Mulani fifer secures innings victory for Mumbai

On a 20-wicket Day 3 in Nadiad, Gujarat completed a six-wicket win over Services to register their first victory of the season. Siddharth Desai's five-wicket haul limited Gujarat to 248 in their first innings after they began the day at 118 for 4. Vishal Jayswal (6-59) and Desai (4-44) combined to bowl Services out for 125 in their second essay, leaving Gujarat with a target of 118, which they knocked off in 21.2 overs.

Jagadeesha Suchith finished with 11 wickets in the match against Haryana in Rohtak to bowl Uttarakhand to victory by an innings and 28 runs. Haryana, who were 105 for 6 in their second innings at the start of the day, ended up getting bowled out for 148 as Suchith picked up 6 for 56 to go with his 5 for 27 in the first essay as well as a half-century.

Shams Mulani's five-wicket haul expedited hosts Mumbai's victory by an innings and 120 runs against Himachal Pradesh. Himachal, who started the day at 94 for 7 in their first innings, got bundled out for 187 despite fighting half-centuries from Nikhil Gangta and Vaibhav Arora. Asked to follow on, they could only get 139 in their second essay as Mulani's regular strikes handed Mumbai their second win.

Shivam Mavi and Shivam Sharma bagged five-wicket hauls as Uttar Pradesh registered a comprehensive win by an innings and 265 runs against Nagaland in Kanpur. The visitors started the day at 77 for 4 in their first innings, in response to UP's mammoth total of 535 for 6 declared. Nagaland ended up being skittled out for only 117, with Mavi, fresh off his maiden century, bagging five wickets. Asked to follow on, the visitors could only get to 153 in their second essay as Sharma's fifer ensured a quick end to their innings.

Saurabh Kumar's four-wicket haul and half-centuries from Abhishek Reddy and Karan Shinde helped Andhra beat Tamil Nadu by four wickets in Vizag. TN, who started the day at 102 for 3 in their second innings, folded for only 195 with Saurabh doing the bulk of the damage. Needing 201 for victory, Andhra were well-placed at 113 for 1 at one stage thanks to fifties from Abhishek and Shinde. But they had some hiccups going forward, with Sai Kishore and P Vidyuth picking up five wickets between them to reduce Andhra to 162 for 6. But Ashwin Hebbar and Kalidindi Raju ensured that the team crossed the line eventually, leaving Tamil Nadu winless in four games.

Aayush Goyal and Harpreet Brar bagged seven wickets between them before Uday Saharan struck an unbeaten century to power Punjab to an 8-wicket win over hosts Chandigarh. The home team was bowled out for 195 after starting the day at 168 for 7 in their second innings. Needing 227 for victory, Punjab lost a couple of wickets before Saharan's unbeaten 117 and Jashanpreet Singh's 5 not-out took them to their first win after three successive draws.

Aditya Sarwate starred with the ball, bagging four wickets in the second innings to go with his two wickets in the first as Chhattisgarh registered a comfortable 10-wicket victory over Puducherry in Raipur. The visitors were well placed at 108 for 2 at the start of the day. But their first innings ended with only 205 as Ravi Kiran's three-wicket haul led a collective bowling show from Chhattisgarh. Asked to follow on, Puducherry finished with 175 in their second essay, with Sarwate doing most of the damage. A target of 4 was knocked off with ease as Chhattisgarh got their first win.

After Odisha were bowled out for 160 in their first innings, Dhruv Shorey got to his second hundred in the game while Aman Mokhade also reached three-figures to put Vidarbha firmly in control of the match in Nagpur. Vidarbha posted 218 for 2 declared in their second innings to leave Odisha with a target of 345, and the visitors were 44 for 0 at Stumps.

Chirag Jani's 152 led Saurashtra's improved batting show in their second innings after they had conceded the first-innings lead to Kerala in Mangalapuram. Starting the day at 47/1, Saurashtra moved to 351 for 5 by Stumps, with Jani receiving good support from Arpit Vasavada (74) and Prerak Mankad (52*), with the visitors ahead by 278 runs.

Shashwat Rawat scored a century while Vishnu Solanki and Mitesh Patel struck half-centuries. But Baroda finished well short of Jharkhand's 506, as they were bowled out for 291 in their first innings, with Sahil Raj and Rishav Raj picking up four wickets each. Asked to follow on, Baroda were 10/1 at Stumps in Vadodara.

Shreyas Gopal picked up a four-wicket haul while Mohsin Khan bagged three as they combined to limit Maharashtra to 300 in Pune. The hosts threatened to come close to Karnataka's first-innings total of 313 before falling short to concede a slender lead. Mayank Agarwal then led Karnataka's batting again, scoring an unbeaten 64 while wickets fell around him, with Mukesh Choudhary bagging three. The visitors were 144 for 5 at Stumps, leading by 157.

Vasuki Koushik's five-wicket haul helped Goa take the first-innings lead against Madhya Pradesh in Porvorim. Starting the day at 181 for 7, Madhya Pradesh were bowled out for 187. Kumar Kartikeya then picked up five wickets but Goa, thanks to Abhinav Tejrana's 69 and useful 40s from Lalit Yadav and Rajashekhar Harikant, finished with 230 to give Madhya Pradesh a target of 328. The visitors were 21/1 at Stumps.

Ayush Badoni and Ayush Doseja struck half-centuries but Vanshaj Sharma's six-wicket haul helped Jammu & Kashmir bowl hosts Delhi out for 277 in their second innings. Needing 179 for victory, J & K were 55/2 at Stumps, with Qamran Iqbal unbeaten on 32.

Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal's four-wicket haul helped Bengal restrict Railways to 222 in their first innings in Surat. Railways, who started the day at 97 for 5, saw fighting knocks from Bhargav Merai (91) and Upendra Yadav (70) but ended up well short of Bengal's 474. Asked to follow on, they were 90 for 5 at Stumps, with Rahul Prasad and Shahbaz Ahmed bagging two wickets each.