Ranji round 4, day 4: Andhra draw despite Bharat's incredible 94

They were within 35 runs of a stunning win but Andhra have run out of time, which means Uttarakhand take three points. And that brings us to the end of this round of matches. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. Do join us for a lot more as we go along.

It's been a tough year for Andhra's KS Bharat. He's not only lost his Test berth to Dhruv Jurel, but the road back up seems tougher than ever before, especially with Rishabh Pant having regained full fitness following a serious car crash.

Bharat's fall has been soalarming that he doesn't find himself even on the fringes anymore. And so with plenty to do, he's embarked on another Ranji season, where he's trying to build on what Vihari has done with Andhra.

And it's with Vihari that he's orchestrated a late fight on the final day at home against Uttarakhand. His 136-run stand after Andhra were in trouble at 140 for 4 lifted their hopes and took the fight into the final hour. But Vihari and Bharat's dismissal, for 94, in quick succession has significantly tilted the scales Uttarakhand's way.

Andhra need 39, Uttarakhand need 4 wickets. The light is fading fast in the south east.

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Here's the points table.

Watch out for plenty of news, features and reactions as we go along. Who would you like us to feature?

I've got two people on my wishlist:
1. Jalaj Saxena
2. Harsh Dubey

Do join us for round five next week before the Indian domestic calendar heads into the white-ball leg. Before that, here's a quick look at some other results.

1. Gujarat take first-innings honours against Puducherry

2. Ankeet Bawane heroics not enough as Services beat Maharashra

3. Bengal take first-innings points v Karnataka

4. Debutant Shubham Garhwal shines as Rajasthan take three points v Hyderabad

6. Chattisgarh take three points against Railways in a dull draw.

7. TN salvage one point after batting meltdown v Assam

8. Saurashtra take a lead, but can't force outright v Jharkhand

9. Bihar resist but MP claim late win

Harsh Dubey, the Vidarbha left-arm spinner, picked up consecutive five-wicket hauls to help his side record their fourth straight win of the competition. This gives them a massive lead on top of the Group B standings. They've got 25 points and a foot in the door to the knockouts. Last year's finalists, Vidarbha buried Himachal under a massive first-innings deficit that earns them a bonus-point win. Along the way, Dubey has crossed the 50-wicket mark in only his 11th first-class game. Both his five-fors in first-class cricket so far have come in this match.

Chandigarh have posted their third win in four games to top Group D. Their latest, against Delhi, entailed making light work of a tricky 203 chase. They've achieved it with nine wickets to spare after openers Arslan Khan and Shivam Bhambri put together 130 to lay the foundation. There was just about enough time for Bhambri to bring up his second first-class hundred and remain not out.

The loss leaves Delhi at the fourth spot. They fought hard to limit Chandigarh's lead to just 48 courtesy Yash Dhull's seventh first-class hundred. Then in the second innings, Dhull made a sturdy half-century to give Delhi's bowlers something to defend. It just wasn't enough in the end.

Yesterday, we told you how play ended on day three in Thumba because of leaky roofs that caused showers-like situation inside the dressing rooms. Today, the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) has issued a public statement on the issue.

At BKC, Mumbai have wrapped up a comfortable bonus-point win over Odisha, with left-arm spinner Shams Mulani picking up 11 wickets in the match. This bowling effort from Mumbai has been all the more remarkable because they decided to enforce the follow-on despite bowling for 94.3 overs in the first innings. They had to bowl 72.5 overs in the second innings to complete the win. Credit to the team management for going for the kill.

Mumbai jump to third in Group A with 16 points, a point behind J&K. Baroda currently top the group with 19 points.

In Bengaluru, Bengal look set to take three first-innings points against Karnataka. The result is a massive dent for Mayank Agarwal's team, who will have just one outright win in four games. Bengal don't massively benefit from the three points either, they need an outright, and so you wonder if they could've been a little more adventurous to try and dangle the carrot and set Karnataka a target they would've liked to go after, which would've then opened up a possibility of a win.

Kerala have beaten UP with a bonus point to consolidate their second spot in Group C. It's their second win in four games, orchestrated by that man again, Jalaj Saxena.

Earlier in the round, he became the first player in Ranji history to achieve the double of 6000 runs and 400 wickets during the course of his 29th five-wicket haul in first-class cricket that skittled Uttar Pradesh for 162 in the first innings. Then Kerala opened up a 233-run lead before Jalaj got stuck right in, picking up six wickets - his 30th five-for - as UP have been shot out for 116 on the final day in Thumba.