Ranji Trophy: Services Beat Haryana by 211 Runs, Move to Second Place

Rohatak (The Uttam Hindu): Services defeated Haryana by 211 runs in their Ranji Trophy 2025–26 Elite Group-C match. The game was held at the Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium. With this win, Services have climbed to second place on the points table with 3 wins out of 5 matches. Haryana, with 2 losses in 5 games, remain at the third position.

Services, who batted first after losing the toss, were bowled out for 205 runs in their opening innings. Nakul Sharma scored 41 runs, while Ravi Chauhan contributed 34. For Haryana, Rahul Rathi picked up 4 wickets and Parth Vats claimed 3.

In reply, Haryana were restricted to just 111 runs. Captain Ankit Kumar scored 32 runs, and Parth Vats added 27. Amit Shukla delivered a brilliant spell, taking 8 wickets for only 27 runs. Pulkit Nagar claimed the remaining 2 wickets. Services took a first-innings lead of 94 runs.

Batting again, Services posted 283 runs, setting a target of 378 for Haryana. Captain Rajat Paliwal top-scored with 61 runs, while Vineet Dhankhar remained unbeaten on 57. Ravi Chauhan added 40 runs. For Haryana, Rahul Rathi and Mayank Shandilya picked 2 wickets each.

Chasing 378, Haryana were bowled out for 166 runs in their second innings. Yashvardhan Dalal scored 49 runs with 6 fours off 48 balls, and captain Ankit Kumar added 29. For Services, Pulkit Nagar took 5 wickets, while Amit Shukla claimed 3.