Ranji Trophy round 3, day 2: Badoni and Moliya star

Delhi captain Ayush Badoni made an unbeaten 210 off 228 balls on day two of Ranji Trophy round three, and Delhi declared at 515/5. Baroda’s Priyanshu Moliya went one better with a maiden triple century, taking Baroda to 616 in their first innings.

Elsewhere in the Ranji Trophy 2026/27 round, Madhya Pradesh beat Bihar by an innings and 174 runs, and Chandigarh piled up 685 before declaring.

Badoni joins Kohli and Gambhir

Badoni’s 210 was his second straight double century in first-class cricket. That made him the third Delhi batter to score doubles in successive innings, after Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir. Sumit Mathur supported him with an unbeaten 150.

Jharkhand finished the day at 131/4, trailing Delhi’s declared total, with Utkarsh Singh unbeaten on 53.

Moliya’s triple for Baroda

Moliya’s maiden triple century anchored Baroda’s 616 in their first innings.

Elsewhere in the round

Madhya Pradesh wrapped up an innings-and-174-run win over Bihar, with Saransh Jain taking 13 wickets in the match.

Mumbai lost their last seven wickets for 140 runs on day two and were bowled out for 430. Chandigarh’s Nehal Pajni scored a double century as his side declared at 685.

Punjab went past 400 in their first innings, with Salil Arora making 151, and Hyderabad closed on 193/2 in reply.