<p>New Delhi: Medium-pacer Abin Matthew hogged the limelight with a maiden five-wicket haul as Puducherry bowlers came up with an exceptional show to orchestrate a commanding nine-wicket win over hosts Delhi in their Ranji Trophy opener here on Monday.</p><p>Resuming on 126 for eight in their second innings, Delhi managed to add 19 more runs before being bowled out for 145.</p><p>Mathew claimed a career best five for 39 to dismantle the Delhi batting order.</p>.Ranji Trophy: Karnataka start campaign with crushing win over Punjab .<p>Gaurav Yadav (3/49) and Saurabh Yadav (2/43) also contributed to Delhi's downfall to give them an easy 51-run chase.</p><p>In reply, Puducherry lost opener Akash Kargave (23) with seven runs shy from the target.</p><p>Jay Pande (21 not out) and Marimuthu Vikneshwaran (7 not out) then sealed the chase in the very next over.</p><p><strong>Baroda win easy versus Odisha</strong></p><p>Off-spinner Mahesh Pithiya's impressive five-wicket haul complemented Shashwat Rawat's stellar 102 in the second innings as hosts Baroda defeated Odisha by 147 runs in Vadodara.</p><p>Set a tall chase of 432, Odisha were bundled out for 284.</p><p>In only his fifth Ranji match, the budding 22-year-old Pithiya showcased immense skill and determination to return figures of 5/61.</p><p><strong>Brief Scores:</strong> </p><p><strong>At Delhi:</strong> Delhi 148 and 145; 46.4 overs (Abin Mathew 5/39, Gaurav Yadav 3/49, Saurabh Yadav 2/43). Puducherry 244 and 51/1; 13.4 overs. Puducherry won by nine wickets. Points: Puducherry 6, Delhi 0.</p><p><strong>At Vadodara:</strong> Baroda 351 and 258/4 declared. Odisha 178 and 284; 101.5 overs (Shantanu Mishra 78, Anurag Sarangi 56, Sandeep Pattnaik 51, Suryakant Pradhan 46; Mahesh Pithiya 5/61). Baroda won by 147 runs. Points: Baroda 6, Odisha 0.</p><p><strong>At Jammu:</strong> Jammu & Kashmir 100. Himachal Pradesh 120/1. Match drawn. Points Himachal Pradesh 3, Jammu & Kashmir 1.</p><p><strong>At Dehradun:</strong> Madhya Pradesh 323 and 243/3 declared. Uttarakhand 192 and 266/8; 95 overs (Piryanshu Khanduri 62, Aditya Tare 51, Kunal Chandela 50; Kumar Kartikeya 4/73, Saransh Jain 3/77). Match drawn. Points MP 3, Uttarakhand 1.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Medium-pacer Abin Matthew hogged the limelight with a maiden five-wicket haul as Puducherry bowlers came up with an exceptional show to orchestrate a commanding nine-wicket win over hosts Delhi in their Ranji Trophy opener here on Monday.</p><p>Resuming on 126 for eight in their second innings, Delhi managed to add 19 more runs before being bowled out for 145.</p><p>Mathew claimed a career best five for 39 to dismantle the Delhi batting order.</p>.Ranji Trophy: Karnataka start campaign with crushing win over Punjab .<p>Gaurav Yadav (3/49) and Saurabh Yadav (2/43) also contributed to Delhi's downfall to give them an easy 51-run chase.</p><p>In reply, Puducherry lost opener Akash Kargave (23) with seven runs shy from the target.</p><p>Jay Pande (21 not out) and Marimuthu Vikneshwaran (7 not out) then sealed the chase in the very next over.</p><p><strong>Baroda win easy versus Odisha</strong></p><p>Off-spinner Mahesh Pithiya's impressive five-wicket haul complemented Shashwat Rawat's stellar 102 in the second innings as hosts Baroda defeated Odisha by 147 runs in Vadodara.</p><p>Set a tall chase of 432, Odisha were bundled out for 284.</p><p>In only his fifth Ranji match, the budding 22-year-old Pithiya showcased immense skill and determination to return figures of 5/61.</p><p><strong>Brief Scores:</strong> </p><p><strong>At Delhi:</strong> Delhi 148 and 145; 46.4 overs (Abin Mathew 5/39, Gaurav Yadav 3/49, Saurabh Yadav 2/43). Puducherry 244 and 51/1; 13.4 overs. Puducherry won by nine wickets. Points: Puducherry 6, Delhi 0.</p><p><strong>At Vadodara:</strong> Baroda 351 and 258/4 declared. Odisha 178 and 284; 101.5 overs (Shantanu Mishra 78, Anurag Sarangi 56, Sandeep Pattnaik 51, Suryakant Pradhan 46; Mahesh Pithiya 5/61). Baroda won by 147 runs. Points: Baroda 6, Odisha 0.</p><p><strong>At Jammu:</strong> Jammu & Kashmir 100. Himachal Pradesh 120/1. Match drawn. Points Himachal Pradesh 3, Jammu & Kashmir 1.</p><p><strong>At Dehradun:</strong> Madhya Pradesh 323 and 243/3 declared. Uttarakhand 192 and 266/8; 95 overs (Piryanshu Khanduri 62, Aditya Tare 51, Kunal Chandela 50; Kumar Kartikeya 4/73, Saransh Jain 3/77). Match drawn. Points MP 3, Uttarakhand 1.</p>