Ravindra Jadeja continued his good show with the ball for Saurashtra, who hammered Delhi by 10 wickets inside two days at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Friday.
Following up on his five-wicket spell (5 for 66) in the first innings, Jadeja’s left-arm spin accounted for seven wickets in the second innings, finishing with figures of 7 for 38.
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His match-winning hault read 12 wickets for 104 runs.
It took Jadeja’s tally of wickets in first-class cricket to 542 in 135 matches at an average of 23.88 and strike rate of 56.7.
Trailing Saurashtra (271) by 83 runs, Delhi were bowled out for a mere 94 in their second innings — leaving the hosts just 12 runs to score for a comprehensive win.
He had also contributed with a brisk knock of 36 runs
It was Jadeja’s first Ranji Trophy appearance since 2023, coming after a diktat by the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in India regarding players’ availability for their respective state teams when not on national duty.
The BCCI sprung into action with fresh directives on the do’s and don’ts for Team India players, following the team’s 1-3 defeat in the five-match Test series for the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.
