Harbhajan Singh and Amit Mishra claimed four wickets each to put North Zone on the brink of victory in the Duleep Trophy match.
East Zone defeated Bangladesh XI by an innings and 149 runs in their Duleep Trophy match in Nagpur.
Bangladesh Cricket Board XI, trailing East Zone by 312 runs in the first innings were reduced to 123 for 8 in the second.
The West Zone spinner claimed 7 wickets for 44 runs to dismiss South Zone for 187 on the opening day of the four-day Duleep Trophy match.
"Sachin is not declining. In fact, he is in his prime," coach John Wright told reporters.
Suresh Raina and Abbas Ali shared a 55-run stand for the fourth wicket to chase 139 runs on a difficult track.
The southpaw hit an unbeaten 100 to help North Zone score a thumping nine-wicket victory against West in the Duleep Trophy match.
Central Zone need 137 to win after J P Yadav took his second five-wicket haul of the match to dismiss East for 134 in the second innings.
Central Zone struggled to 74 for four after bowling out East for 194 on the opening day of the Dulep Trophy tie.
The pair enabled Elite 'C' post 273 for 3 in their first innings against Plate 'B' on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy match.
After bowling out North Zone for 330, East were 287 for 8 at close on day 2 of the Duleep Trophy final.
Left-arm spinner Sourashish Lahiri claimed five for 118 to lead East Zone to a 93-run victory over England 'A' in the Duleep Trophy cricket match.
South Zone collapsed for 174 and conceded a 103-run lead in the Duleep Trophy match.
'Obviously we need a lot of more experience with that ball, but it's a great time for us to play a day-night Test'
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report of 2016 has revealed that one Indian cricketer has tested positive for banned substances among the 153 BCCI accreditated cricketers.
Central Zone beat South by eight wickets on the fourth and final day of the Duleep Trophy League match in Surat on Sunday.
Plate 'B' were 76 without loss at close of Day 2 in the Duleep Trophy match.
After taking an eight-run first innings lead over East, North Zone were 292 for 3 at close in the Duleep Trophy final.
The medium pacer took five wickets as Plate 'A' were dismissed for 135 in their first innings on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy cricket match against Elite 'B'.
North Zone were 304 for 7 at close of day 1 in the Duleep Trophy final against East.
The Punjab spinner bagged 4 for 99 as North Zone scored a 21-run victory over West Zone in the Duleep Trophy match.
Chasing a target of 299, West Zone were 92 for two after the third day against North Zone in the Duleep Trophy.
At stumps on the third day, England 'A' were 78 for two chasing a target of 367 against East Zone in the Duleep Trophy.
James Tredwell claimed five wickets for 101 as East Zone were bowled out for 283 in their first innings against England 'A' in the Duleep Trophy.
North Zone recovered from a mid-innings slump to beat Central Zone by five wickets in the Duleep Trophy match.
The hosts need another 115 runs to win with a full day's remaining against Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy.
Chasing 501 in the fourth innings, South Zone were 171 for 2 against England 'A' at close on the third and penultimate day of the Duleep Trophy match.\n\n
The duo enabled North Zone gain a 95-run first innings lead over Central in the Duleep Trophy match.
East got five points from a draw with South in the Duleep Trophy.\n\n
The four-day Duleep Trophy match between West and Central Zone ended in a tame draw.\n\n
Replying to Central Zone's 549, West were 163 for 1 on day 3 in the Duleep Trophy match.
South Zone are in danger of conceding the first innings lead in their Duleep Trophy match against East.
East Zone reduced South to 93 for three in the first innings on the second day of the Duleep Trophy league match.
Central Zone were 532 for seven in the first innings on the second day of the Duleep Trophy league match
The opener was unbeaten on 145 as Central ended day one of the Duleep Trophy match against West on 227 for 2.
India's middle order batsman Suresh Raina has been ruled out of the first ODI against New Zealand to be played in Dharamsala on Sunday because of viral fever.
There have been a number of players who have shown solidarity, but the big guns have been silent, with the stellar exception of former India captain Anil Kumble, notes Suhit K Sen.
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