Hosts Himachal Pradesh were struggling to avoid an outright defeat against holders Mumbai on the third day of their four-day Ranji Trophy Super League encounter. Forced to follow on, Himachal ended the day at 236 for five in their second knock, a lead of just 80 runs. Paras Dogra on 50 and Ajay Manu with 42 were at the crease at stumps. Earlier, Himachal managed 214 in reply to the visitors’ score of 370. Pacer Murtaza Hussain claimed six wickets for Mumbai.Brief scores: Mumbai 370. Himachal 214 and 236/5 (Paras Dogra 50 batting, Ajay Manu 42 batting).Saurashtra winIn Nagothane, Saurashtra whipped hosts Maharashtra by eight wickets in their Group A Super League.Brief scores: Maharashtra 136 and 182 (H Kanitkar 62; Jadeja 3/45, Dhurv 5/37) v Saurahtra 252 and 68 VisakhapatnamBrief scores: Andhra 469/9 decl (LNP Reddy 67, MSK Prasad 121 n.o, B Sumanth 72; RV Pawar 3/144) v Baroda 136/2 (CC Williams batting 75, RK Solanki batting 51).In ChennaiIn Chennai, with rains playing spoilsport, only 41 minutes of play was possible between Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan which is heading for a draw.In BangaloreNo play was possible between Delhi and Karnataka.
