Bengal, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh earn three points each.
Paceman Mohit Sharma ripped apart the middle and lower order in a five wicket haul as Haryana celebrated a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Hyderabad to take six points from their Group C Ranji Trophy match.
Hyderabad resumed the day at 102 for five and Haryana bowled them out for 224, built around Kolla Sumanth's 55 and Chama Milind's unbeaten 66. Mohit took four of the five wickets that fell in the day as he removed M Sumanth (0), Kolla, Vishal Sharma (0) and M Ravi Kiran (0).
Haryana needed only 85 runs to win which they scored in 16.4 overs with opener Nitin Saini scoring 45 from 72 balls and Chaitanya Bishnoi scoring an unbeaten 20.
Brief Scores: Hyderabad: 191 and 224 all out in 83.5 overs (Chama Milind 66 not out, Kolla Sumanth 55; M Sharma 5/26) Haryana: 331 and 85 for 2 in 16.4 overs. (N Saini 45, C Bishnoi 20 not out; M Siraj 1/18).
Easwaran shines brightly as Bengal start with 3 points vs UP
Young Abhimanyu Easwaran scored his second century of the match as Bengal logged home three points against Uttar Pradesh (UP) by virtue of their first innings lead in a drawn Ranji Trophy group league encounter.
After securing a vital 56-run first innings lead, Bengal employed a safety-first approach declaring at 274 for six in 76 overs leaving UP with an improbable target of 331. The two captains shook hands when UP scored 70 for no loss in 20 overs. UP got a point from the game.
Just like the first day, the final day also belonged to right-handed opener Easwaran, who carried his bat through the innings with an unbeaten 110 following his 142 in the first innings. This was his third first-class hundred as batted for a period of more than five and a quarter hours, facing 209 balls. There were 11 boundaries in his innings.
He added 115 for the first wicket with left-hander Sayan Sekhar Mondal (51), who is enjoying his new role, hitting his fourth half-century in his 13th first-class match. Easwaran also added 145 runs for the fifth wicket with Shreevats Goswami, who raced his way to a 91-ball-100, punishing a jaded UP attack with 17 boundaries and a six. This is Goswami's second hundred in 31 games.
There was a mini-collapse in the Bengal second innings triggered by Kuldeep Yadav (4/107) as UP were reduced from 115 for no loss to 129 for five. However, Shreevats showed his attacking instincts as Easwaran again held anchor at one end to ensure safety for Bengal.
Brief Scores: Bengal 466 and 274/6 decl (Abhimanyu Easwaran 110 no, Shreevats Goswami 100 no, Sayan Sekhar Mondal 51, Kuldeep Yadav 4/107)
Uttar Pradesh 410 & 70/0. Match Drawn.
Points: Bengal 3; Uttar Pradesh 1.
Karnataka vs Jharkhand match ends in draw
Karnataka did not impose a follow-on against Jharkhand despite taking a huge first innings lead as their Group B Ranji Trophy match ended in a predictable draw.
Riding on Ishan Kishan's brilliant unbeaten 159, Jharkhand were all out for 374 in their first innings in the morning session in reply to Karnataka's 577 for 6 declared. But surprisingly, Karnataka did not force a follow-on despite taking a 203-run first innings lead at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground.
Karnataka batted for the second time and they were 162 for 3 in 53.4 overs on the fourth and final day and predictably the match ended in a draw. Karun Nair and Kunain Abbas remained not out 54 and 51 respectively as the two teams decided to call off the match.
Nair's 54 not out came from 86 balls and was studded with six boundaries while Abbas faced 97 deliveries for his 51 not out and hit eight fours and one six. For Jharkhand, Samar Quadri took three wickets for 62 runs.
Earlier, Jharkhand added 65 runs after resuming at 309 for 6. Overnight centurion Ishan Kishan added 42 runs to remain not out on 159. He hit 16 fours and seven sixes while facing 211 balls.
Karnataka collected three points for taking the first innings lead while Jharkhand got one.
Brief Scores: Karnataka: 577/6 declared & 162/3 in 53.4 overs (Karun Nair 54 not out; Kunain Abbas 51 not out) Jharkhand: 374 all out in 115.1 overs (Ishan Kishan 159 not out; Krishnappa Gowtham 3/97, Shreyas Gopal 3/114).
Chhattisgarh earn 3 points against Andhra Pradesh
Chhattisgarh picked up three points on the basis of taking the first-innings lead as their Group C Ranji Trophy match against Andhra ended in a draw.
Andhra were 282 for eight in their second innings when the match ended on the fourth and final day at the Bengal Cricket Academy Ground. Srikar Bharat top-scored for Andhra with 57, while Hanuma Vihari made 51. DB Ravi Teja missed out on a half century by a run, while K Ashwin Hebbar made 45.
For Chhattisgarh, Ajay Mandal was the most successful bowler, picking up three wickets in 48 overs in which he conceded just 30 runs.
Points: Chhattisgarh 3, Andhra 1
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