Heavyweight Cheteshwar Pujara was down with fever as Bengal gained the upperhand against a scratchy Saurashtra on an attritional opening day's play in the Ranji Trophy final, in Rajkot, on Monday. Avi Barot and Vishvaraj Jadeja struck gritty half-centuries before Bengal pacer Akash Deep struck late in the final session to leave Saurashtra at 206 for five at stumps on Day 1.
Karnataka beat Andhra Pradesh by five wickets to record their first win of the season.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Monday
Despite a top order collapse, Karnataka took a slim 13-run first innings lead over Railways
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Saturday.
Vidarbha piled up a mammoth 511 in their first essay and then reduced Mumbai to 169 for six on the second day of their Elite Group A Ranji Trophy Game in Nagpur on Monday.
Manish Pandey's scintillating century and leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal's sterling bowling effort helped Ranji champions Karnataka retain the Irani Trophy after beating Rest of India by a massive 246 runs on the fourth and penultimate day in Bangalore.
Robin Uthappa's third century of the season powered Karnataka to 309 for six on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy match against Tamil Nadu.
Cheteshwar Pujara missed out on a second successive double hundred but his 182 went a long way in Saurashtra piling up a mammoth 570 in their first innings against Gujarat on the second day of the Ranji Trophy.
All eyes will be on the opening fixture between defending champions Saurashtra and record 41-time champions Mumbai in Ahmedabad with Rahane and Pujara on either side, aiming to make the big scores that have deserted them at the Test level for a while.
Shikhar Dhawan was all guts and grit while negotiating tough conditions in his comeback game as he boosted Delhi's morale with a well-controlled 137 against Hyderabad in their Ranji Trophy Group A match in New Delhi. A round up of Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Friday
Kerala Cricket Association secretary Jayesh George on Tuesday said Robin Uthappa is set to leave Karnataka and join Kerala for the upcoming domestic season.
Mumbai, who scored 488 in the first innings, riding on captain Aditya Tare's 154, enforced the follow-on and the match was called off with Tamil Nadu 48 for one in 22 overs at the tea break.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Monday
The duo put on 164 runs for the seventh wicket as Bengal held on for a draw in the Ranji Trophy match.
Delhi piled up 337 for two wickets on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Group A match against Karnataka.
Veteran Wasim Jaffer became the first batsman to reach the landmark of 11,000 runs in Ranji Trophy during Day 2 of Nagpur's Group A match against Baroda on Wednesday.
Karnataka were 35 for two in reply to Andhra Pradesh's 405 at the end of the third day.
After dismissing Karnataka for a paltry 111 in their first innings, they were were 62 without loss at draw of stumps on day two, taking their lead to 189 runs.
Karnataka scored a thrilling two-wicket win over Uttar Pradesh on the last day of the Ranji Trophy tie.
The visitors thwarted the Delhi attack for over an hour to finish at 201 for 7 in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match.
A round-up of Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy group matches played on Thursday.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Saturday
With Mumbai and Karnataka having already qualified for the last eight stage from Group A and B respectively, one can expect keen contests for the remaining four slots that are up for grabs. The last two slots will be taken by Plate Group semi-final winners.
Medium pacer Vinay Kumar claimed three wickets for 30 runs to reduce Railways to 186 for 5 on day 1 in the Ranji Trophy 'Elite' Group 'A' match.
Veteran Sunil Joshi spun a web around Orissa batsmen, taking five for 35 to restrict the visitors to 191 on the first day of their Ranji Trophy Super League match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bangalore on Wednesday.
Maharashtra's Swapnil Gugale slammed a triple century while Ankit Bawane hit a double hundred as the duo registered the highest-partnership in the history of the Ranji Trophy, against Delhi, in the Ranji Trophy Group B match at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, on Friday.
Veteran opener Gautam Gambhir and fit-again Shikhar Dhawan are set to open the innings for a bolstered Delhi side that is desperate to log home six points against Team Rajasthan in their sixth round Ranji Trophy group B encounter, in Wayanad, on Monday.
Karnataka were 23 for 1 in their second innings, after bowling out Tamil Nadu for 184, taking a first innings lead of 24 runs.
Mohammad Kaif struck a patient hundred as Uttar Pradesh fought back to take control of the proceedings by dismissing Karnataka cheaply on the second day of their Group B Ranji Trophy match in Meerut.
All eyes will be on 41-year-old Wasim Jaffer, who is only 853 runs shy of 20,000 first-class runs.
Gautam Gambhir lived a charmed life but the famous grit was displayed in abundance on way to an unbeaten 92, his final knock in competitive cricket guiding Delhi to 190 for one.
A round-up of results from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday
Karnataka beat Delhi by 167 runs and claimed four points from the Ranji Trophy match.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Sunday
Pacer Mohammed Siraj attributes his success to his good showing on the domestic circuit, the IPL and India 'A' team.
SL Akshay and Vinay Kumar shared seven wickets between them as Karnataka bundled out Orissa for just 202 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group B match in Bangalore.
Senior opener Shikhar Dhawan is all set to be back in action having recovered from a fractured left-thumb sustained during the second Test match against New Zealand at Kolkata in September.
A superb 160 by Robin Uthappa propelled Karnataka to a 113-run win against Kerala.
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