Badoni 99 Revives Delhi; Saurashtra, Mumbai in Box Seat

Mumbai Dominates Meghalaya

Mumbai made rapid strides towards a resounding win over Meghalaya, posting a huge total of 671/7 before declaring. Centuries from Siddhesh Lad (145), Akash Anand (103), and Shams Mulani (100*) alongside notable contributions from Ajinkya Rahane (96) and Shardul Thakur (84) meant that the reigning champions had a gargantuan first innings lead of 585. Mumbai then struck twice with the new ball in the brief phase to stumps as Meghalaya ended the day at 27/2.

Kerala Crushes Bihar

Jalaj Saxena registered five-wicket hauls in both innings as Bihar were bowled out twice on the second day to give Kerala a massive innings victory. The hosts, 302/9 overnight, added 49 more with centurion Salman Nizar getting to 150 and doing the heavy lifting. Kerala's bowlers then picked up the 20 wickets with Saxena nabbing five in each innings.

Madhya Pradesh Piles On Runs

The run fest continued in Indore as Madhya Pradesh piled on a massive total of 670/7 declared. Overnight centurions Harsh Gawli and Shubham Sharma both converted their tons into double tons, extending their partnership to 339 for the second wicket. Uttar Pradesh, however, started solidly as well on what has been a fine batting deck. The visitors raced to 95/0 in just 15 overs by the close of play.

Delhi Revived by Badoni

Ayush Badoni (99) missed out on a century by the narrowest of margins but his 133-run stand with Sumit Mathur (78*) rescued Delhi after they were 97/4 at one point. The much-awaited Ranji return for Virat Kohli was an anti-climax with the star batter falling for just 6 as Delhi lost three wickets for 19 runs in the morning session.

Bengal Dominates Punjab

Bengal extended their position of dominance in their fixture against Punjab at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal (111) produced a masterly ton while Abishek Porel (52) chipped in with a quick fifty as Bengal finished with a first-innings lead of 152. The last five wickets added 198 to strengthen the hosts' position in the game.

Saurashtra in Box Seat Against Assam

Saurashtra's spinners put them in the box seat against Assam in Rajkot with Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (4-61) being the pick of the bowlers. The tourists were bowled out for just 164 in their first innings, thereby allowing Saurashtra to enforce the follow-on. Assam fared relatively better in the second innings as they were 67/1 by stumps, still needing 243 to make Saurashtra bat again.

Tamil Nadu in Realistic Chance of Outright Win

Sai Kishore (5-43) and Ajith Ram (4-30) continued their antics from the first innings to give Tamil Nadu a realistic chance of an outright win against Jharkhand. The duo's spells helped the visitors to bowl their opponents out for 154, which meant a target of 234 for Tamil Nadu to win.

Rajasthan Takes Advantage

Bowlers continued to call the shots in Vizianagaram with Rajasthan ending the second day with a slender advantage. Manav Suthar (4-65), Khaleel Ahmed (3-25) and Aniketh Choudhary (2-53) combined to give Rajasthan a handy first-innings lead of 38 after their batters had posted a modest total of 258 in the first innings.

Haryana Keeps Karnataka at Bay

Skipper Ankit Kumar (118) produced a century to keep Haryana in the hunt against Karnataka in Bengaluru. The visitors ended the day at 232/5, 72 adrift of Karnataka's total of 304.

Jammu and Kashmir on Way to Big Win

A week after upsetting Ranji Champions Mumbai, Jammu and Kashmir seem to be on the way to recording another big win. J&K ended the second day of their fixture against Baroda at 125/2 with an overall lead of 205. Shubham Khajuria (67*) led the visitors' second innings display on a day where their bowlers put on a valiant effort to restrict Baroda to just 166.

Chhatisgarh Takes Lead

Sanjeet Desai (123*) and Aayush Pandey (99) led the way for Chhatisgarh as they ended the second day at 310/3 with a first-innings lead of 27. Shashank Chandrakar (56*) also chipped in as the home side made a stable reply with the pitch easing out.

Maharashtra in Steady Position

Siddhesh Veer (93*) and Yash Kshirsagar (71) led Maharashtra's reply as the home side were strongly placed at 235/3 after the second day, just 35 adrift of Tripura's total of 270.

Hyderabad in Strong Position

Tanmay Agarwal (136) unfurled a classy century as Hyderabad ended the second day in a strong position against Vidarbha. The opener's hundred was the only fifty-plus score in the innings but Hyderabad had plenty of batters getting starts which helped them to get a first-innings lead of 136.