Ranji Trophy round 4, day 2: Urvil, Sanvir, Pradosh hit doubles

Three batters made double hundreds on day 2 of Ranji Trophy 2026-27 round 4. Urvil Patel was unbeaten on 210 as Gujarat declared at 534-9 against Kerala, Sanvir Singh converted his hundred into a double for Punjab, and Pradosh Paul made 208 for Tamil Nadu against Chandigarh.

In the Plate Group, Chinmay Sutar added another hundred for Mizoram, his third in four matches this season. At Eden Gardens, Mohammed Shami took 3-36 as Maharashtra reached 207-9 against Bengal’s 143.

The double centuries

Urvil Patel, the CSK wicketkeeper, resumed with Gujarat on 300-5. Wisden’s report calls his 210* his maiden first-class double hundred. Vishal Jayswal was on 50* and Kerala were 74-3 in reply.

Punjab declared at 592-9 in New Chandigarh after Sanvir Singh’s double. Tamil Nadu declared at 571-7 against Chandigarh, with Pradosh Paul’s 208 backed by an unbeaten 115 from Sriram Ajith Ram. Chandigarh were 49-3 in reply, Sai Kishore taking 2-14.

Sutar keeps piling on runs

Chinmay Sutar was 135* as Mizoram reached 366-3 against Arunachal Pradesh’s 285. His hundreds this season include a quadruple ton.

Bengal v Maharashtra at Eden Gardens

This was a low-scoring contest. After 12 wickets fell on day 1, day 2 produced 186 runs for seven wickets. Maharashtra were 207-9, Tanay Sanghavi unbeaten on 57, with Mohammed Shami taking 3-36. Bengal’s first innings was 143.

Elsewhere in the round

Goa made 397, with Snehal Kauthankar unbeaten on 178, then bowled Bihar out for 107, Vasuki Koushik taking 3-12. Goa enforced the follow-on and Bihar were 63-3 in their second innings.

Baroda made 355, Kartik Yadav taking 5-104, and Uttar Pradesh ended the day 196-0, with Adarsh Singh on 96* and Madhav Kaushik on 90*.

Rajasthan, who made 78 in their first innings, were 297-4 in their second against Himachal Pradesh’s 153, with Rohan Rajbhar making 140 and Mahipal Lomror 97. Vidarbha reached 334-9 on Akshay Wadkar’s hundred and had Madhya Pradesh, who made 209, at 19-1.