Ranji Trophy Day 2: Manvanth's maiden century, Badoni double hundred and Sarfaraz's unbeaten 139

Manvanth Kumar scored his maiden first-class century, Ayush Badoni compiled a double hundred and Sarfaraz Khan finished unbeaten on 139 on Monday during the second day of the Ranji Trophy across multiple venues. Haryana defeated Chandigarh by an innings and 24 runs inside two days as several other teams improved their positions in the domestic competition.

Karnataka gained the upper hand against Saurashtra after Manvanth struck 135 as they were all out for 342 after resuming at 281 for eight. Delhi piled up 648 for six declared at the Palam B Ground, with Ayush Badoni making 217, while Mumbai moved into a commanding position against Himachal Pradesh with Sarfaraz unbeaten on 139.

Manvanth scored 135 off 214 balls for Karnataka, hitting 11 fours and six sixes and reaching his century off 147 deliveries; he guided a Chetan Sakariya delivery through the cordon for a boundary and danced down the track to hit Jaydev Unadkat over cover for six. He added 146 for the ninth wicket with Abhilash Shetty, who finished unbeaten on 14 off 137 balls. Spinner Parth Bhut was Saurashtra's most successful bowler with five wickets; Saurashtra replied with openers Harvik Desai and Hetvik Kotak putting on 110, Desai making 77 and Kotak 46, and the side closed at 164 for four, trailing by 178 runs.

At the Palam B Ground Delhi declared at 648 for six after 136.4 overs, Ayush Badoni scoring 217 off 246 balls with 22 fours and two sixes following Priyansh Arya's 199 on the opening day. Sumit Mathur contributed 92 and Anuj Rawat was unbeaten on 61 off 61 balls. Gujarat reached 98 for two at stumps, still 550 runs behind.

Mumbai reached 398 for four in reply to Himachal Pradesh's 140, Sarfaraz Khan unbeaten on 139 off 213 balls with 18 boundaries and sharing an unbroken 176-run fifth-wicket stand with Akash Anand, who was 58 not out off 152. Siddhesh Lad, who resumed the day on 12, made 87 off 188 balls (14 fours and a six) and Musheer Khan scored 57. Mumbai added 291 runs in 87 overs on Monday, losing only two wickets after resuming at 107 for two; Tushar Deshpande had earlier taken four for 46 to bowl Himachal Pradesh out in 39.5 overs, while Abhishek Kumar and Jitender Rana took two wickets each (2 for 66 and 2 for 72 respectively).

All-rounder Nishant Sindhu played a decisive role as Haryana defeated Chandigarh in Rohtak, scoring 92 in the hosts' first innings of 245 and then taking six for 27 in Chandigarh's second innings. Yashvardhan Dalal made 95 to help Haryana build a 142-run lead; Chandigarh, dismissed for 118 in 47 overs, received three wickets from Kanishk Chouhan and saw captain Manan Vohra top-score with 47 off 89 balls. In Bengal's match against Services, Services were dismissed for 122 in reply to 184 with Shahbaz Ahmed taking four for 35, Aamir Gani four for 31 and Pradipta Pramanik two wickets; captain Rajat Paliwal remained unbeaten on 48 off 129, and Bengal were then bowled out for 146 in their second innings with Rahul Singh taking five for 39 while Pulkit Narang and Arjun Sharma took two apiece. Services were 12 without loss chasing 209 at stumps, needing another 197 runs with three days remaining.

Mohammed Azharuddeen carried on to finish unbeaten on 139 off 263 balls as Kerala posted 404 after resuming on 245 for six, with Aditya Sarwate contributing 53 off 77; Odisha were 114 for three, trailing by 290, with Gourav Choudhary on 50 and Shantanu Mishra 32. Uttar Pradesh recovered to 102 for four in their second innings against Goa to extend an overall lead to 140 after Goa were bowled out for 164, Zeeshan Ansari taking five for 45; Rinku Singh had remained unbeaten on 118 as UP made 202 in the first innings. Madhya Pradesh reached 302 for five against Puducherry to take a 125-run lead, Rajat Patidar unbeaten on 107, while Vidarbha were 253 for seven in reply to Jammu and Kashmir's 260 with Ravikumar Samarth on 133. Baroda posted 416 in reply to Bihar's 166, Priyanshu Moliya making 132 and Raj Limbani taking four for 32; Bihar were four without loss in their second innings, 246 runs behind.

With Manvanth, Badoni and Sarfaraz producing major individual scores, Sindhu delivering an all-round match-winning display and spinners dominating several contests, the second day produced individual milestones and notable shifts in the Ranji Trophy standings.