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WATCH: Pathetic conditions at St Xavier's College Ground, Thiruvananthapuram during Ranji Trophy during Kerala vs UP match

The ongoing Ranji Trophy game between Kerala and Uttar Pradesh has faced a major leakage crisis, which led to stumps on day three. The match is happening at the St Xaviers College ground at Thumba in Thiruvananthapuram.

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St Xavier's College Ground, Thiruvananthapuram (Source: X)

The ongoing Ranji Trophy game between Kerala and Uttar Pradesh has faced a major leakage crisis, which led to stumps on day three. The match is happening at the St Xaviers College ground at Thumba in Thiruvananthapuram, where the dressing room facilities are worse than expected. Due to heavy rains, a severe water leakage happened in the dressing room, where rainwater leaked from the roof of the dressing room in multiple places.

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As per Indian Express, players complained about their kit bags being damaged because of the leakage. This led to many controversies regarding the choice of venues for Ranji games. There have been several instances where the stadiums or the venues where players' stay weren't under good conditions. 

In the game, Uttar Pradesh were forced to bat first after losing the toss. Their batting was horrible, as they scored only 162 runs. None of the batters scored a half-century in the game. Tail-ender Shivam Sharma scored the highest runs in the game, scoring 30 runs in 50 balls. Jalaj Saxena was the best bowler, as he claimed a fifer. 

Sachin Baby and Salman Nizar wreaked havoc on UP bowlers

Kerala Captain Sachin Baby and Salman Nizar scored two terrific half-centuries against Uttar Pradesh in the ongoing game, taking the team's total to 295 runs. Sachin scored 83 runs, while Salman scored 93 runs off 202 runs. He missed a well-deserved century in the game after playing extremely well in the game.

Keeper Azharuddeen also helped the batters by chipping in 40 runs off 43 balls. In the second innings, UP have scored 66 runs at the loss of two wickets. They are trailing by 167 runs and will have to play well to win the game or else Kerala will get the points because they had the first-innings lead. 

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