Rajasthan on verge of first Ranji Trophy win this season
Kunal Singh Rathore, Kartik Sharma, and Vishal Harsh scored half centuries to help Rajasthan dominate Himachal Pradesh in Dharamshala.
Rajasthan is set to secure its first victory of the season in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match against Himachal Pradesh at Dharamshala. According to The Times of India, the team declared its second innings at 521 for 8 in 131.1 overs on Thursday.
The visitors' second innings featured half centuries from wicketkeeper-batter Kunal Singh Rathore, who scored 86, skipper Kartik Sharma, who scored 63, and all-rounder Vishal Harsh, who scored 50. This performance followed a low first innings score of 78.
Himachal Pradesh bowlers Abhishek Kumar took 3 for 146, while Arpit Guleria and Jitendra Rana claimed 2 wickets each. The target set for the hosts was 447 runs.
At the end of Day 3, Himachal Pradesh was 83 for 4 in their second innings. The team required 364 more runs with six wickets remaining to win.
Pukhraj Mann and Akash Vashisht were batting at the crease for the hosts. Rajasthan pacers Danish Bhambhu, who took 2 for 13, Aniket Choudhary, and Sahil Dhiwan have been key in the bowling effort.