Former Ranji champions Railways were placed at a comfortable 192 for one against Andhra on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match.
After waiting nearly three years for a first-class hundred, Iyer's form has surged; his century in October broke that dry spell, and now he's added two more in quick succession.
It was batters who mostly lead their teams to victories and some into the knock-outs. While Mumbai trailblazer Sarfaraz Khan continues to find the big runs, Baba Indrajith's consistency wasn't enough for Tamil Nadu to make even the top two in Group H.
Having conceded the first innings lead, Bengal crawled to 220 for 4 in 102.4 overs in the second innings on the third day of the Ranji Trophy match against Mumbai.
The left-arm spinner claimed five wickets as Bengal defeated Karnataka by 116 runs in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' league match.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Wednesday
A summary of the first day's play in the Elite division matches of the Ranji Trophy, on Tuesday.
A summary of the first day's play in the Ranji Trophy Elite group matches, on Thursday.
Gautam Gambhir and Aakash Chopra struck centuries in the second innings to restore dented pride after star-studded Delhi faced the ignominy of following on against unfancied Himachal Pradesh
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.
Their fourth wicket partnership of 229 runs helped Tamil Nadu draw their match against Bengal.
The Maharashtra opener's unbeaten 117 helped his team post a solid 255 for one on the first day of the Ranji Trophy match against Rajasthan.
Wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthick will captain Tamil Nadu in their first Elite Group-A league match of the Ranji Trophy championship against Indian Railways scheduled from November 3 to 6 in New Delhi.
A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday.
Seamers Parvindar Awana and S Narwal shared six wickets between them to help Delhi restrict Saurashtra to 234 for nine on the opening day of their four-day Ranji Trophy Elite Division match in Rajkot on Friday.
Brothers Irfan and Yousuf Pathan led Baroda's fight against Maharashtra on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group match at Motibag ground in Vadodara on Saturday.
Karnataka beat Maharashtra by an innings and eight runs to register their first win of the season.
A captain's knock of 124 by Deep Dasgupta helped Bengal post a mammoth 405 for seven against Gujarat.
Karnataka, replying to Railways' first innings of 323, were 134 for 3, on day 2 in the Ranji Trophy match.
The medium pacer claimed 5 for 57 as Tamil Nadu beat Assam by 295 runs in the Elite group Ranji Trophy match.\n\n
The Tamil Nadu batsman is batting on 97 in a total of 252 for six in the first innings against Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match.
Hosts Karantaka fought back hard after conceding a slender 19-run first innings lead by reducing Saurashtra to 183 for eight wickets in their second knock on the penultimate day of the four-day 'Ranji Trophy Elite Group A' match in Mysore.
Vadodara all-rounder Yusuf Pathan, who helped the side take a 145-run first innings lead after a five-wicket haul and a scintillating knock of 183 from 150 balls, demolished Bengal's second innings again to finish with match figures of 10 for 119 runs as Vadodara won the Ranji Trophy match by an innings and 59 runs.
Kirat Damani scored 142 for Gujarat on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Elite group 'A' match being played against Madhya Pradesh.
Ranjit Khirid came up with an all-round performance as Maharashtra reduced Uttar Pradesh to 234 for 8 after piling 394 runs.
Mohan Daruy's unbeaten 93 helped Maharashtra take a crucial 101-run first innings lead against Assam.
The pair was involved in a triple century partnership as Karnataka amassed 357 for 1 on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh.
Mumbai were 0 for 5 in their second innings before Vinayak Samant rescued them with an unbeaten 51 on the second day of the Ranji Trophy semi-final against Baroda.
After bowling out Bengal for 238, Karnataka, who were dismissed for 89 in the first innings, were 97 without loss in their second essay, at close on Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy semi-final.
The defending champions beat Andhra by an innings and 103 runs on the third day of their seventh and last Ranji Trophy match.
Bengal posted a strong 465 for four on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match against Rajasthan.
Tamil Nadu were 80 for three in reply to Haryana's 287 on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match.
Haryana crawled to 169 for four in their first innings on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group-A clash against Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu took two points from a tame draw against Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy match.
Manoj Tiwari and Avishek Jhunjhunwala cracked tons as Bengal reached a mammoth 540 for six in their first innings against Mumbai.
Haryana were in a spot of bother after being reduced to 176 for six in their first innings in reply to Karnataka's 371.
Kerala reached 210 for 3 in reply to Andhra Pradesh's first innings score of 458 for 7 declared.
Bengal, electing to bat first, scored 226 for two against Mumbai on the first day of the Ranji Trophy tie.
The Kerala leg-spinner claimed four wickets for 34 runs as Railways made 243 for 8 after electing to bat.
Baroda took a 172-run first innings lead against Karnataka on the second day of the four-day Ranji trophy Elite Group 'A' match.
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