Vidarbha v/s Tripura in Nagpur
Vidarbha defeated Tripura by six wickets just 15 minutes before lunch on the third day to record their second consecutive outright victory in the Plate `B' Group Ranji Trophy cricket match at the VCA stadium on Saturday.
After dismissing Tripura for 164 off 72.5 overs in their second innings, the hosts, after early hiccup, reached the required target of 102 runs for loss of four wickets.
Alind Naidu followed up his six-wicket match haul with a crisp undefeated knock of 43 while Baburao Yadav contributed 25.
Paceman Sandeep Singh claimed five for 40 to star in Tripura's downfall.
The hosts will now take on Goa in their next encounter to be played in Goa from December 4.
Brief Scores: Tripura 91 and 164 (Manoj Singh 21, Vinit Jain 15 not out, Sandeep Singh 5 for 40, Alind Naidu 3 for 22). Vidarbha - 154 and 102 for 4 (Alind Naidu 43 not out, Baburao Yadav 25, Sunil Shukla 3 for 58).
Jharkhand v/s Jammu and Kashmir in Jamshedpur
A defiant 60-run knock by Majid Dar went in vain as Jharkhand clinched an emphatic ten-wicket victory over Jammu and Kashmir on the penultimate day of the Plate A Ranji Trophy match at Keenan Stadium on Sunday.
The visitors, who had made just 79 in their first innings, managed 176 in their second essay but that was hardly enough as it left Jharkhand needing to score just 11 runs for a win.
Jharkhand, who made 245 in the first innings, scored the required runs without losing any wicket.
Earlier, resuming at 59 for five, J and K skipper Dhruv Mahajan, who was batting on 20 overnight, failed to add any score to his kitty as left arm spinner Shahid Khan had him bowled in the very first over of the morning.
Majid Dar then joined with Sameer Khajuria to fetch valuable 66 runs for the seventh wicket before Khajuria (32, 2x4) edged a catch behind the wicket off Khan, who finished with 3 for 33.
After Khajuria's departure, J and K kept losing wickets at regular intervals even as Dar held on, defying the attack of the host team led by Sumit Panda.
Dar's unbeaten 60, studded with seven boundaries, helped the visitors reach a respectable score before they were bundled out soon after lunch.
Jharkhand, who secured two points in their first match agaist Saurashtra, earned five points with this outright win, taking the total points tally to seven from two matches.
Services v/s Rajasthan in New Delhi
Yashpal Singh starred with his second century in a row to help Services garner a 151-run first innings lead against Rajasthan on the penultimate day of the Plate 'B' group Ranji Trophy cricket match at Palam grounds on Saturday.
Resuming at 236 for 3, Services declared at 441 for eight with Yashpal, 23 overnight, cracking 123 in 198 balls with 14 fours and two sixes.
Ashish Mohanty was the other major contributor for the hosts with a 94-ball 48 that contained six fours and a six.
Rahul Kanwat picked up 5-127 for Rajasthan.
At stumps, Rajasthan were 47 for two in the second essay with Vineet Saxena (7) and Nikhil Doru (11) at the crease.
Mohammad Fazil took the two wicket giving 31 runs.
Haryana v/s Goa in Gurgaon
Haryana gained a 128-run first innings lead over Goa after bundling out the visitors for a paltry 165 in the Ranji Trophy Plate match in Gurgaon on Saturday.
Resuming at 130 for six, Goa lost their remaining four wickets inside the morning session with Jitender Malik (3-36) running through the tail.
At stumps on the third day, Haryana were 188 for six in their second essay with Shafiq Khan batting on 63.
Brief scores: Haryana 293 and 188 for 6 in 68.4 overs (Ishan Ganda 36, Joginder Sharma 27, Shafiq Khan 63 batting; Naryan Kambli 2-35). Goa 165 all out in 73 overs (Vivek Kolambkar 34, J Harish 27; Joginder Sharma 3-30, Jitender Malik 3-36, Gaurav Vashisht 3-26).
Orissa v/s Kerala in Palakkad
Former Test opener Shiv Sundar Das's 141 (467b, 16x4) and his two huge partnerships helped Orissa score 334 in their first innings and clinch vital lead of 10 runs against Kerala on the third day of their Plate 'A' Ranji Trophy cricket match at the Fort maidan on Saturday.
Kerala were 14 for one in their second innings when stumps were drawn.
Resuming at 142 for no loss, Orissa lost opener Subrat Behera (60) after adding 10 more to the total. However, Rashmi Ranjan Parida, who joined Das (unbeaten at 72 yesterday) batted sensibly, chosing only loose balls to hit to the fence.
The duo added 139 runs for the second wicket, before Parida was leg before to Jagadeesh for 69, which included 10 hits to the ropes.
Thereafter, Orissa lost wickets at regular intervals, with captain and medium pacer Sunil Oasis 4/39 and Veteran leg-spinner K N Ananthapadmanabhan 3/67 doing the bulk of the damage.
Brief scores: Kerala 324 (A V Jagadeesh 70, Sreekumar Nair 87, Ajay Kuduva 56, K Chandrasekhara 56, D Mohanty 4/40, N Behera 3/19) and 14/1. Orissa 334 (S S Das 141, S Behera 60, Rashmi Ranjan Parida 69, Sreeshant 2/57, S Oasis 4/39, K N Ananthapadmanabhan 3/67).
Himachal Pradesh v/s Saurashtra in Dharmashala
Chasing a victory target of 282 runs against Saurashtra, hosts Himachal were 135 for three at the end of third day's play in the Ranji trophy Plate Division match on Saturday.
Sangram Singh on 31 and Manvinder on 62 were at the crease at stumps.
Himachal required 147 runs with seven wickets in hand to win the match and the home team was pinning its hopes on Manvinder whose unbeaten knock included six fours and two sixes.
Manvinder and Sangram have so far added 98 runs for the unbroken fourth wicket stand.
Earlier, resuming at 45 for two, the visitors were all out at 153.
Kuldeep Dhiman ripped through the tail with amazing spell of three wickets for two runs in four overs.
Saurashtra, who were 150 for six at one stage, lost the last four wickets for only three runs.
Overnight batsman S D Jogyani scored 38 runs, before he was bowled by Ashok Thakur, while S S Jiwani and R V Dhruv scored 29 and 24 runs respectively.
Thakur took 3-33 while Vikramjit Malik and Vishal Bhatia took two wickets each.
