Andhra require another 163 runs on the final day with all 10 wickets remaining to win against Kerala.
Sandeep claimed three wickets in four balls to give Punjab an all important 37-run first innings led.
UP staged a dramatic comeback with medium-pacer Mishra bagging six wickets to help skittle out MP for 63 runs.
Chasing a mammoth 409 for a win, Jammu and Kashmir were shot out for 131.
Thakur's career-best figures did put Mumbai on top, but their batsmen frittered away the advantage.
In reply to Karnataka's 408 in the first innings, Bengal batsmen showed little application to be bowled out for 251.
Dhoni hinted that there was a possibility of R Ashwin making a comeback to the playing eleven.
Yuvraj, Pietersen, Dinesh Kartik, M Vijay, Ross Taylor and Cheteshwar Pujara will be going back into the auction pool.
The DDCA has 111 clubs under its jurisdiction which play a total of nearly 1,000 matches a season.
Harris was ruled out with a slight strain to his quadriceps while Siddle was dropped from the team.
Injury-ravaged Clarke was earlier doubtful to the play in the first Test against India.
Smith is someone who’s tasted success as a young captain, leading Sydney Sixers to the maiden Big Bash title.
The venue itself is built like a Colosseum, and what adds to ominous setting are the distinctly coloured seats around it.
Sundar Raman’s counsel maintained that the information the IPL Chief Operating Officer received was hearsay.
Some ten members of the team began soaking up the water and rinsing it into buckets.
Karnataka’s No.9 Gopal strikes maiden ton to help side recover from 178/7 to 408.
Takawale stitched 107 runs with Abhijit Dey (33) for the fourth wicket from 36.5 overs to begin the repair work.
Saxena scored 118 runs off 241 balls and hit 14 boundaries in his impressive innings before he was found plumb in front
Bengal bowlers bowled well but couldn't contain the offensive from the visitor's tail.
Injury-ravaged Clarke was earlier doubtful to the play in the first Test against India.
Smith, aged 25 years and 195 days, becomes Australia's youngest Test captain since Kim Hughes.
Security around Indian cricketers has been beefed up in Brisbane owing to the hostage crisis in Sydney.
Ahmed Shehzad and stand-in skipper Shahid Afridi batted Kiwis out of the match to take the lead in 5-match series.
The right-handed batsman who played a crucial role in Adelaide will be Australia's 45th Test skipper.
With trauma of Pakistan loss still fresh in their minds, India lose 2-1 in bronze-medal playoff




