Mumbai took a healthy 107-run first innings lead against Karnataka on the second day of their Ranji Trophy match.
Karnataka were dismissed for 208 in the first innings on day 1 of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match against Tamil Nadu.
Haryana were in a spot of bother after being reduced to 176 for six in their first innings in reply to Karnataka's 371.
Former Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Sanjay Jagdale on Thursday said Indian cricket has managed to survive the innumerable brush with controversies in recent years because of the robust system put in place by the BCCI's past masters such as M A Chidambaram and Jagmohan Dalmiya.
The left-arm spinner claimed five wickets as Bengal defeated Karnataka by 116 runs in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' league match.
Rain played spoilsport again, allowing only 16.3 overs on the second day of the Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka.
Chasing a target of 328, Rajasthan were 53 for 4 in the second innings against Karnataka on the third day of the Ranji Trophy match.
Karnataka were well-placed with a 183-run first innings lead on the penultimate day of the Ranji Trophy match.
Saurashtra were 352 for 8 in their first innings in reply to Karnataka's 570, in the Ranji Trophy match.
At stumps on Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy match, Tamil Nadu were 130 for 3, still 89 runs behind Karnataka, after being bowled out for 207 runs in their first innings.
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Karnataka, replying to Railways' first innings of 323, were 134 for 3, on day 2 in the Ranji Trophy match.
Karnataka, chasing a target of 122 runs to win the match, need 68 runs with 5 wickets in hand on the final day.
India captain Virat Kohli's phenomenal batting form fetched him the BCCI's best cricketer award for two seasons, while World Cup stars Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana were chosen for the women's equivalent of the honour.
Last year's joint-winners Tamil Nadu lost to Railways by a single run in the quarter-finals of the Inter-State limited overs' tournament.
Gujarat need 37 runs, with seven wickets in hand, for a win over Karnataka.
Both scored half centuries to enable Gujarat take the first innings lead against Karnataka on day 2 in the Ranji Trophy match.
Karnataka finished their second innings at 159 for four after Mumbai had taken a lead of 158 run in the first innings
Rest the skipper against a West Indies team whose batsmen would struggle against some Ranji Trophy sides and try out some new players in the Hyderabad Test recommends Harish Kotian.
Gujarat beat Karnataka by four wickets in the last league match of the Ranji Trophy.
Manoj Tewari scored his maiden Ranji fifty for Bengal as they settled for a draw against Karnataka
Replying to Bengal's 335, Karnataka were dismissed for 292 in the first innings, conceding a vital 43-run lead in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match.
"There is competition for almost every spot in the playing eleven and that can only be good for the Indian team," said Prasad, who heads a trimmed three-member selection panel post the Lodha Panel recommendations.
Vidarbha captain Faiz Fazal announced that the entire prize money will be donated to the families of the CRPF personnel martyred in the dastardly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama on Thursday.
Sairaj Bahutule slammed an unbeaten century amidst controversy to lift Mumbai from 67 for six to 264 for 8 against Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy match.
The Delhi captain's unbeaten century helped his team register a huge score of 427 for seven against Karnataka.
Gujarat, who made 330 in their first knock, dismissed Karnataka for 272 and then scored 124 for two in their second innings at stumps.
Enjoying one of the best phases in his career so far, Royal Challengers Bangalore's inspirational leader Virat Kohli is ready to play through pain against Kings XI Punjab with multiple stitches in his split webbing in another must-win IPL encounter in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Kohli sustained split webbing in his left hand while fielding against Kolkata Knight Riders as he went for a diving catch. He left the field briefly to get medical assistance, got his webbing taped and was back in field. He then played another classy knock to keep RCB's play-off qualification hopes alive. "I might need 7-8 stitches," Kohli had said after the match but if KXIP thought that the opposition skipper will make himself unavailable, they would be in for disappointment as RCB's manager Avinash Vaidya said that India's No 1 batsman will be playing in this crucial encounter.
The breakdown in communication between national selectors, led by chairman Chetan Sharma, and the team management comprising skipper Virat Kohli over Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran's contentious selection, is not the first such instance in Indian cricket.
Mohammad Faiq and A G Pradeep put on 129 runs before Andhra were all out for 237 on day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka.
Gujarat scored 286 for 7 on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match against Karnataka.
Well-placed overnight, Delhi conceded a vital first innings lead of 25 runs to Karnataka on the third day of the Elite Group 'A' Ranji Trophy match.
Mumbai pacer Ajit Agarkar has been fined 50 per cent of his match fees for showing dissent after being given out during his side's ongoing Ranji Trophy final against Karnataka at the Gangotri Glades in Mysore.
The opener scored 151 runs as Karnataka piled up 411 runs against Bengal.
Hoping to make the final cut after being named in the 30-man probables list for the 2015 World Cup, Karnataka batsman Robin Uthappa has said that he would love to open the innings for India.
Vinay Kumar, who led Karnataka to its seventh Ranji Trophy title, said his team's goal is to dominate Indian cricket for the next ten years.
Cut-throat competition is expected when it comes to making the final-15 for the 2015 ICC World Cup and all-rounder Stuart Binny feels the extra pace he has gained of late makes his case stronger ahead of the all important selection early next month.
The middle-order batsman pulled Hyerabad out of the woods on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka.
Karnataka captain R Vinay Kumar's led from the front with a six-wicket haul as the Ranji Trophy champions gained upperhand against Rest of India on the first day of the Irani Cup match despite a gutsy effort from wicketkeepe-batsman Dinesh Karthik.
His three-year wait finally over, Karnataka pacer R Vinay Kumar vowed to put his best foot forward if he gets an opportunity in the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies.
