Ranji Trophy Round 1, Day 3: Patidar hits first double ton, Badoni traps Tilak in maiden five-for

Group A

Baroda extended their lead to 40 by stumps on the third day against Odisha. Shivalik Sharma (124) powered the side to 413-7 in reply to Odisha’s 271. In Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh continued to trail Andhra despite a steady knock from Rinku Singh (82*), after KS Bharat (142) and Shaik Rasheed (136) had steered Andhra to 470. Tamil Nadu’s batting faltered in Coimbatore after they were bowled out for 93 in the first innings. Following on, they still trail by 278 runs. At the CoE Ground in Bengaluru, Vidarbha defeated Nagaland by an innings.

Scores at stumps, day three:

• Odisha 271 (Rajesh Dhuper 94, Atit Sheth 4-67) & Baroda 413-7 (Shivalik Sharma 124, Badal Biswal 2-131). Baroda lead by 142 runs.
• Andhra 470 (KS Bharat 142, Vipraj Nigam 4-136) vs Uttar Pradesh 294-6 (Rinku Singh 67*, Ricky Bhui 2-71). Uttar Pradesh trail by 176 runs.
• Jharkhand 419 (Ishan Kishan 173, Gurjapneet Singh 4-71) vs Tamil Nadu 93-10 & 52-3, while following on. Tamil Nadu trail by 278 runs.
• Vidarbha 463 (Aman Mokhade 183, Saurav S Kumar 3-85) vs Nagaland 171 & 113 (Chetan Bist 55, Harsh Dubey 4-51). Vidarbha won by an innings and 179 runs.

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Group B

Goa are dominating Chandigarh after posting a massive 566, and then bowling out Chandigarh for 137. Following on, they were reeling at 159-3 by stumps, still trailing by 270 runs. Captain Rajat Patidar's maiden first-class double century helped Madhya Pradesh take a massive lead of 287 runs, posting 519-8 in reply to Punjab's first innings score of 232. In Rajkot, Saurashtra reached 376, with Chiraj Jani narrowly missing a century. Kerala and Maharashtra remained evenly poised after the latter took a 20-run first innings lead.

Scores at stumps, day three:

• Chandigarh 159-3 (Arjun Azad 76*, Arjun Tendulkar 1-35), following on, vs Goa 566 (Abhinav Tejrana 205, Vishnu Kashypa 7-173). Chandigarh trail by 270 runs.
• Madhya Pradesh 519-8 (Rajat Patidar 205*, Prerit Dutta 4-145) vs Punjab 232-10 (Uday Saharan 75, Saransh Jain 6-75). Madhya Pradesh lead by 287 runs.
• Maharashtra 51-0 (Prithvi Shaw 37*) and 239-10 (Ruturaj Gaikwad 91, Nidheesh 5-49), vs Kerala 219-10 (Sanju Samson 54, Jalaj Saxena 3-46). Maharashtra lead by 71 runs.
• Karnataka 89-1 (Nikin Jose 34, Sammar Gajjar 1-18) and 372-10 (Devdutt Padikkal 96, DA Jadeja 7-124) vs Saurashtra (Chirag Jani 90, Shreyas Gopal 8-110). Karnataka lead by 85 runs.

Group C

Abhimanyu Easwaran was out for a first-ball duck, but Bengal managed to take a 110-run first innings lead against Uttarakhand. Haryana dominated Railways to secure a 96-run win, while Assam trails Gujarat by 44 runs after conceding a slight first innings lead. Tripura were 114-7 in their follow-on against Services, still 69 runs behind the first innings total.

Scores at stumps, day three:

• Uttarakhand 165-2 (Prashant Chopra 82*, Akash Deep 1-39) and 213 (Bhupen Lalwani 71, Suraj Jaiswal 4-54) vs Bengal 323 (Sudip Chatterjee 98, Devendra Singh Bora 6-79). Uttarakhand lead by 55 runs.
• Haryana 205-10 (Parth Vats 110*, Himanshu Sangwan 4-35) & 171 (Parth Vats 52 and Akash Pandey 3-27) vs Railways 128 (Pratham Singh 50, Sumit Kumar 5-16) and 152 (Suraj Ahuja 44, Nikhil Kashyap 5-53). Haryana won by 96 runs.
• Assam 28-3 (Pradyun Saikia 15) and 310-10 vs Gujarat 382 (Aarya Desai 101, Riyan Parag 4-86). Assam trail by 44 runs.
• Tripura 114-7 (Hrituraj Roy 31, Arjun Sharma 3-24), following on, vs Services 359 (Nakul Sharma 96, Swapnil Singh 5-104). Tripura trail by 69 runs.

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Group D

Hyderabad trail Delhi by 129 runs in a match where double centuries from two Delhi players gave them a commanding first-innings total. Chhattisgarh lead Rajasthan by 10 runs in a low-scoring affair where Rajasthan managed to take a slight first-innings lead. Jammu and Kashmir need 222 runs to win against Mumbai after a strong bowling performance restricted Mumbai's second innings. Himachal Pradesh hold a comfortable 213-run lead over Puducherry after a strong all-round performance.

Scores at stumps, day three:

• Delhi 529-4d (Sanat Sangwan 211*, Chama Milind 3-57) vs Hyderabad 400-7 (Tanmay Agarwal 132, Ayush Badoni 5-69). Hyderabad trail by 129 runs.
• Rajasthan 386-10 (Deepak Hooda 130, Ravi Kiran 4-68) vs Chhattisgarh 332-10 (Ajay Mandal 144, Ankit Chaudhary 3-67) and 64-4 (Aayush Pandey 27, Manav Suthar 4-25). Chhattisgarh lead by 10 runs.
• Mumbai 386-10 (Siddhesh Lad 116, Yudhvir Singh 5-59) and 181-10 (Shams Mulani 41, Auqib Nabi 5-52)vs Jammu and Kashmir 325-10 (P Dogra 144, Tushar Deshpande 3-57) and 21-1. Jammu and Kashmir need 222 runs to win.
• Himachal Pradesh 305-10 (Mayank Dagar 83, Sagar Udeshi 7-88) and 91-4 vs Puducherry183-10 (Puneet Datey 43, Aryaman Singh 3-45). Himachal Pradesh lead by 213 runs.

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