NEW DELHI: Siddharth Desai achieved a remarkable milestone in first-class cricket on Thursday, claiming nine wickets in an innings against Uttarakhand during a Ranji Trophy match at Gujarat College Cricket Ground A in Ahmedabad. His outstanding performance is now the best bowling display in the history of Gujarat cricket in this format.
The left-arm orthodox spinner's incredible figures of 9-36 eclipsed the previous record of 8-31, set by Rakesh Vinubhai Dhurv against Saurashtra in 2012.
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Uttarakhand’s innings ended at just 111 runs from 30 overs, with Vishal B Jayswal taking the final wicket for Gujarat.
Siddharth’s spell began in the fifth over, where he quickly dismissed PS Khanduri, Samarth R, and Yuvraj Choudhary in a span of four deliveries. By the 15th over, he had already secured his five-wicket haul, trapping Kunal Chandela LBW and bowling out Mayank Mishra.
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The spinner’s dominance continued as he removed well-set opener Avneesh Sudha for 30 runs, followed by dismissing Aditya Tare, Abhay Negi, and D Dhapola to complete his remarkable nine-wicket haul.
In a related feat, Haryana bowler Anshul Kamboj became one of only six Indians to take all ten wickets in a first-class innings, achieving this rare achievement against Kerala in November last year.
