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.
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.
Manoj Tiwary hit an unbeaten 147 to guide Bengal to a respectable 289 for five against Hyderabad.
A summary of action from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday.
Opener Shubham Rohilla struck his fourth first-class hundred to take Services to 279 for 4 against defending champions Saurashtra
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.
A round-up of the fourth and final day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Sunday.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India's technical committee, headed by former India captain Sourav Ganguly, has called for a major revamp of the Ranji Trophy, recommending doing away with of the earlier Elite and Plate divisions and making it a 27-team tournament.
Young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, middle-order batters Sarfaraz Khan, Arman Jaffer and Aakarshit Gomel made it to the 20-member squad along with experienced stumper-batter Aditya Tare.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Sunday
Former champions Mumbai claimed three points against Baroda after their four-day Elite Group A Ranji Trophy game ended in a draw at the Wankhede Stadium.
The left arm bowler was sent back by the Indian team management from South Africa so that he can rediscover his bowling form in domestic cricket.
The opening batsman's 283 runs against Madhya Pradesh is a new Ranji Trophy record for Karnataka.
Mumbai's captain Sairaj Bahutule will be leading the Borad President's XI against the South Africans.
MP clinched a five-wicket victory over Orissa on the last day of the Plate division semi-final.
Mumbai's captain saluted his players after the 132-run victory over Mumbai in the final.
Defending champions Railways are on the brink of relegation after failing to pick up any points in their match against Maharashtra.
Uttar Pradesh thrashed Assam by eight wickets to win their first Ranji match of the season.
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.
Bright dreams of a new journey, desperation to stage a comeback and desire to rediscover old glory will be the dominant themes of this season's Ranji Trophy that begins at various centres across the country from Friday.
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.
Tamil Nadu were 26 for 1 in their second innings on day 3 in the Ranji Trophy match against Baroda.
A summary of Thursday's play in the Elite division Ranji Trophy matches.
Skipper Sanjay Bangar hit a brave 51 as the former champions were bowled out for 137 on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh.
In absence of Harbhajan Singh, who has been advised rest for pain in his shinbone, Uday Kaul will lead Punjab in their Ranji Trophy Elite division match against Railways at the PCA cricket stadium, Mohali, on Tuesday.
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.
Dhiraj Jadhav hit his eighth Ranji hundred as Maharashtra took a 32-run lead over Tamil Nadu on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match.
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.
Factionalism is nothing new to Bihar cricket and the ugly infighting that has been running well over two decades has robbed the state of some notable talents, besides attracting the ire of the BCCI.
The left-arm spinner claimed five wickets as Bengal defeated Karnataka by 116 runs in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' league match.
Anil Chaudhary, a veteran umpire, believes that Indian umpires are struggling due to overemphasis on theoretical knowledge and lack of practical experience.
A summary of the final day's play in the Elite division matchs of the Ranji Trophy, on Friday.
A summary of the second day's play in the Ranji Trophy Elite division matches, 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.
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.
Rahane is playing back-to-back Ranji games after a long time and it would be a good opportunity for him to get some runs under his belt, especially at his home turf, before he heads for New Zealand with the India 'A' team.
