After piling up a huge total, Orissa dismissed Bengal cheaply and took the first innings lead in their Vijay Merchant East Zone League clash at Cuttack

The Punjab-Delhi Under-22 encounter at the Palam Ground in New Delhi saw visitors Punjab take home 5 points after the match was drawn today, on the third and final day

The match between Hyderabad Under-22s and Goa Under-22s saw the hosts complete a facile innings and 17 run victory at the ECIL Ground at Hyderabad

Assam trounced Tripura by an innings and 92 runs on day three of four of their Ranji Trophy clash at Agartala

There was no joy for Tripura on Thursday as they slipped to 116 all out against Assam in their East Zone Ranji Trophy encounter at home

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Rajasthan scored an eight run win over Uttar Pradesh in their Central Zone Ranji OD encounter and yet could not qualify for the Wills Trophy

Madhya Pradesh scored a comprehensive eight wicket win over Vidarbha in their Central Zone Ranji One- Day clash at the Jamia Milliah Cricket Ground in New Delhi

Eventual South Zone Ranji OD champions Karnataka coasted to an easy six wicket victory over Andhra at the MA Chidambaram Stadium at Chepauk

The Ranji One-Day clash between Railways and Madhya Pradesh at the Karnail Singh Stadium in Delhi saw the Railways side win by 18 runs

Goa's losing streak in the South Zone Ranji One-Dayers continued today at the CPT-India Pistons Ground against Andhra

Tamil Nadu beat Hyderabad by three wickets in a last ball finish at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chepauk to stay in contention for the P Subbiah Pillai Trophy

Kerala were no match for Karnataka in the Ranji One-Day clash at Guru Nanak College in Chennai today

Punjab beat Haryana by five wickets at the Harbax Singh Stadium at Delhi to claim two points in the Ranji One-Day championship

Delhi beat Jammu and Kashmir by the handsome margin of 92 runs at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi in the Ranji One-Day championship

After making heavy weather of a target of 172 off 50 overs, Tamil Nadu managed to edge past Andhra by two wickets in their South Zone Ranji One-Day encounter at the CPT-India Pistons Ground at Chennai

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Karnataka scored a comfortable 87 run win over minnows Goa in their Ranji One-Day encounter at Chennai

The Baroda-Maharashtra Ranji Trophy clash at the IPCL Ground in Baroda saw the visiting side take the honours on the first day

The Ranji clash between unequal teams Mumbai and Saurashtra saw the local team make slow progress at the IFFCO Udaynagar Cricket Ground at Kutch, Saurashtra