Jaffer towers over Bengal

Mumbai 254 for 1 (Jaffer 139*, Indulkar 64*) v Bengal
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Wasim Jaffer and Vinit Indulkar made it a hard day for Bengal's bowlers on the opening day of their fixture at the Jadavpur University Campus in Kolkata. Jaffer remained unbeaten on 139, while Indulkar, who made his entry after Rohan Gavaskar ran out Vinayak Mane for 33, was 64 not out. The two shared a stand worth 171 runs for the second wicket. Mumbai ended the day on 254 for 1.

Karnataka 23 for 0 trail Andhra 237 (Faiq 74, Pradeep 59, Joshi 5-78) by 214 runs
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Sunil Joshi claimed five wickets and conceded 78 runs as Andhra were dismissed for 237 in Bangalore after being 107 for 8. A ninth-wicket stand of 129 between Mohammed Faiq (74) and Andimani Pradeep (59) was instrumental in their recovery. Karnataka then made steady progress in six overs, reaching 23 without loss.

Delhi 212 for 7 v Madhya Pradesh
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Delhi made slow progress to 212 for 7, scoring at a rate of 2.4 in 88 overs. Their top-scorer was Akash Chopra, whose 37 came in over three hours. Sunil Dholpure did the damage for Madhya Pradesh with 4 for 50 in 20 overs at the Jamia Millia Cricket Ground in New Delhi.

Punjab 174 for 0 (Sodhi 89*, Ricky 77*) lead Maharashtra 123 (v Singh 4-45) by 51 runs
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Reetinder Sodhi(89*) and Ravneet Ricky (77*) put on a brisk unbeaten opening stand of 174 to further Maharashtra's misery on the first day at Mohali after Maharashtra were bundled out for 123. Sodhi had played a hand in their collapse as well, taking three wickets, while Vikram Singh claimed 4 for 45.

Tamil Nadu 288 for 3 (Sriram 82, Badani 74*, Vidyut 52, Badrinath 50*) v Assam
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Tamil Nadu's batsmen had a good day, as they reached 288 for 3 at the Nehru Stadium in Guwahati. Four of the five men who batted struck up fifties. After Sadagoppan Ramesh fell to the third ball of the day, Sivaramakrishnan Vidyut (52) and Sridharan Sriram (82) put on 117 runs. Then Hemang Badani (74 not out) and Subramaniam Badrinath (50 not out) put on another century partnership and remained unbeaten at the end of the day.

Baroda 23 for 4 trail Hyderabad 170 (Patel 5-40) by 147 runs
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Rakesh Patel and Rajesh Pawar shared nine wickets to limit Hyderabad to 170, but then watched their own side, Baroda, slip to 11 for 4. Narender Singh did most of the destruction, and ended with figures of 3 for 6 in five overs. Baroda trailed by 147 runs.

Gujarat 201 for 2 (N Patel 107*, Modi 72) v Railways
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Niraj Patel struck a slow unbeaten 107 and put on 187 runs with Nilesh Modi (72) to take Gujarat too 201 for 2 at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad. Patel's hundred contained 16 fours, while Modi had five hits to the fence.