Bains century drives Himachal

Himachal Pradesh 282 for 2 (Bains 156*, Dogra 76*) v Assam
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India Under-19 batsman Ankush Bains made his maiden first-class century to lead a solid showing from Himachal Pradesh against Assam in Guwahati. Bains and Akash Vasisht put on 87 for the opening stand after Himachal chose to bat. Abu Nechim provided the hosts the breakthrough in the 35th over when he had Vasisht caught behind for 30. Ankit Kalsi could not hang around for long but Paras Dogra did. Dogra and Bains batted for the rest of the day, adding an unbroken 180 in 46 overs. While Dogra was unbeaten on 76 at stumps, Bains had stretched his score to 156 in his sixth first-class match. The opener faced 282 deliveries and hit 12 fours and a six.

Seventeen-year old Virat Singh scored his maiden first-class hundred as well to steer Jharkhand to 246 for 6 against Kerala in Dhanbad. The hosts' openers Ishan Kishan (36) and Rameez Nemat (44) gave them a solid platform with a partnership of 70 but the middle order could not build on that. Jharkhand's key batsmen Saurabh Tiwary and Ishank Jaggi fell cheaply, and the score went from 112 for 1 to 131 for 4. Kumar Deobrat (24) got a start but could not carry on. At the other end, Virat faced 238 deliveries and hit 12 fours and two sixes to reach his hundred in the company of Kaushal Singh. Kerala, though, dismissed Virat off what turned out to be the last ball of the day.

Goa 234 for 8 (Pinto 78*, Desai 60, Dutta 6-57) v Tripura
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Seamer Rana Dutta followed up his five-for in Tripura's previous game with his best haul of 6 for 57 as the hosts reduced Goa to 234 for 8 in Agartala. Goa were placed strongly on 89 for 1 after being asked to bat before Dutta ripped through their line-up. He took the next six wickets to fall as Goa slipped to 174 for 7, soon to become 183 for 8. Opener Amogh Desai contributed 60 before he became Dutta's third victim. Reagan Pinto propped up Goa with an unbeaten 78, and his unbroken ninth-wicket stand of 51 with Amit Yadav had the visitors in sight of 250 after the 66 overs possible in the day.

Services 235 for 7 (Chatterjee 70, Punia 61*, Bhandari 4-64) v Hyderabad
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Legspinner Akash Bhandari took four wickets before No. 8 Deepak Punia's unbeaten fifty helped Services recover to 235 for 7 in Hyderabad against the hosts. Services chose to bat and Soumik Chatterjee (70) and Nakul Verma (27) took their side to a healthy score of 85 for 1. Bhandari broke that partnership with the wicket of Verma. Services could not manage any decent stand after that and slipped to 161 for 7. Key batsmen Rajat Paliwal (14) and Yashpal Singh (27) could not push on from their starts; the latter was bowled by Bhandari. Punia and Abhishek Sakuja prevented further damage with an unbeaten 74-run stand. Punia struck three fours and four sixes in his 61, while Sakuja survived 79 balls for his 18.