Wicket-keeper Himanshu Mantri hit a century (126, 194 balls, 16 fours, 2 sixes) in the second innings to help declare defending champions Madhya Pradesh at 257 for 5 and set Vidarbha a target of 407.
Short Scores: Madhya Pradesh 309 & 257/5 declared (Himanshu Mantri 126, Shubham Sharma 55) vs Vidarbha 160 & 13/1.
Punjab is thumping Gujarat
Gujarat’s batting faltered for the second time, folding for 138 in the chase of 519.
Short Scores: Punjab 286 & 329/9 declared (Naman Dhir 134, Mayank Markande 62 not out; Chintan Gaja 3/104) defeated Gujarat 97 & 138 (Manan Hingrajia 74 not out; Baltej Singh 4/38, Markande 3/16) with 380 runs.
Railways defeated J&K by an innings
Railways posted a dominant victory, taking seven points.
Short Scores: Railways 427 (Mohammad Saif 233 not out) defeated Jammu & Kashmir 161 (Akash Pandey 6/49) & 193 (Fazil Rashid 53; Akash Pandey 4/58) by an innings and 73 runs.
Nikin puts Karnataka on top
Nikin Jose’s 67-run knockout was instrumental in securing Karnataka’s lead in the first innings against Chhattisgarh.
Short Scores: Chhattisgarh 311 & 35 for 2 in 20 overs vs Karnataka 366 (Mayank Agarwal 117, R Samarth 81, Nikin Jose 67; Ajay Mandal 4/93)
Kerala in trouble against Goa
Kerala finished Day 3 on 172/6 with an overall lead of 126 points. Rohan Prem (68 at bats) and Jalaj Saxena (28 at bats) avoided total collapse with their unbeaten run of 44 runs for the seventh wicket.
Short Scores: Kerala 265 & 172/6 (Rohan Prem 68 at bat; Mohit Redkar 3/56) vs Goa 311 (Ishan Gadekar 105; Jalaj Saxena 5/103, Sijomon Joseph 3/52)
Bengal at the helm
Bengal led by 163 runs in their second innings on stumps on Day 3 against Uttarakhand. Previously, the hosts made a tremendous comeback from 48/6 to post 272 in their first innings, courtesy of a fighting 136 from Kunal Chandela.
Short Scores: Bengal 387 & 48/1 vs Uttarakhand: 272 (Kunal Chandela 136; Pradipta Pramanik 4/58, Shahbaz Ahmed 3/66, Akash Deep 3/63)