RanjiRound-up

Put into bat by Bengal at the Eden Gardens,Saurashtra were heading towards a mountain of runs at the end of first days play.

Solid start for Saurashtra

Kolkata: Put into bat by Bengal at the Eden Gardens,Saurashtra were heading towards a mountain of runs at the end of first days play. Chirag Pathak 118 and Sagar Jogiyani 103 put on 206 runs for the first wicket and at stumps,the visitors had reached 372 for 3 in 84 overs,courtesy half-centuries from Cheteshwar Pujara and Jaydev Shah 59.

Brief scores: Saurashtra 372 for 3 in 84 overs C Pathak 118,S Jogiyani 103,J Shah 59,C Pujara batting 68

Maharashtra all out for 105

Pune: Karnatakas pace pair of R Vinay Kumar and Abhimanyu Mithun skittled out Maharashtra for 105 on the first day of their Group B tie. Vinay finished with figures of 5 for 40 while Mithun grabbed 3 for 32 after the hosts were asked to bat on a moist wicket.

Brief scores: Maharashtra 105 all out in 39.5 overs R Vinay Kumar 5/40,A Mithun 3/32; Karnataka 125 for one in 44 overs KB Pawan batting 74,G Satish batting 40.

Ablish takes six

Mohali: In a dominant display by pace bowlers,Love Ablish 6/79 and Manpreet Gony 4/38 helped hosts Punjab bowl out Gujarat for 160 on the first day of their Group A match. Punjab had lost two wickets for 77 runs in reply at stumps. Winning a good toss and making full use of home conditions,Punjab just took 45 overs to run over their opponents.

Brief scores: Gujarat 160 all out in 45 overs Niraj Patel 39,Jay Desai 31; Love Ablish 6/79,Manpreet Gony 4/38; Punjab 77 for two in 37 overs Ravi Inder Singh 35.

Ashwin scores century

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Dharamsala: Tamil Nadu ended Day One against Himachal on 293 for 8,riding on a fighting unbeaten century from R Ashwin 107. Ashwin and skipper Dinesh Karthik 70 helped the visitors recover from a precarious 132 for 6 within 46 overs.

Brief scores: Tamil Nadu 293 for 8 in 90 overs R Ashwin batting 107,D Karthik 70; V Malik /79

Mullick unbeaten on 73

Hyderabad: Playing with a dead bat,Pravanjan Mullick remained unbeaten on 73 to take Orissa to 203 for five against Hyderabad on the opening day of their Group A match on Tuesday. Mullick and Halhadhar Das 49 combined for a 93-run partnership

Brief scores: Orissa 203 for 5 in 90 overs P Mullick batting 73,H Das 49; MP Arjun 3/30