Ranji Trophy HIGHLIGHTS, Round 4 Day 3: Tamil Nadu beats Chandigarh; Madhya Pradesh demolishes Pondicherry; Bengal, Punjab register wins

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Saurashtra 154/2 vs Services 536/7d

Haryana 211/6, 195 vs Maharashtra 194

Jharkhand 51/3, 150/9 vs Vidarbha 379/9d, 204

Tripura 59/3, 200 vs Karnataka 151, 241

Kerala 62/2, 227 vs Bihar 377

Himachal Pradesh 33/1, 176 vs Odisha 425/8d, 138

Chhattisgarh 20/0, 262 vs Andhra 150/2d, 431

Mumbai 303/8, 198 vs Uttar PRadesh 324 

Uttarakhand 95/6, 457 vs Delhi 264/9d, 147

J&K 26/0, 457 vs Baroda 383

Mizoram 237/9, 359 vs Meghalaya 281

Madhya Pradesh won by 319 runs vs Pondicherry 

Railways won by 184 runs vs Gujarat

Tamil Nadu won by an innings and 293 runs vs Chandigarh

Punjab won by six wickets vs Goa

Rajasthan won by an innings and 42 runs vs Manipur

Bengal won by an innings and 162 runs vs Assam

Nagaland won by seven wickets vs Sikkim

Hyderabad won by an innings and 187 runs vs Arunachal Pradesh

Apart from the Bihar vs Kerala fixture, two other matches have been stopped: 

Saurashtra 154/2 vs Services 536/7d 

Haryana 211/6, 195 vs Maharashtra 194

Dipak Raghav: and it is all over. Ajith Ram gets his 3rd wicket. Hartejassvi Kappor is caught by Sai Kishore at slip. Chandigarh bowled out for 206. TN win by an innings and 293 runs. another crucial 7 points

Once again, bad light has forced stoppage of play at the Moin Ul Haq Stadium in Patna

Praveen Chandran: Kerala captain Rohan Kunnammal falls in the last over before tea as Ashutosh sneaks one in through his defence ending a defiant knock of 37. Vipul Krishna had given Bihar the first break by trapping debutant Anand Krishnan leg before for 12. Kerala 58/2 at tea, trail by 92 runs.

Dipak Raghav: Sai Kishore gets his 4th wicket. Gurinder Singh is out caught by pradosh at slip. Was dropped by Pradosh the previous ball but this time the TN vice-captain doesn’t miss it. 

Update: At the stroke of tea, Ajith Ram gets Arpit Singh bowled. 177/8. TN 2 wickets away from pocketing another 7 points.

Avneesh Sudha and skipper Jiwanjot Singh open for Uttarakhand in a 173-run chase against Delhi

Dipak Raghav: A superb sharp catch by Vimal Khumar at short-leg. Raj Bawa tries to punch Warrier away and Vimal takes a sharp reflex catch 

Update: Chandigarh 133/6 in 52 overs. another 2.5 sessions left in the day. TN should wrap this up soon

Basil Thampi sends Ashutosh’s stumps cart wheeling to end Bihar Innings for 377. The host leads by 150 runs. Akhin (3/50) was the standout bowler for Kerala. Shreyas too picked up three wickets.

Praveen Chandran: Ashutosh Aman and Pratap Singh frustrated Kerala in the first hour after lunch. The duo hit some streaky boundaries to pile on the agony. It needed a good ball from Shreyas to bowl Pratap Singh and end the ninth wicket stand which had added 40 runs. Bihar’s lead is nearing 150

A five wicket haul from Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal helps Bengal bundle out Assam for a paltry 140 and register a win by an innings and 162 runs! 

Meanwhile, Nehal Wadhera’s swashbuckling 27-ball 49 helps Punjab register a six wicket win against Goa! 

Nagaland registers a seven-wicket win against Sikkim

That’s lunch on day 3. Chandigarh 89/3. TN would have wanted a few more wickets. but lot of time and runs to play. Sai Kishore has been brilliant. consistently beating the bat. bit of variable bounce also.

Madhya Pradesh 160/6 in 54 overs at Lunch. Venkatesh Iyer gets a fifty and builds a solid partnership with Saransh Jain to dash Pondicherry’s hopes of a comeback. MP leads by 298 runs. 

Kerala finally managed to get rid of Gani (150) just before lunch. He was caught by Akshay Chandran on the second attempt as he edged Jalaj. He added 38 runs with Pratap Singh to swell the lead to 100. 

Karnataka 84/6, 241 vs Tripura 200

Bihar 328/8 vs Kerala 227

Chhattisgarh 206/6 vs Andhra 431

Vidarbha 266/2, 204 vs Jharkhand 150/9

Odisha 244/3, 138 vs Himachal Pradesh 176

Saurashtra 51/1 vs Services 536/7d

Haryana 126/3, 195 vs Maharashtra 194

Manipur 107/4, 159 vs Rajasthan 399/6d

Mumbai 105/6, 198 vs Uttar Pradesh 324 

Chandigarh 89/3, 111 vs Tamil Nadu 610/4d

Madhya Pradesh 160/6, 238 vs Pondicherry 100

Delhi 230/7, 147 vs Uttarakhand 239 

Baroda 274/7 vs J&K 457

Mizoram 15/1, 359 vs Meghalaya 281 

Railways 228, 313 vs Gujarat 298

Hyderabad won by an innings and 198 runs vs Arunachal Pradesh

After being bowled out for 93, Manipur once again folds for just 77 as Haryana wins the match by an innings and 338 runs

Skipper Ajinkya Rahane comes into bat at number seven alongside Shivam Dube as Mumbai is five down for 65 and trails by 59 runs against Uttar Pradesh

Praveen Chandran: Sakibul Gani continues to torment Kerala though the visitors did well to pick up two wickets in the opening hour. Thampi cleaned up night watchman Vipul Krishna gor 14 while Akhin had Veer Pratap edging to keeper Vishnu for 5. Gani has stood firm to take his side past 300. 

Dhruva: Sagar Udeshi castles Harsh Gawali with one that keeps low and turns away. Madhya Pradesh 86/6, but its 224-run lead is already more than double of what Pondicherry’s batting will ever achieve. 

With openers Joshua and Yugandhar at the crease, Nagaland is currently 21/0 and needs just 101 runs to win against Sikkim

Dhruva Prasad: Madhya Pradesh rocked early. Shubham Sharma is given caught behind off Sagar Udeshi and he refuses to walk as he clearly believes there is no edge. Yash Dubey didn’t look too happy with his lbw decision earlier today. 

The match between Sikkim and Nagaland has started. Sikkim is currently at 89/7 and leads by 72 runs

Meanwhile, three other matches have also begun: 

Assam 17/0 and trails by 285 runs vs Bengal

Karnataka 0/0, leads by 41 runs vs tripura

Odisha 159/3, leads by 121 runs vs Himachal Pradesh

Sikkim 83/7, 173 vs Nagaland 190 

Assam 88/8 vs Bengal 

Tipura 198/8 vs Karnataka 241

Services 466/6 vs Saurashtra

Vidarbha 166/1, 204 vs Jharkhand 150/9

Odisha 157/3, 138 vs Himachal Pradesh 176

Chandigarh 1/0, 111 vs Tamil Nadu 610/4d

Chhattisgarh 118/3 vs Andhra 431 

Bihar 270/5 vs Kerala 227

Delhi 145/5, 147 vs Uttarakhand 239 

Meghalaya 220/5 vs Mizoram 359

Punjab 15/2, 190 vs Goa 179, 104

Railways 110/2, 313 vs Gujarat 198

Manipur 21/0, 159 vs Rajasthan 399/6d

Baroda 177/4 vs J&K 459

Mumbai 24/0, 198 vs Uttar Pradesh 324

Madhya Pradesh 49/2, 238 vs Pondicherry 100

Haryana 195 vs Maharashtra 194

Hyderabad won by an innings and 187 runs vs Arunachal Pradesh

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