Ranji Trophy LIVE Score, Round 1 Day 4 Updates: Bhargav shines as Baroda beats Mumbai; TN posts huge win vs Saurashtra; Easwaran smashes 100

While we are talking about Saini breathing fire in Ranji, you can read about what he did elsewhere and his future plans in the sport. 

Navdeep Saini on India comeback: Will feel like I am making my debut all over again

After spending the last two years in and out of action due to groin and shoulder injuries, Saini made a statement with his comeback, claiming 14 wickets in the Duleep Trophy this year.

Debutant Siddharth Yadav is cleaned up for 8 by Mohammed Kaif with a ball that straightened a touch after pitching - Anish

With Akash Sengupta and tail-ender Rahul Singh in the middle, Assam is on the verge of getting bundled out. They’re currently at 304/9 and have a lead of 123 runs

Aryan Juyal falls two balls after lunch. The ball from Mukesh keeps low and pings him in front - Anish

UP 8/0 in 2 overs at lunch on day 4. With a slight drizzle round the corner, the groundstaff have covered the square - Anish

Assam 180 & 238/8 vs Jharkhand 361 

Chhattisgarh 343 & 103/5 vs Delhi 357

Hyderabad 248 & 89/4 vs Gujarat 201 & 343

J&K 519/7 d vs Maharashtra 405/6

Rajasthan 291 & 24/0 vs Pondicherry 281 & 248

Vidarbha 118 & 366 vs Andhra 163/1 & 167

Madhya Pradesh 425/8d vs Karnataka 73/4

Uttar Pradesh 292 & 9/0 vs Punjab 254/3d & 194

Results

Services beats Meghalaya by an innings and 65 runs

Sikkim beats Mizoram by 173 runs

TN beats Saurashtra by an innings and 70 runs

Goa beat Manipur by nine wickets 

Nagaland beat Arunachal by an innings & 290 runs 

Railways beat Chandigarh by 181 runs 

Haryana beat Bihar by an innings & 43 runs

Tripura vs Odisha - Match abandoned

Two wickets for Shokeen in an over. Ashutosh was caught behind before Shashank Singh played a poor shot -- an unnecessary charge down the ground -- to get clean bowled

-Mayank

Bengal declares at 254/3 in 60.5 overs with a lead of 273 runs. A risky 15 minutes for Uttar Pradesh to wade through before lunch - Anish

Baroda closes in on victory as Mumbai is currently languishing at 138/8, with the latest victim being Tanush Kotian, who was caught and bowled by Jyotsnil Singh. Mumbai needs 124 runs to win, with Siddhesh Lad being the only recognised batter 

Writtick Chatterjee joins Easwaran in the middle after Gharami and Porel fall off consecutive deliveries looking to go big against Vipraj Nigam - Anish

Bhargav Bhatt has yet another five-wicket haul! The veteran has been relentless. He has picked all five wickets so far this morning and clearly has had Mumbai on the mat! At 136 for seven, with Shardul Thakur being his latest victim, Mumbai’s last slim hope rests on Siddhesh Lad and Tanush Kotian - the two Man Fridays - to bail them out. Baroda are on a roll, though - Amol

And Bhargav Bhatt gets his third of the morning. And it’s Shreyas Iyer! Bhargav has been relentless with his tappa, despite being hit for a couple of reverse-sweeps, including one earlier in the over. Bhatt finally manages to get one to bounce awkwardly, gets Shreyas’ glove and Ninad Rathva, the sub, poches it at gully - Amol

Saurashtra is currently 90/9 in a match marred by constant rain. They still trail by 70 runs and Tamil Nadu is expected to win this one with ease. And just as we type, another batter falls. 

Update from Dipak: Sonu Yadav bounces out Yuvrajsinh Dodiya. Easy catch to Shahrukh at 2nd slip. TN won by an innings and 70 runs

Saurabh traps Sudip in front for 93 off 151 balls. Spun in from a length and rapped him on the pad as he looked to clip it off the backfoot - Anish

Concussion scare for substitute Priyanshu Moliya Siddhesh Lad’s rocket pull off Mahesh Pithiya thuds on the back of the hemlet of Priyanshu at forward short-leg. He takes his hemet off and lies on the floor. The physio sprints in, Priyanshu is back on his feet but walks away gingerly. After being attended to by the doctor outside the fence, Priyanshu has headed to a hospital for a precautionary scan. Meanwhile, Mumbai are 92/4, Lad and Shreyas are batting with relative ease 

100 for Easwaran off 140 balls, brings it up with a sweep to deep square. BEN 197/0 in 48 overs, lead by 216 runs - Anish

Mumbai loses two wickets in quick succession as it finds itself at 83/4, still needing 262 to win vs Baroda. Bhargav Bhatt provided both the breakthroughs as he removed Rahane and Mhatre

Palzore and Ronit More pick three wickets each as Sikkim beats Mizoram by 137 runs. Mizoram was bundled out for 160

Navdeep Saini gets his revenge and he’s fired up! A quick, hit-the-deck delivery takes an inside edge off Pandey (33 off 44b) to rattle the stumps. Saini’s definitely sending out ‘don’t mess with me’ vibes! - Mayank

Chhattisgarh 45/1 but still leads by 31 runs. Ashutosh Singh is the new batter in and will be in the middle alongside Eknath (3) 

On-time start in Indore. Overnight declaration from MP and it has 98 overs — weather permitting — to bowl Karnataka out and secure the first-innings lead. Shubham starts with tweaker Kumar Kartikeya and he gets Mayank Agarwal for a duck! - Sudarshan. N

Karnataka 1/1 and trails by 424 runs! Devdutt Padikkal is the new batter in while Nikin Jose is at the other end and has faced 17 balls, scoring two 

Jarkhand, which imposed follow on vs Assam, has dominated the match thus far. After being bundled out for 361, Jharkhand bowled Assam out for 180. The home side is currently 136/3 and still trails by 44 runs. The match is more or less done as Jharkhand took the first innnings lead

Good morning from Raipur. It’s the last day of Chhattisgarh vs Delhi Ranji Trophy Group D encounter. The fate of the match is all but sealed after Delhi took 14-run first-innings lead yesterday.

While there is no live telecast of any of the Ranji Trophy first-round matches, the Baroda vs Mumbai, Madhya Pradesh vs Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh vs Bengal matches can be live streamed on the JioCinema app and website. 

Mumbai 42/2 & 214 vs Baroda 290 & 185 

Meghalaya 57/6 & 233 vs Services 402 

Maharashtra 312/6 & Jammu & Kashmir 519/7 dec. 

Pondicherry 207/6 & 248 vs Rajasthan 291 

Andhra 79/1 & 167 vs Vidarbha 118 & 366 

Bengal 141/0 & 311 vs Uttar Pradesh 292 

Saurashtra 35/5 & 203 vs Tamil Nadu 367 

Punjab 23/3 & 194 vs Kerala 179

Gujarat 201 & 343 vs Hyderabad 248

Uttarakhand 0/0 & 299 vs Himachal 663/3 dec. 

Assam 130/3 & 180 vs Jharkhand 361 

Mizoram 150/7 & 163 vs Sikkim 191 & 269 

Madhya Pradesh 425/8 vs Karnataka 

Chhattisgarh 33/0 & 343 vs Delhi 357 

Tripura vs Odisha - Yet to start 

RESULTS

Goa beat Manipur by nine wickets 

Nagaland beat Arunachal by an innings & 290 runs 

Railways beat Chandigarh by 181 runs 

Haryana beat Bihar by an innings & 43 runs