Rudra Pratap Singh and Piyush Chawla claimed two wickets each to help Uttar Pradesh take a vital 64-run first innings lead after Assam were bowled out for a mere 149 on the second day of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final in Guwahati, on Friday.
Sahil Kukreja and Abhishek Nair scored centuries to power Mumbai to 385 for eight against Rest of India.
A summary of the second day's play in the Ranji Trophy Elite group matches on Monday.
The 36-time champions picked under-17 spinner Iqbal Abdulla in the squad for the semifinal against Baroda.
'Australia will be a different proposition... the pitches will be completely different than England.'
Saurashtra reached a massive 465 for 9 at close on day two and look certain to move into the last four at the expense of the hosts.
Sitanshu Kotak and Cheteshwar Pujara hit unbeaten half centuries to put Saurashtra on top against holders Mumbai on the first day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Super League Group A tie in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Uninspired bowling and fielding from champions Mumbai saw Maharashtra pile 308 for five on the first day of the Ranji trophy match.
Delhi were 40 without loss in reply to Mumbai's 551 on day 2 in the Ranji Trophy match.
Rest of India take on Ranji champions Mumbai in the Irani Trophy match, at Rajkot, from October 6 to 10.
Mumbai's captain saluted his players after the 132-run victory over Mumbai in the final.
Mumbai were 93 for 2 in reply to the visitors' 155 in the first innings on day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match.
Amol Muzumdar hit a century to take Mumbai close to Punjab's first innings score of 353, but the visitors fell short by a mere five runs, in the Ranji Trophy match.
Replying to Mumbai's first innings of 367, Railways were restricted to 332 in the Ranji Trophy elite group match.
The skipper excelled with bat and ball as Mumbai beat Orissa by 158 runs in the quarter-finals of the Ranji knock-out tournament.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur's form with the bat will be in focus as the Indian Women's team looks to salvage pride in the third and final ODI in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka 'A' crushed West Zone by 195 runs in the Duleep Trophy.
Sri Lanka 'A' set West Zone a target of 466 after declaring their second innings at 290 for 7 on the penultimate day of the Duleep Trophy match.
'In cricket and in life, the graph always goes up and down and it's never going to always go up. So it's a just a matter of time that I middle those balls and get those big runs again. But right now, I want to ensure that my team is doing fine and is enjoying its game.'
Sometimes it's an advantage: Smriti Mandhana on the absence of head coach
Mumbai declared their first innings on 504 for 6 against Andhra Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy match.
'We were up to the mark in three departments'
Ajinkya Rahane and his Mumbai teammate Suryakumar Yadav went under the hammer for Rs 7 lakh each.
India wicketkeeper batter Richa Ghosh on Friday said playing as per merit of the ball and being judicious helped the hosts gain advantage over Australia in the ongoing one-off Test in Mumbai.
Indian team has responsibility to take women's cricket ahead: Harmanpreet Kaur
In future versions, the app will not only expand its cricket coaching features, but will also focus on other aspects of the sport including mental and physical health, merchandising, and education.
In a bizarre incident, the start of a Ranji Trophy match between Vidarbha and Andhra on Monday was delayed by a few minutes after a snake entered the ground in Vijaywada.
Madhya Pradesh opener Ajay Rohera slammed the highest first-class score on debut, an unbeaten 267 against Hyderabad in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match.
Vidarbha opener Wasim Jaffer became the first cricketer in Ranji Trophy history to notch up 10000 runs on day two of their Group A match against Bengal at the Jadavpur University second campus ground in Saltlake in Kolkata on Sunday.
Prithvi Shaw lived up to expectations with a classy century on his Test debut but the teenage sensation must tighten up his technique for tougher challenges away from home, believe former players.
Dean Elgar and Quinton de Kock's showing represented an important turning point for South Africa's relatively inexperienced batting line-up as they head into an important summer that also includes a home Test series against England.
Du Plessis had a tough time in 2015, scoring just 60 runs in seven innings.
Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar said he spoke to the batting great and he's agreed to share his views on Mumbai cricket.
Though he concedes he doesn't have many years left in him, the former India opener says he will continue to play as long as fitness allows him.
There have been a number of players who have shown solidarity, but the big guns have been silent, with the stellar exception of former India captain Anil Kumble, notes Suhit K Sen.
A round-up of the first day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country, on Tuesday.
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