Big win for Punjab Mohali: Punjab handed Gujarat a huge defeat of an innings and 32 runs. Resuming on 227 for 7,Gujarats resistance ended in 18.5 overs as Manpreet Gony,Rahul Sharma and Harmeet Singh took a wicket apiece. Brief scores: Gujarat 160 and 252 (Rujul Butt 95; Manpreet Gony 4/105,Harmeet Singh 3/28); Punjab (1st innings) 444 Tamil Nadu go top of group Dharamsala: Chandrasekar Ganapathys five-wicket haul (5 for 61) led Tamil Nadu to a 91-run victory over Himachal. Chasing 247,the Himachal innings ended for 155 in 47.4 overs. Tamil Nadu moved to the top of the pool with 17 points. Brief scoreS: Tamil Nadu 293 for 8 decl and 319 all out in 83.3 overs (S Badrinath 50,R Ashwin 51; V Malik 3/80); Himachal 366 and 155 all out in 47.4 (V Malik 45; C Ganapathy 5/61,L Balaji 4/29). Heavy loss for Maharashtra Pune: Karnataka beat Maharashtra by an innings and 128 runs in Group B to bag six points. Needing 194 more to make Karnataka bat again,Maharashtra were skittled out for 320 in their second essay. Brief Scores: Maharashtra 105 and 320 (A Bawne 136,R Motwani 78; V Kumar 3/83,A Mithun 4/ 66); Karnataka 553 for 4 decl Hyderabad salvage draw Hyderabad: A fighting 74 from Anirudh Singh led Hyderabad to a sensational draw against Orissa. Chasing 321 for win,Hyderabad were reduced to 191 for nine,before Anirudh dropped anchor. Brief scores: Orissa 276 & 243/5 decl; Hyderabad 199 & 205/9 Saurashtra get three points Kolkata: Following on against Saurashtra,Bengal settled for a draw with their second innings stretching to 135 for 1 at close. Brief scores: Saurastra 650/9 decl; Bengal 456 and 135 for 1 in 32 overs (A Das 63*,D Dasgupta 52*)
