Mumbai needed just over half an hour to complete the formalities as they beat minnows Puducherry by an innings and 222 runs on the final day to top Group D in Ranji Trophy, in Mumbai, on Wednesday.
Following on after conceding a mammoth 498-run first innings lead to their formidable opponents, Puducherry added just 45 runs in 8.3 overs for the loss of four wickets on the fourth morning before they were bowled out for 276.
Puducherry were staring at a big defeat when they resumed the day on 231/6. Tushar Deshpande scalped two wickets while captain Shardul Thakur and Ayush Mhatre got one each as Mumbai completed the formalities in quick time.
Both Deshpande and Thakur ended the match with five wickets apiece while Siddhesh Lad and Akash Anand scored centuries in Mumbai's huge first innings total of 630/5 declared.
Mumbai collected seven points from their third win while Puducherry got none.
Mumbai topped Group D with 24 points ahead of Jammu and Kashmir (20 points) after playing five matches each.
Mushtaq shines as J&K trounce Hyderabad
Abid Mushtaq took seven wickets as Jammu and Kashmir trounced Hyderabad by 281 runs in Elite Group D Ranji Trophy match, in Jammu, on Wednesday.
Chasing 472 for victory, Hyderabad were bowled out for 190 in 57.5 overs in their second innings as J&K registered their third victory.
The wrecker-in-chief was the left-arm spinner ushtaq, who finished with figures of 7/68 -- his ninth five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
The match also ended quickly on the fourth morning with Hyderabad losing their remaining three second innings wickets in 5.2 overs while adding just 21 runs after they had resumed the day at 169/7.
Mushtaq scalped all the three wickets to finish with a seven wicket haul.
Brief Scores:
In Mumbai: 630/5 decl in 147 overs beat Puducherry 132 and 276 all out in 53.3 overs (Aman Khan 86; Shardul Thakur 2/24, Tushar Deshpande 3/32).
In Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir 170 & 422 all out in 100.5 overs beat Hyderabad 121 and 190 all out in 57.5 overs (Tanmay Agarwal 47; Abid Mushtaq 7/68).
Rajasthan take points for first-innings lead
At Rajsamand, hosts Rajasthan tried their best to eke out a result on the final day but a determined batting effort from Delhi forced their Group D clash into a draw.
Delhi reached 316 for seven in their second innings following on, having extended their lead to 42 runs overall after making 296 in the first innings.
Rajasthan had piled up a massive 570 for seven declared and with Delhi falling well short of the follow-on mark, the hosts also took away three points for taking a lead of 274 runs in the first innings.
For Delhi, skipper Yash Dhull waged a strong fight as he made a strokeful 189 from 242 balls with 27 fours and two sixes, aided well by Ayush Doseja (64 from 108 balls, 7x4s, 1x6s).
Chhattisgarh play out a draw against Himachal
Chhattisgarh were 15 for no loss in their second innings against Himachal Pradesh when the two teams decided to call off their contest at the Amtar Cricket Ground in Nadaun.
With a total of 16 wickets falling across four days, Chattisgarh, who made 585/6 declared in reply to HP's 425, walked away with three points for taking a lead of 160 runs in the first innings.
Brief Scores:
In Rajsamand: Rajasthan 570/7d drew with Delhi 296 and 316/7 in 87 overs (Yash Dhull 189, Ayush Doseja 64; Ajay Kukna 3/92).
In Nadaun: Chhattisgarh 585/6d and 15/0 drew with Himachal Pradesh 425.
Saurashtra beat Goa by innings and 47 runs
Left-arm spinner Parth Bhut wreaked havoc to grab a match haul of 9 for 127, including seven wickets in the second essay, to help Saurashtra beat Goa by an innings and 47 runs in a Group C match in Rajkot.
Bhut, who had figures of 2/71 in the first innings, claimed seven for 56 in the second essay to single-handedly bowl out Goa for 180 in 54.5 overs following on.
Resuming their second innings at 77 for 2, Bhut ran through Goa's middle and lower order, and he was ably supported by skipper Jaydev Unadkat (2/29) and Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (1/34).
Arjun Tendulkar (13) was Bhut's final wicket, out LBW.
Opener Manthan Khutkar (36), first innings centurion Abhinav Tejrana (34) and captain Snehal Kauthankar (25) got starts for Goa before fizzling out.
Earlier, Goa rode on Tejrana's 118 to score 358 all out in reply to Saurashtra's mammoth first innings score of 587 for 7 declared.
The win gave Saurashtra seven points.
MP tail deny Kerala win
A sturdy batting effort from Madhya Pradesh lower order denied Kerala an outright win, with the match ending in a stale draw in Indore.
Resuming at 218 for 3, Sachin Baby (122 off 217 balls; 9x4s, 2x6s) and Baba Aparajith (105 retired hurt off 149 balls; 11x4s, 3x6s) scored fine centuries as Kerala declared their second innings on 314 for 5, setting a target of 404 runs for MP.
In reply, Kerala reduced the hosts to 126 for 8 and were in contention for an outright win.
But the duo of Aryan Pandey (23 not out off 85 balls) and Kumar Kartikeya (16 not out off 54) produced stubborn resistance to earn a hard-fought draw for MP.
The duo negotiated more than 20 overs in their unbeaten ninth wicket stand as MP finished on 167 for 8, denying Kerala victory.
Saransh Jain top-scored for MP with 31 off 59 balls.
Left-arm spinner Sreehari Nair (4/51) was the pick of the bowlers for Kerala.
Kerala took home three points from the contest, while MP had to be content with one point.
Brief scores:
At Rajkot: Saurashtra 587/7 declared beat Goa 358 all out in 106.2 overs and 180 all out in 54.5 overs (Manthan Khutkar 36, Abhinav Tejrana 34; Parth Bhut 2/71) by an innings and 47 runs. Points: Saurashtra 7; Goa 0.
At Indore: Kerala 281 all out and 314/5 in 62 overs (Sachin Baby 122, Baba Aparajith 105; Saransh Jain 3/61) drew with Madhya Pradesh 192 all out and 167 for 8 in 69 overs (Saransh Jain 31, Aryan Pandey 23 not out, Kumar Kartikeya 16 not out; Sreehari Nair 4/51). Points: Kerala 3; Madhya Pradesh 1.
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