Ranji Trophy fans witnessed a slice of history in Tinsukia on Saturday as Services pacers Arjun Sharma and Mohit Jangra pulled off something never seen before — two hat-tricks in the same match — during a chaotic Elite Group C clash against Assam, where 25 wickets tumbled in a single day.
Despite the mayhem, Assam managed to stay slightly ahead, reaching 56/5 in their second innings, a lead of 51 runs at stumps.
It was Arjun who lit up the morning with a fiery burst, removing Riyan Parag (36), Sumit Ghadigaonkar, and Sibsankar Roy off consecutive balls to complete his hat-trick and finish with 5/46. Assam were bowled out for 103, and that’s when Jangra joined the record books.
Jangra (3/5) dismissed Pradyun Saikia (52), then returned to knock over
Mukhtar Hussain and Bhargab Lakhar on consecutive deliveries — making it the first-ever double hat-trick day in Ranji history.
A first in Ranji Trophy ☝
Arjun Sharma 🤝 Mohit Jangra
2️⃣ hat-tricks for Services in their game against Assam 👏
This was the first instance in Ranji Trophy history where two different bowlers claimed hat-tricks in the same innings 👌
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Services, however, couldn’t capitalise with the bat. They folded for 108, just five runs ahead, thanks to Riyan Parag’s superb 5/25 and Rahul Singh’s 4/44. By stumps, Assam’s top order crumbled again, leaving the game wide open.
Elsewhere in the Ranji Trophy
In Kolkata: Half-centuries from Sudeep Gharami (56), Abhishek Porel (51), and Sumanta Gupta (58)* helped Bengal fight back to 244/7 against Gujarat after slipping to 95/4. Left-arm spinner Siddharth Desai bagged 3/55.
In Ramnagar: A dazzling 99 not out from Mohammad Saif powered Railways to 233/4 against Uttarakhand. Saif smashed six sixes and four fours, sharing an unbroken stand with *Bhargav Merai (44)**.
In Lahli: It was another bowler’s day as 18 wickets fell between Himachal Pradesh and Tripura. The hosts ended on 155/8, leading by 29 runs, after bowling out Tripura for 126. Nikhil Kashyap (4/34) and Parth Vats (3/14) starred with the ball, while Swapnil Singh picked up 5/66 for Tripura.
Brief Scores
Assam 103 (Pradyun Saikia 52, Riyan Parag 36; Arjun Sharma 5/46, Mohit Jangra 3/5) & 56/5 (Sumit Ghadigaonkar 17*; Arjun 2/12, Pulkit Narang 2/16)
lead Services 108 (Irfan Ali 51*; Parag 5/25, Rahul Singh 4/44) by 51 runs.
Bengal 244/7 (Gharami 56, Porel 51, Sumanta 58*; Desai 3/55) vs Gujarat.
Railways 233/4 (Saif 99*, Merai 44*; Abhay Negi 2/31) vs Uttarakhand.
Tripura 126 (Swapnil Singh 44; Kashyap 4/34) trail Himachal 155/8 (Dheeru Singh 40, Yashvardhan Dalal 34*; Swapnil 5/66) by 29 runs.
(with PTI inputs)
