Overseas Matches 2007/08

RAJASTHAN v HIMACHAL PRADESH Played at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala, December 25, 26, 27, 2007. Ranji Trophy 2007/08 - Elite Group A Rajasthan won by nine wickets. (Points: Rajasthan 5, Himachal Pradesh 0) HIMACHAL PRADESH 1 M.Gupta c Doru b Mathur 19 b Mathur 29 2 H.Dogra c and b Shamsher Singh 71 (6) lbw b Mohammad Aslam 5 3 M.Sharma c Jhalani b Shamsher Singh 101 lbw b Mathur 0 4 *S.Sharma b S.G.Gehlot 13 (2) c Jhalani b S.G.Gehlot 43 5 P.Dogra b S.G.Gehlot 0 (4) b Mathur 0 6 †M.S.Bisla lbw b Mohammad Aslam 6 (5) c Jhalani b S.G.Gehlot 4 7 A.Mannu c Jhalani b Mathur 1 c Jhalani b Mathur 26 8 Sarandeep Singh lbw b Mathur 4 c and b Mathur 3 9 V.Bhatia lbw b Mohammad Aslam 13 c Jhalani b Mathur 9 10 A.K.Thakur not out 22 not out 1 11 V.Malik c N.G.Gehlot b Mohammad Aslam 13 b Mathur 0 Extras b 8, lb 5, w 4 17 nb 2 2 —— —— 280 122 FoW (1): 1-32 (1), 2-159 (2), 3-176 (4), 4-176 (5), 5-183 (6), 6-186 (7), 7-190 (8), 8-219 (9), 9-257 (3), 10-280 (11) FoW (2): 1-56 (1), 2-64 (3), 3-64 (4), 4-77 (5), 5-82 (6), 6-84 (2), 7-87 (8), 8-109 (9), 9-122 (7), 10-122 (11) RAJASTHAN 1 V.A.Saxena lbw b Malik 5 not out 101 2 S.S.Vijay c Bisla b Bhatia 88 lbw b Thakur 14 3 R.K.Bishnoi st Bisla b Sarandeep Singh 34 not out 63 4 N.S.Doru c Bisla b Malik 25 5 R.D.Bist b Malik 0 6 N.G.Gehlot c Bisla b Thakur 16 7 *†R.B.Jhalani c S.Sharma b Bhatia 20 8 Shamsher Singh not out 5 9 S.G.Gehlot lbw b Thakur 12 10 Mohammad Aslam run out (Bhatia) 1 11 S.O.Mathur c Sarandeep Singh b Malik 4 Extras lb 1, nb 7 8 lb 1, nb 6 7 —— —— 218 (1 wicket) 185 FoW (1): 1-5 (1), 2-72 (3), 3-120 (4), 4-120 (5), 5-157 (6), 6-190 (2), 7-195 (7), 8-209 (9), 9-211 (10), 10-218 (11) FoW (2): 1-23 (2) Rajasthan Bowling O M R W O M R W Mathur 18 1 79 3 19 6 49 7 1nb S.G.Gehlot 20 6 56 2 1w 13 3 44 2 1nb Mohammad Aslam 26.2 7 64 3 15 7 29 1 Shamsher Singh 18 4 48 2 Bishnoi 2 0 13 0 N.G.Gehlot 2 0 7 0 Himachal Pradesh Bowling O M R W O M R W Thakur 25 4 83 2 14 3 51 1 2nb Malik 18.2 3 51 4 7nb 10 2 38 0 4nb Bhatia 11 4 24 2 8 0 54 0 Sarandeep Singh 27 4 59 1 8 0 28 0 M.Sharma (5) 1 0 1 0 S.Sharma (6) 0.5 0 12 0 Umpires: R.M.Deshpande and C.K.Nandan. Referee: V.D.Dhamasker. Toss: Himachal Pradesh Close of Play: 1st day: Rajasthan (1) 5-0 (Saxena 5*, Vijay 0*, 1 over); 2nd day: Himachal Pradesh (2) 19-0 (Gupta 8*, S.Sharma 10*, 7 overs). The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three. M.Sharma’s 101 took 214 balls in 309 minutes and included 13 fours. V.A.Saxena’s 101 took 136 balls in 174 minutes and included 17 fours and 1 six. Shamsher Singh retired hurt in the Rajasthan first innings having scored 1 (team score 209-8) - he returned when the score was 211-9. 162 India in 2007/08