Karnataka, Vidarbha, and Uttarakhand Secure Convincing Ranji Wins

Karnataka surged to an innings win against Assam, driven by Manvanth Kumar’s century and an 83-run contribution from Aneeshwar Gautam. The duo built an enormous 442-run lead, ultimately condemning Assam to an innings and 314-run defeat as Shreyas Gopal (4 for 34) and Shikhar Shetty (3 for 33) dismantled their batting lineup. As they succumbed to an innings and 314-run loss, assam’s Denish Das was the only to manage a fifty. And No.3 Aryan Juyal added to it with 67, but the innings trailed off in the second half, the two put on a triple-century partnership. Combining to dismiss them for another sub-150 total, shreyas Gopal (4 for 34) and Shikhar Shetty (3 for 33) headlined Karnataka’s huge innings win. As they managed 107 and 113 across the two innings, bihar’s poor batting mirrored their first innings performance. Earlier, Sonu Yadav had finished with 4 for 18 to bundle them out for 94 in the first innings.

Vidarbha also celebrated an innings victory over Madhya Pradesh. Their spin duo, Harsh Dubey and Parth Rekhade, shared ten wickets equally, bundling MP out for 105. Meanwhile, Uttarakhand secured a ten-wicket win against Haryana. Despite a dramatic collapse that saw them slide from 223/1 to 305 all out—sparked by Nishant Sindhu’s five-wicket haul and Kanishk Chouhan’s four—Haryana managed only 159 in their second innings, leaving Uttarakhand a target of just nine runs. Yash Kasvankar assisted him with three wickets. However, Haryana could only follow up their first-innings total of 153 with 159.

In the match between Bengal and Maharashtra, brothers Mohammed Shami (4 for 37) and Kaif (2-36) dominated the second innings. Although Maharashtra recovered from 64/6 to post 218, Bengal faced a challenging chase, reaching 76/4 at stumps with a slim lead of one run. No other batter crossed 20, until No.11 Dharmendrasinh Jadeja chipped in with a vital 37-ball 38, aside from Sanjeet Desai (51). Before Shahbaz Ahmed cleaned up the tail after lower-order resistance, brothers Mohammed Shami (4 for 37) and Kaif (2-36) ran through Maharashtra in the second innings.

Services built a strong position against Delhi following a 142-run knock by Mohit Ahlawat, supported by half-centuries from Ravi Chauhan and Rajat Paliwal.

Earlier, Sumit Mathur fell just one run short of a century for Delhi. Elsewhere, Gujarat forced Kerala to follow on despite a top-scoring 66 from Vishnu Vinod, aided by contributions from Mohammed Azharuddeen and Aditya Sarvate. Arzan Nagwaswalla and Chintan Gaja combined for seven wickets to anchor Gujarat’s dominance.

Jharkhand established a mammoth lead against Odisha, fueled by centuries from Aditya Singh and Robin Minz, along with Anukul Roy’s 89 and Shubh Sharma’s rapid 58. Meanwhile, Rajasthan’s Kartik Sharma hit 63, followed by a brisk 86 from Kunal Rathore and a half-century from Vishal Harish to put his side in a prime position against Himachal Pradesh. Coupled with Anukul Roy’s 89 and Shubh Sharma’s rapid 58 from No.8 gave Jharkhand a mammoth lead versus Odisha, centuries by Aditya Singh and Robin Minz. The day’s streak of strong opening stands was followed by UP’s Adarsh Singh and Madhav Kaushik as well. At stumps, they stood at 455/8 against Baroda.

J&K posted 491/5 against Puducherry, highlighted by a 334-run opening stand between Shubham Khajuria (190) and Qamran Iqbal (160). In other fixtures, Mumbai’s Tanush Kotian continued his prolific form by taking 7 for 45 against Railways, and Goa claimed an innings victory over Bihar, with Lalit Yadav grabbing five wickets. They still enjoy a commanding position, ending the day on 491/5 against Puducherry, despite a slight stutter. Before they lost four wickets for 17 runs, mumbai openers Divyaansh Saxena and Angkrish Raghuvanshi put on a 146-run stand.

Andhra responded to Punjab’s declaration of 592/9 with a strong showing, as Shaik Rasheed hit his sixth first-class century and partnered Karan Shinde (73) for an unbeaten 169-run stand. At the same time, Tripura maintained a slim advantage over Saurashtra despite being bowled out for 191 in their second innings; Parvez Sultan (5 for 25) and Sandip Sarkar (4 for 48) kept Saurashtra under pressure as they still require 211 runs for victory. Despite them being all out for 191 in the second innings, a fast-moving game hangs heavily in Tripura’s favour.

In the clash between Baroda and UP, Mahesh Pithiya’s five-fer helped reduce UP from 309/0 to 397/5 by the close of play. Manipur’s Jotin Pheiroijam struck 137, but they remain 224 runs behind Sikkim, whose spinner Satyajeet Bachhav claimed 6 for 50 earlier in the match. Ensuring a comfortable lead over Manipur going into the final day, sikkim’s left-arm spinner Satyajeet Bachhav claimed six for 50.

Mumbai holds a 311-run lead over their opponents, while Mizoram’s Chinmay Sutar impressed with a 175-run innings to give his team a 286-run lead against Arunachal Pradesh. Tamil Nadu’s Ajith Ram, coming off a first-innings century, claimed four wickets against Chandigarh to maintain control.

Finally, Hyderabad faces a tense finish against Chhattisgarh. After Mayank Verma’s 81 for Chhattisgarh, Hyderabad’s bowlers Rakshan Readdi and Gangam Anikethreddy claimed six wickets between them. Hyderabad now needs 246 runs for victory but finds themselves at 13/2 after losing early wickets. Chattisgarh keeper Mayank Verma struck a crucial 81 to ensure they had enough to challenge Hyderabad in the fourth innings.