RanjiRound-up

Brief scores: Gujarat 234 amp; 87 all out M Sharma 5/31,A Thakur 3/24 vs Himachal Pradesh 182 amp; 141/4 M Sharma 52,H Dogra 42; T Brahmbhatt 3/39

Hyderabad fall short

Uppal: Sanjay Bangar and Krishnakant Upadhyay picked up four wickets each for Railways as Hyderabad fell just two runs short of a first-innings lead. Responding to Railways 305,Ambati Rayudu top-scored with 73,but Hyderabad seemed out of the contest when they were reduced to 218/8. However,Alfred Absolem,Mohammad Kader and Sarvesh Kumar Nos 9,10 and 11 provided stirring rearguard action before being bowled out for 303. Railways were 18/0 in their second innings.

Brief scores: Railways 305 amp; 18/0 vs Hyderabad 303 A Rayudu 73,S Nag 51; S Bangar 4/91,K Upadhyay 4/93

Orissa take lead

Chandigarh: Basant Mohanty picked up six wickets to help Orissa take a 106-run first innings lead,while Mayank Sidhanas half-century helped the visitors further strengthen their position against Punjab. At stumps on Day Three,Orissa were 196/8 in their second innings,299 runs ahead overall. Punjab will now hope to clean up the tail quickly and then attempt a tricky final-day chase.

Brief scores: Orissa 283 amp; 196/8 S Sahoo 62,H Das 39; L Ablish 5/54 vs Punjab 177 M Sidhana 53,RI Singh 46; B Mohanty 6/65