Rajasthan inflicted heavy damage on Tripura, who were bundled out for 116 in their second innings after their meagre first-innings 108

Baroda and Hyderabad triumphed in low-scoring games and enhanced their chances of entering the semi-finals

Barrington Rowland produced a massive 283 and led Karnataka to a mammoth total at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore

Plate Group semi-finals

With the Indian team yet to settle on an opening partner for Virender Sehwag, Punjab's Ravneet Ricky threw his hat into the ring with a belligerent 133 as his team seized control of their Group B match against Assam

Delhi survived by the barest of margins at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, drawing the game with only their last pair standing

A round-up of the lastest Ranji Trophy matches

Mumbai began their defence of the Ranji Trophy on an emphatic note as Wasim Jaffer's cracking 157 took them to 261 for 3 at the end of the first day

Gautam Gambhir shrugged off his recent indifferent start to Test cricket with his 17th Test century, a 181-ball 151