Ranji Trophy Live Score, Quarter Final Day 3: Live - J&K on track; Gharami posts 216*

Karnataka are 113 for 2 in their chase of 325 against Mumbai at BKC. The experienced KL Rahul (60*) and Karun Nair (9*) are at the crease, with Mayank Agarwal and Devdutt Padikkal gone. The ball is turning for the Mumbai spinners, and this match could go all the way on day four.

J&K had one foot in the semi-final, leaving MP 87 for 5 in pursuit of 291 in Indore. Auqib Nabi was again the start of the show, as he struck back-to-back late on the third evening. But the fact that J&K set MP that many to win was down to their lower order recusing them from 73 for 5 and taking them to 248 in the second innings.

Bengal 418 for 6 after day three against Andhra. Sudip Kumar Gharami is still batting on 216, having added 100 with Habib Gandhi for the seventh wicket. Bengal's lead is now 123 on a pitch which already has plenty of footmarks from where the ball could turn and cause trouble for the batters.

All it takes visitors Uttarakhand is three days to beat Jharkhand in the quarter-final. Uttarakhand win by an innings and six runs, as left-arm spinner Mayank Mishra takes 5 for 22 while Abhay Negi has 4 for 36. Jharkhand lose 8 for 30 in a stunning collapse.

KL Rahul takes just 55 balls to get to his fifty, as he and Devdutt Padikkal lay a solid platform for Karnataka in their 325 chase against Mumbai. After 19 overs, Karnataka 94 for 1, and another 231 runs away from a win.

On 199, Sudip Kumar Gharami pulls a short ball from Kalidindi Raju to square leg. There's confusion with Sakir Gandhi regarding going for the single, and a misfield adds to the debate. Finally, the batters settle without going for the run.

Next delivery is short again, but this time punched wide-ish of square leg. The batters push for the run, and Gharami raises his maiden first-class double century. He celebrates by pointing to his mates in the dugout, and making a throwing gesture with his right hand. It has been an epic, and a one-man show. Patience, quality and concentration from Gharami, as he brings up the milestone off 415 balls.

Virat Singh (55), Robin Minz (0) and Kumar Kushagra (34) fall within two overs, as Jharkhand lose 3 for 0. After 29 overs, Jharkhand are 100 for 5, another 36 runs behind Uttarakhand.

After finding themselves 136 runs behind Uttarakhand, Jharkhand were 14 for 2 in the second innings. Since then, though, Virat Singh (52*) and Kumar Kushagra (31*) have fought back. Jharkhand are 93 for 2 in 24 overs, and only another 43 behind. There's more than an hour of play left in Jamshedpur today, and if these two go back unbeaten, Jharkhand will have done really well to hit back.

Tanush Kotian is unbeaten on 48 while Tushar Deshpande contributes 47. They drag Mumbai from 258 for 7 at one stage to 377 in the second innings. The ninth-wicket stand of 89 between Kotian and Deshpande turns the game around. Shikhar Shetty takes 3 for 45 for Karnataka. Mumbai's lead is 324, and Karnataka need 325 for a place in the semi-final.

It's lower-order heroics in Indore as well. J&K, from 149 for 8, end up with 248 in their second innings. Add their 42-run first-innings lead to that, and that means MP need 291 to win. Vanshaj Sharma, from No. 8, scores 54*, while last batter Sunil Kumar gets 26. The final-wicket stand is 65. For MP, Kuldeep, Venkatesh and Gurjar share the ten wickets.

The two tailenders Tanush Kotian and Tushar Deshpande have smashed 47 runs in the last six overs. That has included six fours and a six. Mumbai 334 for 8 in 91 overs. The lead is 281, and pushing towards the psychological mark of 300 as Mumbai pile up handy runs.

Make that 59 runs in seven overs. Kotian lets a tossed-up ball drop at him on a full length, and swings freely down the ground for six. Next ball, he drives a flatter delivery outside off to deep extra cover for four. Mumbai's lead is now 293.

Left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar is bowling over the wicket to right-hand batter Sumanta Gupta. Saurabh has been doing that for a while, targeting the rough outside the batter's leg stump. The wicket doesn't quite come off that way, but Sumanta looks to clip at a full ball outside leg and gets a leading edge to silly point.

Bengal 318 for 6, leading Andhra by 23 runs. Gharami on 165 not out.

J&K's Vanshaj Sharma and last batter Sunil Kumar frustrate MP. Vanshaj takes Saransh Jain for four and six in the 58th over, before Sunil takes a boundary off Kumar Kartikeya in the 59th. Their final-wicket partnership is 32, but worth much more. It's lunch in Indore, and J&K 215 for 9, leading by 257 runs.

It's lunch at BKC. Hosts Mumbai are finding a way through Tanush Kotian and Suryansh Shedge. Mumbai 287 for 7, leading by 234 runs against Karnataka. The two batters have added 29 after Shikhar Shetty struck twice in an over, and hold the key if Mumbai eye a lead of around 300.

Abhay Negi guides Uttarakhand from No. 8. He scores 46 and takes his side 136 ahead against Jharkhand. That's a big lead, and there's a lot of time left in the game in Jamshedpur. Uttarakhand are bowled out for 371 after Jharkhand's 235, and the hosts will need something special from their batters to hit back after lunch.

Further east in Kalyani, Bengal are a touching distance away from Andhra's first-innings total of 295. Gharami is unbeaten on 157, and Sumanta is with him on 60. They had got together when Bengal were 142 behind Andhra. At lunch, the hosts are 288 for 5, and trail by just seven runs.

Karnataka's left-arm spinner Shikhar Shetty is makes things happen in the 75th over at BKC.

He goes over the stumps to Shams Mulani, and the batter looks to sweep with the turn. But he ends up nudging one to the keeper, who does well to move to his right and grab the ball. Three balls later, Shetty turns one away from around the wicket to Shardul Thakur. The Mumbai captain has a push at it, and gives KL Rahul a simple catch at first slip.

Mumbai 258 for 7, leading by 205 runs.

Bengal up the ante.

Short ball from Kalidindi Raju in the 88th over, and Sumanta Gupta pulls for six over fine leg by swivelling in the crease. Next over, Gharami punches Tripurana Vijay for four. That shot takes Gharami to 150. He gets another boundary in the 90th over by Raju, while a sweep for single to fine leg to end the 91st over gives Sumanta fifty.

Bengal 276 for 5 in 91 overs, trailing Andhra by just 19 runs.

Jharkhand end a grind. A short delivery from Saurabh Shekhar around the wicket makes Jagadeesha Suchith go for the short-arm pull. But it's mistimed, and lands right into the hands of a substitute fielder placed at deep square leg. Suchith's patient innings of 70 in 172 balls ends. Uttarakhand 322 for 7, leading Jharkhand by 87 runs.

Abid Mushtaq launches MP's offspinner Saransh Jain for six in the 34th over. That takes J&K's overall lead to 156. Mushtaq's sixth-wicket stand with Kanhaiya Wadhawan is now 41. J&K 114 for 5 in Indore.

KV Sasikanth repeats the trick from last night: he goes around the wicket to Sudip Kumar Gharami, and goes for the short-ball plan. But this time Gharami pulls two of the short balls to fine leg for four. He ends the over with a single to push himself to 134. His partnership with Sumanta is now 84. Bengal 237 for 5, trailing by 58 runs.

It takes DRS for Karnataka to break through after the umpire gives Musheer Khan not out. Vidyadhar Patil bowls one on a short of a length on the sixth stump, and Musheer advances down the pitch. But he's squared up by the line, and ends up having a jab at it. Karnataka appeal for caught behind, but it's turned down. So they use a review to overturn the decision. Musheer goes for 49 to end his stand with Akash Anand at 114. Mumbai 191 for 3, and leading by 138 runs.

Four byes off Kalidindi Raju in the 65th over helps Sudip Kumar Gharami and Sumanta Gupta raise the fifty stand for the sixth wicket. Bengal are chipping away towards Andhra's first-inning total of 295. Bengal 205 for 5, and 90 runs behind.