Ranji Trophy Highlights, Day 3 Round 3: Mumbai 218/8 at Stumps in 280 chase vs Saurashtra; Assam needs one wicket to beat Hyderabad

Hyderabad needs 22 runs to win with just the one wicket in hand. To Hyderabad’s relief, it has its skipper Tanmay Agarwal unbeaten on 123 at one end.

Manipur struck 10 runs in one over before stumps, chasing Arunachal’s 197 and will be favourite to win this contest tomorrow. Kishan Singha starred for Manipur with the ball, picking six wickets to wrap up Arunachal’s second innings for 251.

Karan Lal’s five for 47 saw Nagaland being skittled out for 123 in the second innings as Bengal romped to a huge win after its 450 for four in the first innings proved too much for Nagaland.

Kerala will begin its chase of 126 on the final day after Jalaj Saxena’s six for 75 bundled Chattisgarh out for 287.

Despite a good show with the bat, Goa finds itself 282 runs adrift of Karnataka’s 603 for seven. Prabhudessai (87), Lad (63) and Misal (66*) were the top performers with the bat for Goa while Arjun Tendulkar fell for a golden duck.

Baroda needs 115 runs to win on the final day with six wickets in hand.

Delhi on the backfoot at the end of the day with Washington Sundar cleaning up Anuj Rawat. Tamil Nadu rode on Pradosh Ranjan’s 124 to take a sizeable 124-run lead. Delhi still trails by 96 runs.

Services still trails by 162 runs after Jharkhand scored 551/8 in its first innings, with Saurabh Tiwary notching up 165, and took a 184-run lead.

Gujarat poised for an innings victory here with Chandigarh still 246 runs behind in the second innings. Gujarat posted 596 four four, riding on Priyank Panchal’s double ton, and took a 292-run lead in the first innings.

After conceding a 19-run first innings lead, MP fought back to bundle Railways out for 195, with Kartikeya picking five for 54. Chasing 215, the defending champion is on course for a win heading into the final day.

HP has come back strong after being bowled out for 49 in the first innings. It expectedly conceded a mammoth 287-run first innings lead. Rishi Dhawan (57 not out) and Vashisht (92*) are in the middle, having struck 144 runs for the fifth wicket.

An uphill task awaits Sikkim tomorrow as it needs 227 to win with eight wickets remaining. Sikkim was set a target of 244 after Mizoram was bowled out for 156 in its second innings.

Tripura is poised to take the lead after Punjab was bowled out for 203 in the first innings. Not much play was possible today due to bad light. Sudip Chatterjee (59*) and Wriddhiman Saha, unbeaten on 23, will look to erase the 19-run deficit tomorrow.

Haryana mounts an impressive comeback after conceding a 76-run first innings lead. Ankit Kumar is unbeaten on 59 with Rana on 17.

Another match headed for a gripping finish. Andhra needs 140 runs to win with six wickets in hand. Hanuma Vihari is not out on 36 and will need to stick on if Andhra is to win this.

Mumbai and Saurashtra have set up a thrilling final day to this contest. Mumbai needs 62 to win and Saurashtra just two wickets. Mulani is unbeaten on 30 and will be key tomorrow for Mumbai. Meanwhile, Saurashtra will believe it has this match in its grasp.

Parag gets his third wicket as he dismisses Bhagath Varma. Hyderabad 182/8, needs 68 runs to win. Assam on the brink of a stunning win.

The players come back onto the field after bad light stopped play but only a couple of balls are bowled before the umpires deem the light to be too poor to continue. The players walk back to the pavilion again.

Assam now a serious contender to win this match. Hyderabad loses a flurry of wickets and needs 72 to win with three wickets remaining. Captain Tanmay Agarwal is holding fort with an unbeaten 85. The game promises to be another thriller today.

Saurashtra now on top in this see-sawing battle. Dodiya gets Attarde for 1 and Mumbai now reeling at 208 for eight. It still needs 72 runs to win with just two wickets in hand. Mulani (26*) the only ray of hope for Mumbai now.

Just when Mumbai looked comfortable, Parth Bhut strikes again to remove Musheer Khan (23) and claim his fourth wicket. Mumbai needs 74 to win with three wickets remaining. Saurashtra and Mumbai, both will fancy their chances from here on.

Anuj Rawat is caught lbw by Washington Sundar. Night watchman Vikas Mishra comes out to bat and umpires suspend play due to bad light. Unlikely to see the match resuming today at this point.

Riyan Parag gets Mickil Jaiswal for 1 to reduce Hyderabad to 172/5. Hyderabad still needs 78 to win with five wickets in hand and Assam would just about sense an opportunity to stage an upset.

Hyderabad needs 79 runs to win with six wickets remaining. Buddhi Rahul is the last man to fall for 28. Hyderabad 171/4, chasing 250.

Baroda captain Vishnu Solanki falls for 2 as Saurabh gets his second scalp. Baroda 8 for three, chasing 187 against Uttar Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh bowlers have hit back hard after the batters failed to fire in the second innings. UP was bowled out for 177, setting Baroda just 187 to get. However, Saurabh Kumar and Shivam Mavi have struck inside the first four overs to rattle Baroda, which still needs 180 to win with eight wickets in hand.

Mumbai 195/6, needs 85 runs to win. Mulani and Musheer Khan have added 39 runs for the seventh wicket and given Mumbai hope. However, a wicket here can change the complexion of the match and both batters cannot afford to be complacent.

Abid Mushtaq the hero for J&K with astounding figures of eight for 18 as he picks three wickets in one over to hand J&K a rare Ranji Trophy win. Vidarbha all out for 101 chasing 141.

Mushtaq strikes again to pick his sixth wicket and Jammu & Kashmir clearly favourite now. Vidarbha 100/8, needs 41 to win.

Vidarbha 100/7 and still needs 41 runs to win against J&K. Abid Mushtaq rips through Vidarbha with five for 17 and this could be headed for a thrilling finish.

Tamil Nadu has declared its first innings at 427 for eight, with a lead of 124 runs. Play didn’t resume after Tea due to bad light and TN decided to declare.

Mumbai still needs 119 runs to win with just four wickets in hand. Sarfaraz goes for 20 before Tamore falls for five. Parth Bhut picks three while Dodiya gets two. A thriller on the cards.

Play has not resumed after Tea due to bad light. The umpires gave Delhi the option to continue provided it operated with spinners but Delhi refused. Hence, play has been interrupted.

Priyank Panchal (217*) and Hingrajia (116*) have added 228 runs for the fifth wicket to prop up Gujarat’s massive total. Gujarat leads by 213 runs and has made the Chandigarh bowlers toil for 125.3 overs in the field so far.

Meghalaya 200/6, beats Bihar by four wickets. Bishnoi (26) and Lerry (9) were at the crease. Meghalaya was struggling at 43 for three, chasing 197, but Swarajeet Das (81) and Punit Bisht (34) ensured the team didn’t lose the plot.

Sarfaraz (20 not out) wil be key here for Mumbai after it lost Rahane. Hardik Tamore is unbeaten on 4 off 12 and will need to lend support to Sarfaraz. Not yet a very straightforward task for Mumbai.

Rathva takes a fifer (five for 53) to reduce Uttar Pradesh to 162 for eight. UP leads by 171 runs and Baroda will hope to wrap up the tail quickly and hunt down a modest target.

A 53-run stand between captain Tanmay Agarwal and Bhavesh Seth rescues Hyderabad. Agarwal also brings up his fifty off 65 balls. Hyderabad needs 150 runs to win with eight wickets in hand.

Tamil Nadu leads by 124 runs with Crist not out on 32 off 87 balls. L. Vignesh, who came in to bat after centurion Pradosh fell, has struck some lusty blows for his 16 off eight balls and the Delhi bowlers look a little clueless now.

Andhra has lost both its openers for just 17 while chasing 240. Palkar gets both wickets. Earlier in the day, Maharashtra was bowled out for 250 in its second innings and set Andhra 240 to win. Andhra still needs 223 runs to win.

Pradosh finally goes, cleaned bowled by Vijayran for 124 off 212 balls. Tamil Nadu leads by 105 runs with two wickets in hand. Delhi gets the first breakthrough after lunch as Vijayran ends a 88-run alliance between Pradosh and Crist.

Rahane falls for 16 off 53 balls as Parth Bhut gets his second wicket. Mumbai still 132 runs adrift of the target with six wickets in hand. Hardik Tamore joins Sarfaraz and the match could still go either way from here.

Pradosh (120 not out) hasn’t lost his focus after notching up his maiden ton and Aswin Crist has lent able support with an unbeaten 29. Tamil Nadu 404/7, leads by 101 runs.

Rahane and Sarfaraz have added 26 runs for the fourth wicket and take Mumbai closer to a win. Rahane on 15 off 49 while Sarfaraz is unbeaten on 11 off 20.

Haryana trails by 40 runs in the second innings after Odisha took the first innings lead. Openers Yuvraj Singh and Ankit Kumar have been steady for eight overs before the break and will look to erase the deficit after Tea.

Nagaland is still 187 runs behind in the second innings after Bengal amassed 450 for four. Karan Lal picks four for 34 while Pradipta Pramanik takes two for 20. Nagaland stares at an innings defeat and the match could be headed into its final session.

Anukul Roy goes for a brisk 57 off 72 balls to take Jharkhand to 430/7 at Tea. Tiwary is not out on 107 and Jharkhand leads by 63 runs.

Samhith Reddy now departs as Hyderabad loses another wicket. Hyderabad 47/2, chasing 250 vs Assam.

UP openers Kaushik and Jurel had struck 76 runs for the first wicket before Baroda fought back with five wickets within 52 runs. Captain Karan Sharma goes for a golden duck while Rinku Singh (21), Priyam Garg (17) and Akshdeep Nath (5) fail to impress. Rathva picks three for 45.

Riyan Parag gets the wicket of Rohit Rayudu, who goes for 20 off 48. Hyderabad 46/1, needs 204 runs to win.

Abid Mushtaq gets his second wicket as Ganesh Satish is cleaned up for 6. Vidarbha still needs 92 runs to win with seven wickets in hand.

Another hiccup for Mumbai and now Prithvi Shaw walks back for 68 off 99. Parth Bhut traps him in front. Mumbai 117/3, needs 163 runs to win. Rahane and Sarfaraz in the middle and Saurashtra will eye quick inroads here with both unset batters at the crease.

Meghalaya 157/5 vs Bihar, chasing 197. Swarajeet Das is anchoring the chase with an unbeaten 63 off 75 balls.

Suryakumar goes for 38 off 46 balls and Mumbai loses its second wicket. Mumbai 115/2, needs 165 runs to win. Jadeja cleans up Suryakumar. Captain Rahane joins Shaw and starts off with consecutive dot balls.

Jharkhand has erased the first innings deficit. Saurabh Tiwary brings up his 100 off 155 balls and has Anukul Roy for company, who is looking comfortable with 30 off 55 balls.

Shaw and Suryakumar seem to have taken the game away from Saurashtra. Shaw is on 64 off 92 while Suryakumar is his usual attacking self, unbeaten on 38 off 46.

Tamil Nadu’s Pradosh Rajan gets to his maiden First-Class century off 178 balls and breaks into animated celebrations. Tamil Nadu 367/7, leads by 64 runs.

Vidarbha has been shaken a bit by Jammu and Kashmir, chasing a modest 141. Captain Faiz Fazal is the second man to fall. He goes for 15. Vidarbha needs 106 runs to win with Atharva Taide and Ganesh Satish at the crease.

Odisha takes a handy 76-run lead against Haryana with Kartik Biswal (101) leading the way. Yuzvendra Chahal picks three for 107 for Haryana.

After conceding a 284-run first innings lead, Nagaland is in deep trouble at 57 for four, still trailing Bengal by 227 runs. Karan Lal picks up three wickets to rattle Nagaland.

Tiwary unbeaten on 51 and Shahbaz 75 not out and Bengal has declared with a sizeable 284-run lead.

Tanmay Agarwal and Rohit Rayudu begin Hyderabad’s chase of 250 against Assam. Assam was bowled out for 252 in the second innings with Riyan Parag top scoring a 28-ball 78. Ravi Teja picked five for 50 to restrict Assam.

TN swells its lead to 39 runs after the break. Pradosh is on 77 off 149 with Crist, who is not out 10. Tamil Nadu 342/7.

Suryakumar Yadav is off the blocks in a flash with an unbeaten 28-ball 25 with Shaw at the other end with 43 off 62. Mumbai needs 203 runs to win.

Tamil Nadu 320/7 vs Delhi 303

Mumbai 46/1 & 230 vs Saurashtra 289 & 220

Chhattisgarh 109/3 & 149 vs Kerala 311

Goa 124/2 vs Karnataka 603/7dec.

Gujarat 383/4 vs Chandigarh 304

Railways 82/2 & 274 vs MP 255

Arunachal 111/4 & 233 vs Manipur 287

UP 74/0 & 258 vs Baroda 249

Kishore falls in the final over before Lunch. Left-arm spinner Vikas induces an outside edge and taken at slip. Tamil Nadu 320/7, leads by 17 runs.

J&K all out for 221 in the second innings, with Wakhare (four for 50) and Sarvate (three for 45) doing the damage for Vidarbha. Vidarbha set a modest target of 141 and Fazal and Mokhade have started the chase.

Yashasvi Jaiswal goes for 9 off 12 balls as Yuvrajsinh Dodiya strikes. Mumbai 28/1 in 280 chase vs Saurashtra.

Shaw and Jaiswal have provided a good platform. Mumbai 28/0, chasing 280 vs Saurashtra.

Bengal 444/4 vs Nagaland (166)

Meghalaya 31/2 & 167 vs Bihar 264 & 99

Odisha 309/5 vs Haryana (338)

MH 194/6 & 200 vs Andhra 211

Tripura 55/2 vs Punjab 203

HP 327/4 & 49 vs Uttarakhand 336

Jharkhand 333/5 vs Services 367

A single for Pradosh off Vikas and Tamil Nadu is a run ahead now, with 304 for six on the board.

Lalit Yadav uproots Vijay Shankar’s off stump and he departs for 52 off 92. Tamil Nadu 303/6, scores level with Delhi. Sai Kishore joins Pradosh.

Shortly after Shankar’s fifty, Pradosh brings up his half-century off 98 balls, his second in FC cricket. Partnership worth 103 now and scores are level now.

Shankar brings up his half-century off 86 balls as Tamil Nadu sits pretty at 291 for five, just 12 runs behind Delhi’s first innings score. Pradosh unbeaten on 44 at the other end.

Prabhudessai and Kauthankar have put on 38 runs for the third wicket so far and still a mountain to climb for Goa. Ronit More and Shubhang Hegde the wicket-takers for Karnataka so far.

Saurabh Tiwary (63 not out) and Kushagra (35 not out) take Jharkhand to 323 for five, in reply to Services’ 367. Jharkhand well-placed to take the first innings lead, just 45 runs away.

Bengal, at 444/4, has batted Nagaland out of this game. Shahbaz Ahmed is unbeaten on 71 off 47 balls while Manoj Tiwary is a run away from a fifty. They have added 115 runs off 84 balls as Bengal extends its first-innings lead to 288 runs.

Jadeja falls for 90 as Attarde cleans him up. But he has done his job, scoring briskly with the tail for his 125-ball 90, which included 12 fours and one six. This will be a tricky target for Mumbai on a pitch which hasn’t been the easiest to bat on. Mulani ends with six for 65 while Tushar Deshpande gets two for 69.

Jalaj Saxena removes Amandeep Khare for 30 and Kerala gets the first breakthrough of the day. Chhattisgarh 63/3, trails by 99 runs. Harpreet Singh Bhatia is holding one end up with an unbeaten 32.

D. Jadeja unbeaten on 72 and is leading Saurashtra’s fight against Mumbai. Mulani has taken six wickets but Saurashtra seems to have built a tricky target already.

Shankar and Pradosh have taken the game away, or at least the first inning lead, from Delhi. Tamil Nadu now trails by 32 runs with five wickets in hand. Left-arm spinner Vikas Mishra was introduced after both batters looked comfortable against the seamers but found no success.

Meghalaya 25/2 vs Bihar, chasing 197. Abhijeet picks two wickets and both openers are back in the hut.

Baroda 249 all out in reply to Uttar Pradesh’s 258. Meriwala was the last man to fall, run out for 3 off 12 balls. Shivam Mavi, Saurabh Kumar and Shivam Sharma pick two wickets each.

Tamil Nadu 250/5 and Shankar and Pradosh have defied the Delhi bowlers for almost an hour this morning, chipping away at its lead. Shankar 30 not out and Pradosh on 26. Fift-run partnership is also up between Shankar Pradosh off 102 balls.

Bihar was skittled out for 99 in the second innings, setting Meghalaya a gettable 197. Biswa and Lyndoh have started the chase on a steady note. Meghalaya 11/0 in three overs.

Mulani with a crucial breakthrough just when Mumbai needed it and he completes his fifer too! He traps Mankad in front and Saurashtra 155/7, leads by 214 runs.

Mankad and Jadeja are both unbeaten on 38 and have added some very important runs for Saurashtra, which is 209 runs ahead now of Mumbai. But the duo will need to stick on if Saurashtra is to set up a total that can test the might batting of Mumbai.

Shankar and Pradosh have looked solid this morning. They have been circumspect but seem to be settling into the groove now. The ball keeping low occasionally. TN still behind by 66 runs.

Jadhav completes his fifer with the wicket of Avesh and MP is bowled out for 255. Railways ekes out a 19-run first innings lead against the defending champion.

Avesh and Kartikeya have a task at hand. MP needs 20 runs to take the first innings lead with just one wicket in hand. The duo has strung 14 crucial runs so far.

The contest promises to be a thriller. Saurashtra will look to set Mumbai a challenging target. It has a 179-run first innings lead with four wickets in hand. Mankad and Jadeja have rescued Saurashtra with an unbeaten 43-run stand and will need to continue to build on the lead.

Pradosh Ranjan and Vijay Shankar are in the middle to resume the TN innings. A slip and a gully in place. Vijayran with the ball. TN 89 runs away from Delhi’s first innings score.

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