Irfan leads Baroda to win
Vadodara: An all-round show by Irfan Pathan four wickets and 65 not out in the second innings saw Baroda beat Saurashtra by seven wickets.
Brief scores: Saurashtra 127 and 137 all out in 37.4 overs C Pujara 71,I Pathan 4/35 vs Baroda 124 and 145/3 in 31.1 overs I Pathan 65 n.o.,S Jobanputra 2/48
UP need 236 for victory
Kanpur: Twenty two wickets fell on the second day,leaving Uttar Pradesh needing another 183 to win against Bengal on Wednesday. In reply to Bengal8217;s first innings 193 all out,UP were shot out for just 62. Bengal were then bundled out for 104,setting UP 236 to win.
Brief scores: Bengal 193 and 104 all out LR Shukla 32; B Kumar 5/27 vs UP 62 all out P Chawla 16,R Bose 5/18 and 53 for 2 P Kumar 30,L Shukla 1/5
Trivedi puts Gujarat on top
Surat: Siddharth Trivedi claimed four wickets to reduce Himachal Pradesh to 174 for eight as Gujarat,having posted 234,remained on course for a first innings lead in the Group A match.
Brief scores: Gujarat 234 all out Parthiv Patel 57,M Sharma 3/16 vs HP 174 for eight P Dogra 65,S Trivedi 4/28
Suresh guides Railways to 305
Uppal: M Sureshs 64 guided Railways to a satisfactory 305,before Hyderabad reached 99 for 2 at stumps.
Brief scores: Railways 305 all out in 131 overs Y Goud 79,F Fazal 69; A Absolem 5/89; Hyderabad 99 for 2 in 44 overs S Nag 51; K Upadhyay 1/23
Mohantys do the damage
Chandigarh: Basanth and Debasis Mohanty claimed seven wickets between them to put Orissa on the brink of a first-innings lead against Punjab. Punjab were batting on 144/8.
Brief scores: Orissa 283 all out in 99 overs N Behera 72; L Ablish 6/110; Punjab 144 for 8 in 50 overs R Singh 46; B Mohanty 4/44,D Mohanty 3/47