Uttarakhand on top against Mizoram, inch closer to quarterfinal

Uttarakhand enforced a follow-on against Mizoram after bowling out the visitors for 198 to inch closer to grabbing the solitary quarterfinal berth from Plate Group in Ranji Trophy here Tuesday.

Taruwar Kohli remained unbeaten on 96 on day two after Mizoram were bowled out for 198 in their first innings in reply to Uttarakhand's first innings total of 377 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium here.

Asked to bat again, Mizoram were 32/1 at stumps, still needing 147 runs to avoid an innings defeat.

Earlier the visitors were 31 for no loss but they slipped to 67/4 with Sunny Rana (2/46) striking twice.

Dhanraj Sharma was the pick of the bowlers, claiming 3/49.

Taruwar found some support at the other end from Lalhruai Ralte (30) as the duo added 57 runs to repair the damage.

But Mayank Mishra dismissed Ralte to break the partnership before they folded in 75.2 overs.

Brief Scores:
In Dehradun:
In Dimapur: