickets at regular intervals to fold for less than 100 runs.

Both overnight batsmen -- Snell Patel (20) and Robin Uthappa (12) -- fell cheaply, and Saurashtra could never recover from that stage.

Sheldon Jackson was the lone batsman to show some resistance with 24 runs off 74 balls but others failed to put up any fight.

Saxena ended with impressive figures of four for 29, while Akshay (3/23) and Joseph (3/27) chipped in with three wickets each to ensure Saurashtra could not make a comeback.

At Surat, Gujarat registered an innings and 107-run win over Rajasthan with an all-round show. Chintan Gaja’s eight-for bowled Rajasthan out cheaply in the first innings and in reply, captain Parthiv Patel and Priyank Panchal registered big hundreds to bat Rajasthan out of the game.

Brief scores Group B:

Kerala: 225 & 411 for six declared vs Saurashtra: 232 & 95 all out in 51.3 overs (Sheldon Jackson 24; Jalaj Saxena 4/29, KC Akshay 3/23, Sijomon Joseph 3/27). Points: Kerala 6, Saurashtra 0.

At Surat: Gujarat 1st innings: 601 for four declared vs Rajasthan: 153 & 341 all out in 107.3 overs (Robin Bist 81, Mahipal Lomror 60; Siddharth Desai 5/129). Points: Gujarat 7, Rajasthan 0.

At Rohtak: Haryana184 & 167 vs J&K: 176 & 157 all out in 44.1 overs (Owais Shah 52; Ajit Chahal 5/53). Points: Haryana 6, Jammu & Kashmir 0.