Mumbai players wear masks in Ranji Trophy clash vs Delhi:Siraj takes four wickets for Hyderabad, MP bowled out for 187 against Maharashtra

The 7th round matches of the Ranji Trophy began on Thursday. Mohammed Siraj took 4 wickets for Hyderabad and pushed Chhattisgarh onto the back foot. In a do-or-die match, Madhya Pradesh were bowled out for just 187 in their home ground against Maharashtra. Meanwhile, Team India's KL Rahul and Prasidh Krishna played for Karnataka against Punjab, who were without Shubman Gill. Mohammed Siraj, who was named Hyderabad captain earlier, picked up four wickets against Chhattisgarh, bowling them out for 283 runs. Meanwhile, Dhruv Jurel scored 96 for Uttar Pradesh, but it was not enough for them to put a strong total against Vidarbha, for whom Harsh Dubey took six wickets. Mumbai players wear mask against Delhi to counter pollution The Mumbai players were forced to wear masks against Delhi at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy BKC, Mumbai, to counter increased pollution due to nearby construction activity. Brothers Sarfaraz Khan, Musheer Khan and Himanshu Singh were among those who were seen wearing masks on the field. Asked to bat first, Delhi did not have the best of performances with the bat as they were bowled out for just 221. Although opener Sanat Sangwan scored 118, there weren't many notable contributions from the others. For Mumbai, Mohit Avasthi took a five-wicket haul. Mumbai were 13/1 at stumps. Before the match, both teams observed a minute's silence to honour former Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who passed away in a plane crash a day ago. Also read: 'I wasn't feeling respected... it was hurting me': Yuvraj Singh reveals retirement reason, says he didn't receive support Harsh Dubey shines for Vidarbha against Uttar Pradesh Vidarbha captain Harsh Dubey took six wickets for 37 runs and bowled out Uttar Pradesh for 237. Vidarbha then scored 33 runs without losing a wicket. Meanwhile, against Jharkhand, Odisha scored 242 runs, losing sox wickets. Swastik Samal and Govinda Poddar scored fifties. Playing against Andhra Pradesh, Nagaland lost 4 wickets for 59 runs. The team was about to be all out when Chetan Bist scored a century. He returned unbeaten with 160 runs and took the team's score to 322 for 6 wickets. Madhya Pradesh All Out for 187 Batting first, the MP team could only score 187 runs at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. Rajvardhan Hangargekar took 5 wickets for Maharashtra. Maharashtra then also scored 52 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. Against Karnataka in Mohali, Punjab scored 303 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Imanjot Chahal returned unbeaten with 77 runs. Shreyas Gopal and Vidyadhar Patil took 3 wickets each for Karnataka. Captain Jaydev Unadkat took four wickets while captaining Saurashtra and bowled out Chandigarh for 145. Saurashtra then scored 151 runs, losing just one wicket. If Saurashtra win, it will be difficult for Karnataka to enter the knockout round. Kunal Chandela scored a century for Uttarakhand Bengal, which has already entered the knockout round, lost five wickets for 157 runs against Haryana. Sudeep Chatterjee returned unbeaten on 77 runs. Haryana needs a win to reach the next round. On the other hand, Uttarakhand scored 279 runs, losing three wickets against Assam. Kunal Chandela returned unbeaten on 128 runs. Also read: Pakistan government fears financial loss, hostility amid T20 WC row: Tickets for cricket team booked, Mohsin Naqvi advised to avoid any withdrawal- report Jammu and Kashmir close to knockout round Jammu and Kashmir bowled out Himachal Pradesh for 168 on the very first day. Left-arm pacer Sunil Kumar took 5 wickets. Jammu then scored 20 runs without losing a wicket. On the other hand, Mumbai, who have already reached the knockouts, bowled out Delhi for 221. The team then lost 1 wicket for 13 runs. With the help of Mohammed Siraj's 4 wickets, Hyderabad bowled out Chhattisgarh for 283. Vikalp Tiwari scored 94 and Prateek Yadav scored 106 runs. Hyderabad then scored 56 runs without losing a wicket.