Ambati Rayudu's fine century enhanced Hyderabad's chances of qualifying for the semi-finals of the 2003-04 Ranji Trophy

The final league phase of the Ranji Trophy kicks off on Christmas day, but that will not sway the teams into granting any favours

Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh gave themselves a chance of making the semi-finals with facile victories in their respective matches

Tamil Nadu and Baroda were forced to follow on on the third day of the sixth round of the Ranji Trophy 2003-04 season

After being run over for 30 yesterday, Andhra put on another ignominious batting display as Punjab wrapped up the match (with a bonus point) at Mohali

Gagandeep Singh and Samrat Sharma snapped up five wickets each, as Andhra were devastated for a paltry 30 at Mohali

The statistics behind Jason Gillespie's bowling strategy and Rahul Dravid's on-side dominance

The statistics behind Jason Gillespie's bowling strategy and Rahul Dravid's on-side dominance

Bengal and Tamil Nadu registered emphatic wins in the fifth round of the Ranji Trophy 2003-04 season

Kerala suffered an ignominious defeat at the Wankhede Stadium, and this historic first encounter with Mumbai ended on a sad note

Baroda were at the receiving end of Ajay Jadeja's splendid double-century at Vadodara, as they chased leather for almost two full days

Tejinder Pal Singh slammed 168 as Railways took control on the first day of the 5th round match agaisnt Bengal in the Ranji Trophy 2003-04 season.

The Andhra batsmen put up a stiff resistance at Vijayawada and Mumbai had to be content with two points - for the first-innings lead - in their Elite A encounter

Karnataka and UP collapsed to heavy defeats against Hyderabad and Railways respectively

Mohammad Sami ensured an early finish with his venomous swerve and pace as Pakistan comprehensively crushed New Zealand to win the second one-dayer at Lahore by 124 runs to go 2-0 up in the five-match series

Wasim Jaffer and Mithun manhas hit hundreds as the fourth round of matches got underway in the Ranji Trophy 2003-04 season

Karnataka and Railways registered their first wins of the season in the third round of the Ranji Trophy 2003-04

Shib Sankar Paul, the Bengal medium pacer, forced Tamil Nadu to follow-on on the third day of the Elite B match at Tirunelveli

Karnataka fought back with a strong batting performance on the second day of the Ranji Trophy third round Elite Group match

Mumbai and Railways had a good day in the field as they pegged back Uttar Pradesh and Delhi respectively on the first day of the third round of the Ranji Trophy 2003-04 season