RanjiRound-up

Brief scores: Gujarat 144-5 in 59 overs P Patel 57; V Malik 3/22 vs Himachal

Goud unbeaten on 70

Hyderabad: Yere Goud remained unbeaten on 70 as Railways ended Day One on 211-5 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium against Hyderabad. MP Arjun and Alfred Absolem took two wickets apiece for the home team.

Brief scores: Railways 211-5 in 90 overs Y Goud 70 batting,F Fazal 69; M Arjun 2-53

Ganguly hits 66

Kanpur: Sourav Gangulys 66 could not rescue Bengal,who were shot out for 193 by Uttar Pradesh. Coming in at number five,Ganguly steadied his sides innings after they were reduced to 20 for three within the first hour.

Brief scores: Bengal 193 all out in 78.1 overs S Ganguly 66,A Das 46; Piyush Chawla 4/51 vs UP: 0 for 0 in 0.4 overs

Punjab in control

Chandigarh: Love Ablish ripped through the Orissa middle-order with five wickets for 86 runs. Only 82.1 overs were completed as the visitors stuttered to 237 for the loss of seven wickets.

Brief scores: Orissa 237 for seven in 82.1 overs N Behera 72,B Pati 52; L Ablish 5/86