Ajay Duhan and Kishan Lyngdoh both struck unbeaten hundreds as Meghalaya piled up 385-2 against Mizoram, one of the standout performances on the opening day of the third round of Ranji Trophy matches.
Group A
Saransh Jain was the hero for Madhya Pradesh, taking 7-40 to skittle Bihar for just 99. Madhya Pradesh then racked up 261-3 on the back of an unbeaten century from Saksham Purohit.
Baroda rode on Priyanshu Moliya‘s unbeaten 113 to post 259-6 at stumps against Jammu & Kashmir. Uttar Pradesh were 67-4 against Puducherry, while Goa finished on 204-8 against Vidarbha.
Group B
Prabhsimran Singh starred for Punjab with 81 against Hyderabad. Punjab posted 289-6, with Salil Arora remaining unbeaten on 52. Shikhar Shetty took a five-wicket haul as Tripura were bundled out for just 194. In reply, Karnataka were 10-1 at stumps.
Andhra made 231 against Chhattisgarh, while Assam reached 235-6 against Saurashtra.
Group C
Ayush Badoni continued his rich vein of form, smashing an unbeaten 106 for Delhi against Jharkhand. Pulkit Narang ran through Odisha with 6-47 as Services dominated proceedings.
Bengal struggled against Kerala, managing only 172-6 in the 50 overs possible. Gujarat were skittled for 223, with Siddhesh Veer taking four wickets. In reply, Maharashtra lost Prithvi Shaw for a duck and finished the day at 24-1.
Group D
Chandigarh and Mumbai batters dominated against Himachal Pradesh and Haryana respectively. Arjun Azad and Nehal Pajni slammed tons for Chandigarh, who ended the day at 363-2. Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Musheer Khan starred for Mumbai, who reached 290-3.
Tamil Nadu stumbled to 71-3 in response to Railways’ 184 in the first innings. Uttarakhand bowled out Rajasthan for 272, with Devendra Bora taking six wickets.
Plate Group
In the Plate Group, Nagaland could muster only 187 against Sikkim. Fifteen wickets fell on the opening day in the Manipur versus Arunachal Pradesh match, with Arunachal Pradesh dismissed for just 111. Manipur finished on 165-5.
Meanwhile, Ajay Duhan and Kishan Lyngdoh plundered 385-2 for Meghalaya against Mizoram, with Duhan unbeaten on 167 and Lyngdoh unbeaten on 144.