All-round Murtaza puts UP in control

Tamil Nadu 149 for 6 (Vijay 42, Murtaza 4-65) trail Uttar Pradesh 392 (Murtaza 106, Prashant Gupta 57) by 243 runs
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Ali Murtaza scored a century at No.8 and took four wickets to put Uttar Pradesh in a strong position against Tamil Nadu at the Chemplast Ground in Chennai. Tamil Nadu were struggling at 149 for 6 in the face of UP's 392. Resuming on 279 for 6, the UP lower order resisted thanks to Murtaza, who added 120 with Prashant Gupta. Murtaza hit ten fours and three sixes in his 106, before he was dismissed by the offspinner Malolan Rangarajan, who took four wickets. The Tamil Nadu top order made starts but couldn't carry on, and the hosts had lost half their side for 128.

Centuries by Aditya Waghmode and Kedar Devdhar helped Baroda to 362 and in reply Maharashtra lost three wickets but ended the day on a steady note. Devdhar, unbeaten on 104 overnight, didn't add to his score when he was run-out by Akshay Darekar. Waghmode went on to score 113 before he was caught behind off Samad Fallah. Shrikant Mundhe wrapped up the innings to finish with 4 for 72. Maharashtra lost three wickets by the 25th over, but the opener Harshad Khadiwale ensured some stability with an unbeaten 69, with Ankit Bawne for company.

Fourteen wickets fell on the second day in Cuttack, as Odisha were sent crashing to 121 after keeping Vidarbha to 206. Vidarbha ended the opening day at 188 for 8 and could add only 18 more before being bowled out. Odisha got off to a poor start, losing their openers for ducks to the seamer Sandeep Singh. All six bowlers claimed wickets, with Sandeep finishing with 4 for 39. The highest partnership for the innings was the 35 for the fifth wicket between Natraj Behera and Govind Podder. Vidarbha gained an 85-run first-innings lead and they extended it to 149, but lost their openers, including Shiv Sunder Das, towards the end of the day.

Karnataka 11 for 0 trail Haryana 587 for 9 dec (Yadav 211, Mishra 202*, Sunny 56) by 576 runs
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