Having gained the first innings lead, Saurashtra crawled to 327 for 8 in their second innings on day 4 of the Ranji Trophy Plate division final against Madhya Pradesh.
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.
The hosts scored 136 for 2 in their second innings for an overall lead of 287 in the Ranji Trophy Plate Division final against Services.
Joginder Sharma scalped three wickets to restrict Services to 102 for five after Haryana were bowled out for 342.
Chetan Sharma's 95 helped Haryana score 264 for four on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Plate Division final against Services.
Orissa defeated Saurashtra by 10 wickets to gain five points on the penultimate day of their Ranji Trophy Plate group 'A' match.
Haryana registered a 41-run victory on the fourth and final day of the Ranji Trophy Plate Group 'B' match.
Himachal Pradesh registered their third successive victory when they drubbed Jammu and Kashmir by an innings and 129 runs.
Haryana took an overall lead of 305 with two second innings wicket in hand against Vidarbha after the second day of the Ranji Trophy match.
The wicketkeeper-batsman's quickfire knock of 113 runs helped Jharkhand reach 147 for two at close, after bowling out Orissa for 110.
A stylish unbeaten 141 by skipper Jaydev Shah helped Saurashtra reach 363 for five at stumps on the third day of their match against J & K.
Unbeaten half-centuries by Kanwaljeet Singh and M M Dar helped Jammu and Kashmir register a healthy 243 for two against Saurashtra.
Chetan Sharma, Ishan Ganda and Joginder Sharma hit centuries as Tripura claimed two points from the Plate group match against Haryana.
Maharashtra gained a vital first innings lead of 131 runs after they bowled out Madhya Pradesh for 370.
Shafiq Khan's unbeaten century helped Haryana score 218 for six against Maharashtra on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Plate group semi-final.
Shiv Sundar Das' ton was the highlight on the final day as the Ranji Trophy plate division game ended in a draw.
Bihar scored 211 for seven against Tripura's 187 all out on the second day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Elite 'B' match.
Services were reeling at 134 for 5 in their first inns on day one of the Ranji Trophy Plate group 'B' match.
Following-on, J & K were 36 for 4 in their second innings against Vidarbha on day 2 in the Ranji Trophy 'Plate' match.
Chasing a victory target of 440, Himachal Pradesh were 83 for two at close on the third day of their four-day Ranji Trophy Plate division group B match against Orissa at the Barabati stadium.
Unbeaten half-centuries by Vivek Kolambkar and Mandar Phadke helped Goa score 200 runs for the loss of three wickets.
After conceding a 127-run lead to Orissa, they amassed 161 for 2 in their second knock in the Ranji Trophy Plate group match.
Maninder Singh Bisla hit a sparkling unbeaten 76 as Himachal beat Services by five wickets in the Ranji Trophy Plate Group B match.
Chasing a target of 402, Bihar were all out for 242 in 85.5 overs in their second innings.
Orissa declared their innings at 466 for eight, taking a first innings lead of 231 runs, and then reduced Goa to 41 for one in their second knock.
Saurashtra, who conceded a 266 runs first innings lead, still need 201 more to avoid an innings defeat.
The visitors were 229 for 5 on the close of the third day's play against Haryana in the Ranji Trophy Plate Group 'A' league match.
Subramanium Badrinath's brilliant unbeaten 175 (605 minutes, 381 balls, 20x4) went in vain as minnows Rajasthan beat Tamil Nadu by virtue of the first innings lead of 167 runs and entered the final of the Ranji Trophy Super League.
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.
The Ranji Trophy schedule for the 2008-09 season has been altered to prevent a clash of dates with the Champions Twenty20 League, which is scheduled from December 3 to 10. As per the revised fixtures, the third and fourth round matches of the Elite division are advanced by a day, from November 17 and 24 to November 16 and 23 respectively. The dates of the subsequent rounds have also been changed.
Batting sensation Shreyas Iyer was jubilant after finishing as the leading scorer in the Ranji Trophy this season and helping Mumbai win their 41st crown in the country's premier domestic cricket tournament.
A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday.
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.
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.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Wednesday
Young pacer Tushar Deshpande recorded his career-best figures of six for 70 to help Mumbai earn a sizeable first innings lead against Railways on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Group A encounter in New Delhi on Saturday.
A summary of Friday's action in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
Former India opener and domestic stalwart Wasim Jaffer has been appointed head coach of the Uttarakhand cricket team for the upcoming domestic season. The highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy, Jaffer had announced retirement in March this year after playing for over two decades, primarily for domestic giants Mumbai and Vidarbha.
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