Ranji Trophy: Dubey, Siraj lead from the front for Vidarbha, Hyderabad

Best batting performances

Gujarat captain Manan Hingrajia batted time in Agartala, finishing the opening day two short of a century (98*) from 255 balls. He forged partnerships of 132 with Jaymeet Patel (69 off 120) and 94 with Piyush Patel (52 off 76), guiding his team to 267 for 7 against Tripura.

Chhattisgarh saw Prateek Yadav (106 off 99) and Vikalp Tiwari (94 off 143) counter-attack, but the team was bowled out for 283 against Hyderabad.

Uttarakhand captain Kunal Chandela led from the front with an unbeaten 128 off 182 balls, including 10 fours and four sixes.

For Punjab, Abhijeet Garg (81 off 133), Uday Saharan (44 off 72), and Emanjot Singh Chahal (77* off 134) powered the side to 303 for 9 at Stumps on Day 1 against Karnataka in Mohali.

Nagaland's Chetan Bisht smashed an unbeaten 160, rescuing his team from 59 for 4. He added 167 for the fifth wicket with Dega Nischal and an unbroken 83 with Nagaho Chishi, taking Nagaland to 322 for 6 against Andhra.

Services opener Anshul Gupta scored a rapid 101 off 131 balls (10 fours, 4 sixes) before retiring hurt, helping his team reach 174 for 3 in 55 overs against Railways.

Best bowling performances

Vidarbha captain Harsh Dubey led from the front with a six-wicket haul as Uttar Pradesh were bowled out for 237 on Day 1 in Nagpur.

For Hyderabad, Mohammed Siraj returned a four-wicket haul to help bundle out Chhattisgarh on the opening day.

Mumbai pacer Mohit Avasthi took 5 for 62 as Delhi were bowled out for 221 despite a century from opener Sanat Sangram.

Puducherry's off-break bowler Karan Kannan spun a web, taking 5 for 37 as Rajasthan were bowled out for just 168.

Saurashtra's Jaydev Unadkat spearheaded the attack with four wickets, supported by Chetan Sakariya and Chirag Jani (two each), as Chandigarh were bundled out for 136.

Jammu & Kashmir left-arm quick Sunil Kumar took 5 for 55, with Auqib Nabi and Sahil Lotra taking two wickets each, to bowl out Himachal Pradesh for 168.

Kerala left-arm spinner Ankit Sharma took 4 for 82, including the key wickets of Suyash Prabhudessai (86) and Yash Kasvankar (50), restricting Goa to 232 for 6 in Porvorim.

Maharashtra fast bowler Rajvardhan Hangargekar bagged five wickets, supported by Arshin Kulkarni (2-31) and Jalaj Saxena (2-32), bowling out Madhya Pradesh for 187 in Indore.

Tamil Nadu's 17-year-old off-spinner Jeganathan Hemchudeshan took 3 for 72, dismissing Baroda's top three, while R Sai Kishore took two wickets.