Mumbai emerged with a lead of six runs to finish Day Three at 415 for eight after a well composed ton by opener Jay Bista
Mumbai emerged with a lead of six runs to finish Day Three at 415 for eight after a well composed ton by opener Jay Bista (135) and half-centuries each from Siddhesh Lad (82) and skipper Suryakumar Yadav (91) against Madhya Pradesh in their Ranji Trophy Group 'C' match yesterday. Resuming on their overnight score of 130 for one wicket, Lad and Bista added 172 runs for the second wicket partnership. Suryakumar then rescued his side further with a fluent 149-ball knock, but missed out on his 12th ton after Ishwar Pandey crashed his woodwork. For MP, spinners Ankit Sharma and Mihir Hirwani picked up two wickets each.
Jay Bista scored 135 yesterday
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Jaddu stars for Saurashtra
Rajkot: Ravindra Jadeja bagged a match haul of seven wickets after scoring a double hundred to guide Saurashtra to an innings and 212-run victory over Jammu and Kashmir on Day Three of the Group 'B' Ranji Trophy match yesterday. As many as 16 wickets fell on Day Three after Jammu and Kashmir started the day at 103 for four.
Jadeja, after completing a double hundred on Day Two, took four wickets in the first innings while the remaining were picked up by another left-arm spinner, Dharmendersinh Jadeja. The visitors were all out for 156 in the first innings and were asked to follow on.
Vidarbha thrash Punjab
Chandigarh: Spinners Akshay Karnewar (6-47) and Akshay Wakhare (4-83) shared 10 wickets between them as Vidarbha thrashed Punjab by an innings and 117 runs on Day Three of a Ranji Trophy Group 'D' match yesterday. Vidarbha ended their first innings at 505, courtesy centuries from Sanjay Ramaswamy (161) and Ganesh Satish (164). Punjab were bundled out for 227. Veteran all-rounder Yuvraj Singh failed again after departing for just 42. Yuvraj had scored 20 in the first innings.
Delhi on verge of huge win
New Delhi: Keen to make amends for missing out on an outright win in their lung opener against Assam, Delhi's spinners put their best foot forward in taking the team towards a comprehensive innings victory against Railways at the end of the third day of the Ranji Trophy encounter. Having scored 447 in their first innings, Delhi bundled out Railways for 136 in the first innings and the home team fared no better ending the day at 157 for 6 after being followed on.
K'taka stare at victory
Mysuru: Karnataka were staring at an outright win after they restricted Assam to 169 for six when the third day's play of the Group 'A' Ranji Trophy match was stopped due to bad weather. The visitors required 155 runs to avoid an innings defeat with the hosts declaring their innings at 469 for seven. Karnataka added 42 runs to their overnight 427 for six before losing centurion Krishnappa Gowtham. The all-rounder, who was batting on 147, added only two more runs before he was caught and bowled by Arup Das.
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