Ranji Trophy Live

5.15pm What a day of Ranji cricket. I expected no less from today. The last two rounds of Ranji Trophy are always thrilling. And these results have left us with the promise of another thrilling round. Well done Mumbai and MP. Thanks for the entertainment. Till next time, okay bye

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8.45am Two matches are already over. Three are set for tight chases. In two others, teams are looking for big innings win and need 10 wickets today. Another match depends on how well Mumbai time their declaration. The other four will low-key, but that's okay. India-Pakistan can wait. We have superb Ranji matches lined up. Welcome to the final day of the eighth round

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5.15pm - Lots to watch out for Kerala and Vidarbha have surged back into contention with outright wins today. For tomorrow we have quite a few tantalisingly poised games. In Jammu, Himachal are 32 for 1 chasing 235 for win. In Jaipur, Shitanshu Kotak and Sheldon Jackson have opened for Saurashtra. They are 11 for 0 chasing 306. Punjab will start batting tomorrow, needing 231 to win in Valsad. In Indore, a declaration will arrive at some point. UP have disappointed by not declaring and killing the game off, ironically after their captain (Suresh Raina) earlier had a moan about other captains not declaring. Anyway, we have enough thrills tomorrow. Do join us

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5.10pm Another eventful day. A day on which Nos 7 and 9 scored double-centuries, and in another match a N0. 8 notched up a century. Another team was bowled out in 50.2 overs. A bowler threatened to take all 10 before he ran out of steam and needed help from his team-mates. A dour opener carried his bat through, only the second from Mumbai. Tomorrow is a big day. A few first-innings leads will be decided, a few games will reach conclusions, and the remaining will be set up for a final-day finish. Do join us tomorrow. Cheers

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5.10pm Another fine day of Ranji Trophy cricket. Not much individual glory, but that doesn't matter much. Only two centuries and one five-for. Jharkhand bowled out for 120, J&K for 175. Punjab and Odisha are close to bowling their opponents out too. Those are the four matches that look most likely to produce outright results. Fighting day elsewhere. I'll join you tomorrow with more. Cheers

Andhra 214 for 8 (Muzumdar 82*, Sumanth 57) v Assam (toss) in Guwahati

Vidarbha 188 for 8 v Odisha (toss) in Cuttack

5.40 pm That will be all then. See you for the final day of the seventh round tomorrow morning

Punjab 148 and 354 for 8 (Yuvraj 131, Jiwanjot 103, Amitoze 52) v MP 323

Vidarbha 302 for 2 (Ubarhande 129*, Shalabh Shrivastava 84*) v Karnataka 619 for 8 dec

5.10 pm That will be all for day two, folks. See ya on day three.

Punjab 148 and 11 for 0 (follow-on) v MP 323

Saurashtra 47 for 2 v Mumbai 606 for 5 dec

5.10 pm That is it from us for day one. See you tomorrow morning. Good bye

Baroda's last pair gave them a heart-stopping one-wicket win against Haryana earlier this season. Murtuja Vahora and Bhargav Bhatt have now revived the innings from 128 to 181 against Tamil Nadu

Latest scores
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Group A
Result Punjab 580 (Mandeep 211, Amitoze 91, Ravi Inder 76) and 59 (Chavan 9-23) drew with Mumbai 485 (Rohit 203, Pawar 78, Nayar 51*, Gony 5-87) and 61 for 2
Result Railways 214 (Yadav 53) and 251 for 8 (Rawat 106, Madkaikar 52) drew with Madhya Pradesh 377 (Rameez 128, Rajan 69)

Result Gujarat 312 (Parthiv 92) and 105 for 2 (Merai 28*, Bhatt 8*) beat Rajasthan 294 (Kanitkar 100*, Dhurve 6-65) and 119 (Dhurve 8-31) by eight wickets

Result Saurashtra 209 (Jadeja 70, Saxena 5-17) and 333 for 8 dec (Jackson 111*, Saxena 6-133) beat Bengal 112 for 9 (Tiwary 55, Jadeja 4-48) and 160 for 9 (Jadeja 4-50) by 270 runs

Latest scores
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Group A
Stumps Mumbai 364 for 3 (Rohit 163*, Hiken 54*) trail Punjab 580 (Mandeep 211, Amitoze 91, Ravi Inder 76) by 216 runs
Stumps Rajasthan 294 (Kanitkar 100*) and 29 for 2 lead Gujarat 321 (Parthiv 92) by 11 runs
Stumps Railways 214 (Yadav 53) and 54 for 5 (Gowda 23*, Rawat 3*) trail Madhya Pradesh 377 (Rameez 128, Rajan 69) by 109 runs
Stumps Bengal 112 for 9 (Tiwary 55, Jadeja 4-48) and 65 for 3 need another 366 runs to beat Saurashtra 209 (Jadeja 70, Saxena 5-17) and 333 for 8 dec (Jackson 111*, Saxena 6-133)

Group B
Stumps Delhi 258 (Awana 74) and 40 for 3 need another 370 runs to beat Karnataka 192 (Binny 61, Awana 5-81) and 475 for 9 dec (Binny 85, Uthappa 81, Rahul 71, Pandey 61)
Stumps Haryana 257 (Yadav 63) and 75 for 2 trail Maharashtra 540 for 8 (Atitkar 190, Jadhav 109, Bawne 86) by 208 runs
Stumps Vidarbha 237 for 6 (Badani 69*) trail Uttar Pradesh 548 for 8 dec (Dagar 116, Alam 100, Chawla 85, Kaif 85) by 311 runs

Result Baroda 301 (Waghmode 71, Rayudu 64, Chauhan 60, D Behera 5-77) and 4 for 0 beat Odisha 181 (Podder 82, Bhatt 6-73) and 123 for 9 (K Patel 4-39) by 10 wickets