Group A
Tamil Nadu opener Abhinav Mukund became batsman sixth in this season of Ranji Trophy to be dismissed on a score of 99. He was bowled by the former under 19 pacer Rush Kalaria, just a run before his fourth century this season. Still, Tamil Nadu is in a good position and there is a fair chance of getting past the first innings score of 307 put up by Gujarat in the first innings. It’s a must win the game for both the teams as a win here will ensure any one of the teams a direct entry in knockouts else they have to depend upon the results of other games in order to get to the next stage.
Kuldeep Yadav scored his first first-class century today against Baroda in a dead rubber at Nasik. He came as an overnight batsman who left the field yesterday on a score of 77*. Coming in next morning, Yadav added 50 runs more to his own total before being run out on 117 by Irfan Pathan. Surprisingly, he is the highest run-scorer as well as the highest wicket taker for Uttar Pradesh this season with numbers of 466 and 33 respectively.
Uttar Pradesh 481 lead by 239 runs Baroda 242/5 at Nasik.
Bengal 475/9d lead by 456 runs vs Madhya Pradesh 19/1 at Delhi (Palam A).
Gujarat 307 lead by 153 runs vs Tamil Nadu 154/2 at Belagavi
Punjab 468 lead by 460 runs vs Mumbai 8/2 at Rajkot.
Group B
Saurashtra, after being dismissed on 92 in the first innings failed to curb Delhi’s hopes as Delhi piled on 237 runs on a tough Vadodara track. Delhi gained a lead of 145 runs to which Saurashtra replied with a score of 234/5. Despite being on a big score currently, Saurashtra possesses just a lead of 89 runs with five wickets in hands. There are high chances of this game finishing tomorrow with Delhi emerging as the winner.
Saurashtra 92 & 234/5 (77 ov) lead by 89 runs vs Delhi 237 at Vadodara.
Maharashtra 163 trail by 150 runs vs Karnataka 313/9 (101 ov) at Mohali.
Rajasthan 140 & 10/0 lead by 34 runs vs Vidarbha 116 at Greater Noida.
Group C
The game between Andhra Pradesh and Hyderabad was the highlight of the day as after being dismissed on a score of 190, Andhra Pradesh bowlers made strong inroads and have taken five wickets on a score of 90. Andhra Pradesh have to gain first innings lead by hook or by crook to keep their hopes alive as in case they lose this game or concede a first innings lead to Hyderabad, then they have depended upon results of other games to advance further in this tournament.
Andhra 190 lead by 109 runs vs Hyderabad 81/5 at Lucknow
Chhattisgarh 370 lead by 337 runs vs Jammu & Kashmir 33/2 at Gwalior.
Goa 380 lead by 126 runs vs Himachal Pradesh 254/2 at Mumbai (BKC).
Haryana 231 & 186/4 lead by 239 runs vs Tripura 178 at Kolkata.
Services 322 trails by 291 runs vs Kerala 31/1 at Delhi (Karnail Singh Stadium)