Uttar Pradesh reached 233 for three at the end of the first day's play against Punjab.
The former ripped through Baroda's second innings while Jaffer slammed 86 off 114 balls as Mumbai chased 160 in the Ranji Trophy match.
Kerala made 213 for the loss of four wickets in reply to Punjab's first innings score of 541 at close of play on the third day.
Chasing a victory target of 260, Tamil Nadu were 81 for two at stumps.
At stumps on day three, Andhra were 72 for one in their second innings, still needing another 102 runs to make Railways bat again.
Karnataka were 23 for 1 in their second innings, after bowling out Tamil Nadu for 184, taking a first innings lead of 24 runs.
Sharma scalped six for 18 as Rajasthan took a commanding first innings lead of 135 on the second day at the Manasarovar Stadium.
Test discard Vinod Kambli struck an unbeaten century to help defending champions Mumbai take a 63-run first innings lead against Baroda.
They posted a huge score of 478 in their first innings in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' tie against Uttar Pradesh.
The duo put Punjab in command against Kerala on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A league match.
The discarded India opener scored 86 before Rajasthan slumped to 205 for 6 against Bengal on day 1 of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match.\n\n
Reduced to 101 for 7 on day 1, Mumbai did well to reach a respectable total, thanks to an 87-run stand for the eighth wicket between Romesh Powar and Sairaj Bahutule in the Ranji Trophy match.
Parida scalped four wickets for 30 to put Railways in command in the Ranji Trophy match.
Parida scalped four wickets for 30 to put Railways in command in the Ranji Trophy match.
BCCI has sought the state associations' view on the structure of the curtailed season for which it plans to create six bio-secure hubs across the country between December and March.
A round-up of Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.
Tamil Nadu registered their first win of the season, beating Kerala by 151 runs Sunday in a Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' match at the M A Chidambaram stadium in Chennai.
Veteran pacer Ishant Sharma will be walking into the playing XI as Delhi's pace attack gets ready to ask probing questions to a gritty Baroda in their fifth Ranji Trophy Group D match starting at the Palam Ground from Friday.
Amit Mishra took 5 for 33 as Haryana bundled out Baroda for 169 runs to take a two-run lead.
Gujarat took a three-run lead over Bengal in the first innings to bag two points.
M Vijay's superb 179 helped Tamil Nadu make 474 for nine declared in their first innings against Andhra.
Hyderabad to 246 for 5 at close on the first day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match against Rajasthan in Jaipur.
Shivam Dube continued his recent streak of form with a counter-attacking fifty that proved to be the cornerstone of Mumbai's excellent 330 for six against Bengal
Tamil Nadu, by virtue of a 101-run first innings lead, claimed two points against Railways
Uttar Pradesh gained a 33-run first innings lead over Haryana and then reduced the visitors to 135 for nine
Kiran Powar and Yusuf Pathan stitched a timely unbroken 159-run stand to guide Baroda to a stunning four-wicket win over Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu played out the day making 408 for nine when the match was called off at the end of the eighth mandatory over.
Karnatake are on course to their first victory in the season after reducing Andhra Pradesh to 188 for 6.
Baroda seamers Shekhar Joshi and I S Pathan did the damage, claiming three wickets on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy match.
Punjab batsmen piled the misery on Kerala as they amassed a huge first inning score of 541-7 before play was called off due to rain.
Kerala blew away home favourites Bengal by nine wickets and with a day to spare for their second successive win in the Ranji Trophy, consolidating the position atop the Elite Group B standings.
A round-up of the fourth and final day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
Akash was standing near the boundary ropes having finished his spell during Bengal's Ranji Trophy match against Kerala in Thumba. Applause from his Bengal team-mates gave him the news he had been waiting for -- his maiden Test call-up.
In an act of gamesmanship, pacers, right-arm quick Harshit Rana (1/27 in 3 overs) and left-arm seamer Kuldip Yadav (2/27 in 3 overs) also wasted time, either faking cramps or tying shoelaces or not delivering the ball even after completing the action.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Wednesday.
A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday.
Wasim Jaffer wants a rejigged domestic season to ensure that the players get enough breaks and are not rushed into tournaments.
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.
He is the second Indian batsman after Rahul Dravid in Adelaide 2003, in first-class history to remain not out on 199 at the end of a day's play.
Hosts Karnataka amassed three points on the basis of their crucial first-innings lead as their Elite Ranji Trophy Group A game against Mumbai ended in a tame draw in Belagavi.
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