Mandeep and Kaul's century stand deflates Railways

Punjab 235 for 2 (Mandeep 100*, Kaul 92*) v Railways
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Uday Kaul and Mandeep Singh shared an unbroken partnership of 178, helping Punjab seize the initiative on the first day of their Ranji Trophy clash against Railways in Chandigarh. Punjab, opting to bat, were dealt an early blow when their opener Manan Vohra was run out for 5 by Saurabh Wakaskar in the ninth over. Jiwanjot Singh and Kaul offered a brief resistance, but Jiwanjot's wicket in the 25th over reduced the hosts to 57 for 2.

From then on, though, Kaul and Mandeep took center stage, batting out the next 65 overs to lift Punjab to 235 for 2 at stumps. Kaul played the more patient foil, stroking nine fours during his 92 not out, while Mandeep hit 14 fours to reach his ninth first-class ton.

Uttar Pradesh 260 for 2 (Shaukat 110*, Srivastava 75) v Madhya Pradesh
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Nineteen-year-old opener Almas Shaukat struck a century on his first-class debut, lifting Uttar Pradesh to 260 for 2 on day one against Madhya Pradesh in Moradabad. Shaukat received ample support from his opening partner Tanmay Srivastava, as the pair added 125 inside 44 overs.

While Srivastava eventually fell for 75, Shaukat remained unbeaten on 110, with 17 fours and one six. MP also picked up the wicket of Himanshu Asnora - trapped lbw by Ankit Sharma - but Shaukat and Mohammad Saif (34 not out) led UP safely to stumps without any further damage.

Andhra 170 for 2 (Bhui 91*, Kaif 66) v Mumbai
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Fifties from Mohammad Kaif and Ricky Bhui helped Andhra make slow progress against Mumbai in Vizianagaram. Scoring at just over two an over, the pair shared an unbroken 152-run stand for the third wicket, as Andhra recovered from a jittery start to make 170 for 2 by stumps.

Andhra, after being inserted, soon found themselves floundering at 18 for 2, as Srikar Bharat and Prasanth Kumar were both caught behind by the wicketkeeper Aditya Tare. However, Mumbai failed to find any more breakthroughs, as Kaif and Bhui held firm for 65.4 overs. While the captain Kaif remained unbeaten on 66 with nine fours and a six, Bhui was not out on 91, with 12 fours and two sixes.

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