Saurashtra will be bolstered by the presence of India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja against a strong Madhya Pradesh in the second round of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B.

Saurashtra's last-wicket pair of Chetan Sakariya and Yuvrajsinh Dodiya waged a grim battle to give their team a crucial four-run first innings lead.

Solid fifties by Devdutt Padikkal, Karun Nair and R Smaran helped Karnataka reach 295 for five amid regular strikes by Saurashtra on Day 1 of their Ranji Trophy.

Cheteshwar Pujara recalled even scoring a hundred wasn't enough for him to help his team win during his early red-ball cricket days.

The player, who was once part of the Kolkata Knight Riders set-up after being spotted by former Bengal player Joydeep Mukherjee, made his debut for Saurashtra in December 2011.

Pacers Priyajit Jadeja and Arzan Nagwaswalla shared seven wickets among them as Gujarat pummelled Saurashtra by an innings and 98 runs to enter the Ranji Trophy semifinals in Rajkot

Barring Ravindra Jadeja, who bagged 12 wickets to help Saurashtra beat Delhi inside two days, no other player has managed to impress the viewers.

Ravindra Jadeja was unplayable on a spinners' paradise and added another seven to his first innings five-for as Saurashtra all but ensured Delhi's exit from Ranji Trophy with a 10-wicket victory inside two days in Group D, on Friday.

Saurashtra vs Delhi Ranji Trophy Day 1 Highlights: Rishabh Pant failed to fire on his return to domestic cricket, but Ravindra Jadeja impressed with both bat and ball.

Ravindra Jadeja made his last Ranji appearance in January 2023 for Saurashtra against Tamil Nadu, taking eight wickets in the match, with 7/48 in the second innings.

Rishabh Pant is 'very excited' to be the part of Ranji Trophy competition for Delhi this season, as per a report.

Virat Kohli will be back in action on Wednesday as India take on New Zealand in the first Test in Bengaluru.

The foundation for Tamil Nadu's resounding victory was laid in the first innings when their bowlers restricted Saurashtra to 203.

Saurashtra conceded a massive first-innings lead of 164 as TN folded for 367 after resuming at 278/3 against the visitor's 203.

Defending champions Saurashtra scored an innings and 243-run victory against Manipur to move into the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals from Group A.

Left-arm spinner Parth Bhut did the star turn with seven wickets and fashioned a 48-run victory for Saurashtra over Maharashtra in their Elite Ranji Trophy Group A match

The Saurashtra Cricket Association decided to launch a disciplinary probe after liquor bottles were recovered from its U-23 cricketers while they were heading back to Rajkot from Chandigarh

In 103 Tests for India, Cheteshwar Pujara has scored 7,195 runs at an average of 43.60, with 19 centuries and 35 fifties in 176 innings