And then there were eight - a look at the Ranji Trophy quarter-finalists

Asaduddin, who has no first-class experience, is part of a pre-season camp, and could break into a side that is set to be mentored by his father

Seamer Akash Parkar's triple strike set up Mumbai's seven-wicket win over Maharashtra in Rajkot

Vidarbha took first-innings points against Himachal Pradesh in Nagpur and finished on top of the Group D table

Elsewhere, Keenan Vaz and Amogh Desai steadied Goa after Bengal's Ashok Dinda struck to pick three wickets on the day

Both batsmen made 129 each - at a strike-rate over 70 - as Services bowlers had a day to forget. Elsewhere, Bengal kept their chances of qualification alive with centuries from Shreevats Goswami and Anustup Majumdar

Offspinner finishes with match haul of 9 for 104; Goa lose eight wickets in an extended opening session on final day in Porvorim

The 39-year-old stitched three strong partnerships to stretch Vidarbha's lead, while Ishan Porel's five-for helped Bengal climb to the second spot on the Group D table

Jaffer, Ramaswamy help Vidarbha dominate, Bengal's Abhishek Raman one short of second 150 plus score this season

Keenan Vaz's 72 rescues Goa while Services shoot Chhattisgarh out for 130

Wriddhiman Saha top scores with 97 in a losing effort for Bengal

The pair add 252 to keep Bengal at bay; Chhattisgarh shoot Himachal out for 175 while Services dig in against Goa

Karn Sharma made an unbeaten fifty on Vidarbha debut and Umesh Yadav took three wickets in the second innings but Vidarbha had to settle for a point in Nagpur

Himachal Pradesh pulled ahead on a 14-wicket day in Delhi, while Punjab marched towards an innings victory in Porvorim

In Nagpur, Amandeep Khare's double-ton propelled Chhattisgarh to 489 while slow bowlers Akash Vashisht and Vikas Yadav dominated in Delhi

Chhattisgarh recover despite Umesh Yadav's three for, Nikhil Gangta and Ankush Bains rescue Himachal

Vidarbha secure full points against Punjab; Pankaj Jaiswal smashes second-fastest recorded fifty in Ranji history, and Goa fight for survival

Shami and Dinda shared four wickets for Bengal to rattle Chhattisgarh while Himachal Pradesh claimed the first-innings advantage against Goa

Group D round-up: Bengal openers lay strong platform against Chhattisgarh while Himachal control proceedings over Goa

Shadab Jakati and Amit Yadav helped Goa cling on, while Himachal were thwarted by Punjab debutant Abhishek Gupta's double-hundred

Nuwan Zoysa, the former Sri Lanka fast bowler, has joined the Goa Ranji team for a short stint as a coaching consultant

The pressure on suspended Goa batsman Swapnil Asnodkar intensified after a team-mate submitted a letter stating that Asnodkar had asked him not to go for the potentially gettable target

The Goa Cricket Association has decided to drop its interim captain Swapnil Asnodkar for two Ranji Trophy matches because he decided to call off an achievable chase against Maharashtra