Defending champions Mumbai beat Tamil Nadu by two wickets as their round one Ranji Trophy encounter ended on Day three. After being dismissed for 87 in the first innings, Tamil Nadu scored 185 in their second innings, which left Mumbai requiring 97 runs to win.
Mumbai were struggling at 35/5 in their chase, before Abhishek Nayar struck 45 to take his side to victory. Nayar struck a match winning partnership of 30 runs with Balvinder Singh Sandhu (12) for the eighth wicket before the latter fell with the score on 90.
Tamil Nadu started the day at 153/6 but could add only 32 more runs as Dhawal Kulkarni took the last four wickets to finish with figures of 6/47.
Brief Scores: Tamil Nadu 87 & 185 (Abhinav Mukund 56; Dhawal Kulkarni 6/47) lost to Mumbai 176 & 97/8 (Abhishek Nayar 45 batting; A Aswin Crist 4/43, K Vignesh 4/29) by two wickets. Points: Mumbai 6; Tamil Nadu 0.
Suresh Raina down with flu, UP forced to follow-on
Uttar Pradesh captain Suresh Raina did not bat on Saturday as he was down with a flu. His side was forced to follow-on in their clash against Madhya Pradesh in Hyderabad. Resuming at 131/5, UP were all out for 176 chasing MP’s huge target of 465. Raina has already flown back home to recover from his illness and will not take further part in the match.
Brief Scores: Madhya Pradesh 465 v Uttar Pradesh 176 (Gaurav Yadav 4/44) & 118/2 (Tanmay Srivastava 60 not out).
Gujarat mount fightback against Baroda
Gujarat continued their steady progress as they ended Day Three on 277/4 against Baroda, who made 544 in their first innings. However, they still trail by 267 runs with six wickets in hand.
Brief scores: Baroda 544/8 v Gujarat 277/4 (Bhargav Merai 70, Manpreet Juneja 66 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/50)
Railways dominate proceedings against Punjab
Punjab were bowled out for 215 in their first innings against Railways at Delhi on Saturday. Manjeet Singh took 4/56 with Anureet Singh, Deepak Bansal and Karn Sharma bagging two wickets apiece.
Brief scores: Punjab 215 (Gurkeerat Singh 66; Manjeet Singh 4/56) v Railways 331 & 180/2 (Saurabh Wakaskar 56, Shivakant Shukla 83 not out)
Jharkhand need 37 runs to win
Jharkhand are 37 runs away from winning their first round encounter against Maharashtra on Saturday. Maharashtra were bowled out for 188 in the second innings with Shahbaz Nadeem and Ashish Kumar taking three wickets apiece. Jharkhad had a shocking start in the final innings, losing both their openers for nought.
Brief scores: Maharashtra 210 & 188 (Kedar Jadhav 56; Shahbaz Nadeem 3/43, Ashish Kumar 3/44) v Jharkhand 306 & 56/4 (Anupam Sanklecha 2/20, Shrikant Mundhe 2/22)
Odisha, Vidarbha head for a draw
Odisha trail Vidarbha by 48 in their second innings after Vidarbha declared on 272/6 in their Ranji encounter. Odisha were bowled out for 150 in their first innings and were on 74/0 in the second.
Brief scores: Odisha 150 & 74/0 v Vidarbha 272/6 decl. (Faiz Fazal 99, Ganesh Satish 74; Deepak Behera 3/35)
Rain plays spoilsport in Saurashtra-Rajasthan clash
Weather played spoilsport as 17.2 overs were possible on Day Three as Rajasthan reached 62/1 in reply to Saurashtra's mammoth first innings total of 430.
Brief Scores: Saurashtra 430 v Rajasthan 62/1 (Manender Singh 44 batting; Samarth Vyas 1/5).
Andhra trail HP by 310 runs
Himachal Pradesh were on top at the end of Day Three against Andhra as were 47/1 trailing HP by 310 runs. Himachal got 357 runs in their first essay; Prashant Chopra and Sumeet Varma scoring centuries.
Brief scores: Himachal Pradesd 357 (Prashant Chopra 117, Sumeet Verma 142; Stephen 3 for 74) v Andhra Pradesh 47/1 (Prashant Kumar 21*; Rishi Dhawan 1/9)
Hyderabad in front against Goa
Hyderabad were finally bowled out for 388 against Goa with Akshath Reddy and Bavanaka Sandeep smashing centuries. Mehdi Hassan also contributed with a well-played 62.
Brief scores: Goa 164 & 5/0 v Hyderabad 388 all out (Akshath Reddy 128, Bavanaka Sandeep 108)
Chhattisgarh win debut match
Debutants Chhattisgarh won the first match of their maiden campaign with a nine-wicket win over Tripura in Ranchi on Saturday. Left-arm spinner Ajay Mandal's 4/55 bowled Tripura out for 149 in their second innings, leaving Chhattisgarh with a target of 13.
Brief scores: Tripura 118 & 149 all out (Ajay Mandal 4/55) lost to Chhattisgarh 255 & 13/1 by nine wickets. Points: Chhattisgarh 6; Tripura 0
Services gain upper hand against Haryana
Haryana took a first-innings lead of 51 after posting 248 against Services at the Brabourne Stadium. Services came on to bat in the second innings and were 148/2 at the end of day’s play.
Brief scores: Services 197 & 148/2 (Nakul Verma 54 not out) v Haryana 248 (Shubham Rohilla 92; Muzzaffaruddin Khalid 4/86, Vikas Yadav 4/80)
Kerala eye first innings lead
Jammu and Kashmir pacer Samiullah Beigh took six wickets to bowl Kerala out for 306 in the first innings. In reply, Jammu and Kashmir were 106/5, trailing by 200 runs when rain interrupted play.
Brief scores: Kerala 306 (Sanju Samson 154; Samiullah Beigh 6/82) v Jammu and Kashmir 106/5 (Iqbal Abdulla 3/32)
Delhi need seven wickets to win
Nitish Rana, Rishabh Pant and Pradeep Sangwan hitting centuries to take total to 589 before declaring their first innings. Assam, who were bowled out for 193 in their first innings, were struggling at 100/3 in the second needing 296 runs to avoid an innings defeat.
Brief scores: Assam 193 & 100/3 (Manan Sharma 2/45) v Delhi 589/8 decl. (Nitish Rana 146, Rishabh Pant 146, Pradeep Sangwan 100; Abu Nechim 5/106)
