Sarfaraz Khan ton puts Mumbai in command

Sarfaraz Khan's unbeaten 103 and Siddhesh Lad's 76 took Mumbai to 265 for 3. After an opening stand of 60, Mumbai lost three wickets for 22 runs, with new Hyderabad captain Mohammad Siraj taking one. Sarfaraz and Lad then batted nearly 40 overs in an unbroken 183-run partnership. Sarfaraz struck nine fours and four sixes, scoring at a strike rate of 83.74.

Other Ranji Trophy highlights:

• Madhya Pradesh vs Karnataka: Venkatesh Iyer's 87 (12 fours) guided MP to 244 for 5 in Alur. Yash Dubey and Himanshu Mantri added 50 for the first wicket. For Karnataka, Vyshak Vijaykumar and Shreyas Gopal took two wickets each.
• Tamil Nadu vs Odisha: Fifties from Pradosh Ranjan Paul (78), Andre Siddarth C (56), Nidish Rajagopal (54*), and Athish SR (50) took Tamil Nadu to 281 for 7. Rajagopal remains unbeaten.
• Andhra vs Vidarbha: Yash Rathod's 104* rescued defending champions Vidarbha from 45 for 4, taking them to 267 for 7. He was supported by Rohit Binkar (37) and Darshan Nalkande (36). K S Narasimha Raju took 4 for 51 for Andhra.
• Jharkhand vs Uttar Pradesh: Jharkhand dominated, ending the day at 279 for 1. Sharandeep Singh is unbeaten on 128 (15 fours), with Shikhar Mohan (78) and Aryaman Sen (68*) also scoring half-centuries. Only Vipraj Nigam took a wicket for UP.
• Bengal vs Services: Bengal finished strongly at 340 for 4. Sudip Chatterjee is 140* (12 fours, 1 six), sharing an opening stand of 151 with Abhimanyu Easwaran (81).
• Delhi vs Chhattisgarh: Ayush Doheja's 104* saved Delhi from 119 for 9, guiding them to 216. A last-wicket stand of 97 with Money Grewal (35) was crucial. Chhattisgarh reached 52 for 0 in reply.
• Saurashtra vs Punjab: A dramatic day in Rajkot saw 23 wickets fall. Saurashtra were bowled out for 172 (Jay Gohil 82, Harpreet Brar 6/38 for Punjab). Punjab were then dismissed for 139 (Parth Bhut 5/33 for Saurashtra). Saurashtra ended the day at 24 for 3 in their second innings, leading by 57.
• Kerala vs Chandigarh: Chandigarh bowled out Kerala for 139 (Nishunk Birla 4 wickets, Rohit Dhanda 3 wickets). In reply, Chandigarh reached 142 for 1, with Arjun Azad (78*) and captain Manan Vohra (51*) in an unbroken 117-run stand.
• Maharashtra vs Goa: Offspinner Jalaj Saxena took 6 for 79 as Maharashtra bowled out Goa for 209 (Snehal Kauthankar 73). Maharashtra were 19 for 0 at stumps.