Day three of the fourth round of the 2026/27 Ranji Trophy produced two outright wins in Group A, with Vidarbha and Goa both completing innings victories, while Karnataka crushed Assam in Group B and several other matches were set up for dramatic finishes.
Group A
Vidarbha beat Madhya Pradesh by an innings and 20 runs. Harsh Dubey, who took nine wickets in the first innings, returned 5-37 in the second. Parth Rekhade added 5-14 to finish the job.
Goa hammered Bihar by an innings and 177 runs. Goa enforced the follow-on, and Lalit Yadav took 5-24 as Bihar were bowled out for 113 in their second innings.
Adarsh Singh (162) and Madhav Kaushik (137) put on 309 runs for the opening wicket for Uttar Pradesh against Baroda. They then lost their way and slipped to 455-8, but still built a 100-run lead. In Pondicherry’s match against Jammu & Kashmir, Shubham Khajuria (190) and Qamran Iqbal (160) added 344 runs for the opening wicket, helping Jammu & Kashmir reach 491-5 and gain a lead of 106 runs.
Brief scores:
- Goa 397 (Snehal Kauthankar 178*) beat Bihar 107 (Vasuki Koushik 3-12) and 113 f/o (Lalit Yadav 5-24)
- Pondicherry 385 (Sunil Kumar 6-98) vs Jammu & Kashmir 491-5 (Shubham Khajuria 190, Qamran Iqbal 160)
- Baroda 355 (Kartik Yadav 5-104) vs Uttar Pradesh 455-8 (Adarsh Singh 162, Madhav Kaushik 137, Mahesh Pithiya 5-112)
- Vidarbha 334-9 (Akshay Wadkar 100*) beat Madhya Pradesh 209 and 105 (Parth Rekhade 5-14, Harsh Dubey 5-37)
Group B
Karnataka demolished Assam by an innings and 314 runs. After declaring at 577-6, they bowled out their opponents for 128 in the second innings, with Shreyas Gopal taking 4-39.
Tripura are just three wickets away from victory over Saurashtra. Saurashtra are 131-7 in their second innings, with Sandip Sarkar claiming four wickets.
Andhra responded strongly to Punjab‘s 592-9 declaration, reaching 240-2 at the close of day three. Shaik Rasheed remains unbeaten on 110. Hyderabad are 13-2 heading into the final day and need 246 more runs to win against Chhattisgarh.
Brief scores:
- Karnataka 577-6 dec (KV Aneesh 145) beat Assam 135 and 128 (Shreyas Gopal 4-39)
- Tripura 268 (Parth Bhut 5-65) and 191 vs Saurashtra 118 (Parvez Sultan 5-25) and 131-7 (Sandip Sarkar 4-55)
- Chhattisgarh 284 and 254 (Mayank Verma 81) vs Hyderabad 280 and 13-2
- Punjab 592-9 dec (Sanvir Singh 205) vs Andhra 240-2 (Shaik Rasheed 110*, Kirdant Karan Shinde 73*)
Group C
Mohammed Shami took 4-37 in the first innings to help Bengal dismiss Maharashtra for 218. Bengal, however, face a tough situation after they hold only a one-run lead with six wickets in hand. Aditya Chandresh Singh and Robin Minz both scored centuries to lift Jharkhand to 433-8, after they had been 78-4 at one stage.
Services conceded a 78-run first-innings lead to Delhi, but recovered to 280-5 in their second innings. Mohit Ahlawat smashed 142. In another match, Gujarat dismantled Kerala for 279 in the first innings and enforced the follow-on. Arzan Nagwaswalla was the pick of the bowlers with 4-59.
Brief scores:
- Maharashtra 218 (Tanay Sanghavi 60, Mohammed Shami 4-37) vs Bengal 143 and 76-4
- Jharkhand 433-8 (Aditya Singh 104, Robin Minz 100, Anukul Roy 89) vs Odisha 23-0
- Services 266 and 280-5 (Mohit Ahlawat 142) vs Delhi 344 (Sumit Mathur 99, Jayant Goyat 5-65)
- Gujarat 534-9 dec (Urvil Patel 210*, Vishal Jayswal 50*) vs Kerala 279 (Vishnu Vinod 66, Arzan Nagwaswalla 4-59) and 41-1 f/o
Group D
Uttarakhand beat Haryana by 10 wickets. Dega Nischal scored 153 in the first innings, and Jagadeesha Suchith took 4-50 in the second.
Tamil Nadu piled on 571-7 before bowling out Chandigarh for 94. They then reduced Chandigarh to 189-7 in their second innings, with Ajith Ram taking 4-32. Rajasthan recovered from being bowled out for 78 in the first innings to post 521-8 declared, and reduced Himachal Pradesh to 83-4. Tanush Kotian was one of the standout performers of the day, taking 7-45 to give Mumbai a first-innings lead of 137 over Railways.
Brief scores:
- Tamil Nadu 571-7 dec (Pradosh Paul 208, Sriram Ajith Ram 115*) vs Chandigarh 94 (Sonu Yadav 4-18) and 189-7 (Ajith Ram 4-32)
- Rajasthan 78 and 521-8 dec (Rohan Rajbhar 140, Mahipal Lomror 97) vs Himachal Pradesh 153 and 83-4
- Mumbai 396 (Shams Mulani 71, Himanshu Sangwan 4-88) and 174-4 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 79) vs Railways 259 (Tanush Kotian 7-45)
- Uttarakhand 305 (Dega Nischal 153, Nishant Sindhu 5-89) and 9-0 beat Haryana 153 and 159 (Jagadeesha Suchith 4-50)
Plate Group
Meghalaya bowled out Nagaland for 184 in the second innings, but they must chase down 295 on the final day. Satyajeet Bachhav claimed 6-50 to give Sikkim a healthy first-innings lead over Manipur. Chinmay Sutar scored an unbeaten 135 to power Mizoram to 571-9 declared against Arunachal Pradesh.
Brief scores:
- Nagaland 254 and 184 (Dippu Sangma 3-17, Swarajeet Das 3-36) vs Meghalaya 144 (Anil Gupta 4-50)
- Sikkim 432 and 81-0 vs Manipur 289 (Jotin Pheiroijam 137, Satyajeet Bachhav 6-50)
- Mizoram 571-9 dec (Chinmay Sutar 135*) vs Arunachal Pradesh 285 and 86-1