Ranji Trophy Highlights: Parth Bhut takes seven wickets, Saurashtra beats Maharashtra by 48 runs, Hyderabad defeats Mizoram by an innings and 73 runs

Sikkim vs Meghalaya, Plate 

SICA ground, Rangpo 

Stumps Day 3: Sikkim 284 & 80 | Meghalaya 191 & 177/4

Result: Meghalaya won by 6 wickets 

Nagaland vs Arunachal Pradesh, Plate 

Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima, Dimapur 

Stumps Day 3: Arunachal Pradesh 124 & 180 | Nagaland 342 all out 

Result: Nagaland won by an innings and 38 runs

Chhattisgarh vs Kerala, Elite Group B 

Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur 

Stumps Day 3: Kerala 350 & 69/2 | Chhattisgarh 312 

Bihar vs Andhra, Elite Group B 

Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna 

Stumps Day 3: Bihar 182 & 111/8 | Andhra 463 all out 

Odisha vs Puducherry, Elite Group D 

Barabati Stadium, Cuttack 

Stumps Day 3: Odisha 322 & 122/4 | Puducherry 284 

Bengal vs Mumbai, Elite Group B 

Eden Gardens, Kolkata 

Stumps Day 3: Mumbai 412 all out | Bengal 199 & 209

Result: Mumbai won by an innings and 4 runs 

Jharkhand vs Manipur, Elite Group A 

Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur 

Stumps Day 3: Manipur 170 all out & 221/5 | Jharkhand 504/5 dec 

Goa vs Tamil Nadu, Elite Group C 

Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim 

Stumps Day 3: Goa 241 & 168 | Tamil Nadu 273 & 61/1 

Hyderabad vs Mizoram, Plate 

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 

Stumps Day 3: Mizoram 172 & 256 | Hyderabad 615/4 dec 

Result: Hyderabad Won by an innings and 187 runs

Rajasthan vs Vidarbha, Elite Group A 

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 

Stumps Day 3: Rajasthan 432 | Vidarbha 190/3

Chandigarh vs Punjab, Elite Group C 

Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh 

Stumps Day 3: Punjab 477/2 

Railways vs Karnataka, Elite Group C 

Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat 

Stumps Day 3: Railways 155 all out & 244 | Karnataka 174 & 229/9

Karnataka won by one wicket 

Uttar Pradesh vs Assam, Elite Group B 

Green Park, Kanpur 

Stumps Day 3: Uttar Pradesh 548/8 dec | Assam 316/2 

Gujarat vs Tripura, Elite Group C 

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad 

Stumps Day 3: Tripura 146 & 343 | Gujarat 172 & 161 

Jammu and Kashmir vs Uttarakhand, Elite Group D 

Hostel Ground JKCA, Jammu 

Stumps Day 3: J & K 168/2

Haryana vs Services, Elite Group A 

Ch Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak 

Stumps Day 3: Services 108 & 140 | Haryana 103 & 144

Services won by 1 run 

Delhi vs Baroda, Elite Group D 

Palam A Stadium, Delhi 

Stumps Day 3: Baroda 435/9 dec vs Delhi 113/4 

Maharashtra vs Saurashtra, Elite Group A 

Indira Gandhi Stadium, Park Maidan, Solapur 

Stumps Day 3: Saurashtra 202 & 169 | Maharashtra 159 & 164

Result: Saurashtra won by 48 runs 

Himachal Pradesh vs Madhya Pradesh, Elite Group D 

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala 

Stumps Day 3: Himachal Pradesh 169 all out | Madhya Pradesh 68/4

Tanay Thyagarajan picked up a five-wicket haul as Hyderabad registered a massive victory by securing an innings and 73-run victory against Mizoram.

Jalaj Saxena traps Ravi Kiran in front as Chhattisgarh loses another wicket. Eknath goes on a boundary-hit spree and pulls Nidheesh behind square to complete his hundred. He moved from 91 to 107 with four boundaries. At the stoke of tea, Nidheesh cleans up Ashish Chouhan for a duck to end Chhattisgarh innings for 312. K.D. Eknath remains unbeaten on 118.

Abishek Porel hits a brilliant half-century and is batting unbeaten on 72 as Bengal trails by just 30 runs. However, Mumbai is in a position of strength after posting a mammoth 412 in its first innings.

Sai Kishore has picked up a three-wicket haul, but Goa has taken a good lead of 97 runs. K.V. Siddharth stood up with a brilliant half-century, and Suyash Prabhudessai is batting unbtean on 62. He has Deepraj Gaonkar for company.

Kerala finally gets the breakthrough, and the wicket falls against the run of play.

Ajay Mandal tries a cheeky reverse sweep off Shreyas Gopal, misses the ball, and is bowled for 63. The seventh wicket partnership added 123 runs. 

Ajay Mandal square cuts Basil Thampi to bring up his fifty. The seventh wicket stand crosses 100.

Nischal falls in Karnataka’s chase as the Nikin Jose-led side needs another 189 runs to win. Himanshu Sangwan has provided the breakthrough, and Railways will look to make further inroads. 

The sixth wicket stand between Eknath and Ajay Mandal is frustrating Kerala. The batters have scored their runs freely. Eknath has completed his fifty. Eknath is batting on 53 and Ajay Mandal batting on 30. The partnership is worth 65 runs. 

Result: Saurashtra won by 48 runs

Right then we have the first result of Round 5, as Saurashtra has bowled out Maharashtra for 164 and has won the match by 48 runs. Maharashtra really had a chance to win the match but lost wickets at regular intervals. Parth Bhut starred with the ball with a brilliant seven-wicket haul, with Yuvrajsinh Dodiya picking two wickets.

Shashank Singh (18) throws it away after doing the hard work. His slog sweep is caught by Akhin at midwicket off Jalaj Saxena. Ajay Mandal is the new batter.

Royston Dias strikes to pack off Sudip Gharani as skipper Manoj Tiwary joins Anustup Majumdar. Mumbai making early inroads in the morning session as Bengal trails by 153 runs.

Kartikeya Kak has picked his first wicket and has provided Hyderabad an early breakthrough after the home side posted a massive first innings score of 465/9 (dec). Mizoram is trailing by 228 runs.

Dhillon and Sanjeev Kumar have forged an unbeaten 39-run stand as Maharashtra needs 79 runs to win. Saurashtra needs to pick wickets in cluster to deny Maharashtra a win. Javdev Unadkat is yet to pick a wicket, but Yuvrajsinh and Parth have shared four wickets among themselves.

Mohit Avasthi picks his second wicket and packs off Shreyansh Ghosh as Bengal loses bith its openers in quick interval. Sudip Gharani and Anustup Majumdar are out in the middle, with Bengal trailing by 169 runs. 

Kerala draws first blood with Akhin getting a caught behind decision in his favour. The batter Sanjeet Desai is clearly unhappy and squated down on his haunches for a while before making a slow retreat to the pavilion. The appeal was spontaneous as soon Sanjeet played the ball and Azharuddeen took the leg side catch. Sanjeet out for 56 and Chhattisgarh 115/5. Shashank Singh is the new batter.

Sourav Pal departs as Mohit Avasthi makes an early breakthrough, with Bengal trailing by 183 runs. Shreyansh Ghosh is joined by Sudip Gharami.

Maharashtra needs 102 runs to win but has lost half its side as Saurashtra will look to make further inroads. Siddharth Mhatre and T Dhillion are out in the middle and will have to watch out the spinners to carry their side to a win.

Sikkim vs Meghalaya, Plate 

SICA ground, Rangpo 

Stumps Day 2: Sikkim 284 all out | Meghalaya 191 all out 

Nagaland vs Arunachal Pradesh, Plate 

Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima, Dimapur 

Stumps Day 2: Arunachal Pradesh 124 all out & 30/0 | Nagaland 342 all out 

Chhattisgarh vs Kerala, Elite Group B 

Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur 

Stumps Day 2: Kerala 350 all out | Chhattisgarh 100/4 

Bihar vs Andhra, Elite Group B 

Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna 

Stumps Day 2: Bihar 182 all out | Andhra 313/5 

Odisha vs Puducherry, Elite Group D 

Barabati Stadium, Cuttack 

Stumps Day 2: Odisha 322 all out | Puducherry 127/4 

Bengal vs Mumbai, Elite Group B 

Eden Gardens, Kolkata 

Stumps Day 2: Mumbai 412 all out | Bengal 199 all out 

Jharkhand vs Manipur, Elite Group A 

Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur 

Stumps Day 2: Manipur 170 all out | Jharkhand 473/5 

Goa vs Tamil Nadu, Elite Group C 

Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim 

Stumps Day 2: Goa 241 all out * 10/0 | Tamil Nadu 273 

Hyderabad vs Mizoram, Plate 

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 

Stumps Day 2: Mizoram 199 all out | Hyderabad 458/8 

Rajasthan vs Vidarbha, Elite Group A 

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 

Stumps Day 2: Rajasthan 432 | Vidarbha 140/2 

Chandigarh vs Punjab, Elite Group C 

Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh 

Stumps Day 2: Punjab 477/2 

Railways vs Karnataka, Elite Group C 

Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat 

Stumps Day 2: Railways 155 all out & 209/8 | Karnataka 174 all out 

Uttar Pradesh vs Assam, Elite Group B 

Green Park, Kanpur 

Stumps Day 2: Uttar Pradesh 548/8 dec | Assam 116/0 

Gujarat vs Tripura, Elite Group C 

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad 

Stumps Day 2: Tripura 146 all out & 330/9 | Gujarat 172 all out 

Jammu and Kashmir vs Uttarakhand, Elite Group D 

Hostel Ground JKCA, Jammu 

Stumps Day 2: J & K 168/2 in 39 overs 

Haryana vs Services, Elite Group A 

Ch Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak 

Stumps Day 2: Services 108 all out & 78/4 | Haryana 103 all out 

Delhi vs Baroda, Elite Group D 

Palam A Stadium, Delhi 

Stumps Day 2: Baroda 400/5 

Maharashtra vs Saurashtra, Elite Group A 

Indira Gandhi Stadium, Park Maidan, Solapur 

Stumps Day 2: Saurashtra 202 all out & 164| Maharashtra 159 & 104/5 

Himachal Pradesh vs Madhya Pradesh, Elite Group D 

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala 

Stumps Day 2: Himachal Pradesh 169 all out | Madhya Pradesh 68/4