Outright results
On the third day, Jammu and Kashmir quickly captured the last five wickets against Rajasthan to win the innings. Although Deepak Chahar contributed an undefeated 26 and Deepak Hooda put up less of a fight, Auqib Nabi’s seven-fer was inevitable as he added two more wickets to his total.
At Rohtak, Haryana defeated Tripura by nine wickets in a low-scoring match. Tripura put up a valiant fight after being bowled out for 126 in the first innings, but in the second essay, its hitters gave up easily. The home team needed just 16 runs to win when Parth Vats took a five-fer to skittle out the opposition for just 47.
Top batting performances
Maharashtra took control of their match against Chandigarh thanks to a daring double century from Prithvi Shaw. Shaw struck 29 fours and five sixes in an innings that saw him smash 222 off just 156 deliveries. Chandigarh won the match with 464 thanks to his incredible knock. With a century stand by stumps, Manan Vohra has kept his team’s hopes alive despite losing an early wicket. On the last day, Chandigarh will require 335 runs to win.
Yash Dhull placed Delhi comfortably in charge of their match against Himachal Pradesh with a scorching 70. Himachal gave up a 133-run advantage in the first innings after resuming at 165/3 and adding 132 more runs. But in the second essay, they got off to a fantastic start with the ball, cutting Delhi to 53/3. However, Delhi entered stumps with a commanding 329-run advantage as Dhull hammered 70 off just 59 and Ayush Doseja also reached an undefeated half-century.
Against Nagaland, a spectacular partnership for the sixth wicket has totally taken Tamil Nadu by surprise. Even after taking four early wickets, TN’s bowlers were still having trouble. On the third day, they only took one wicket as opener Dega Nischal kept them at bay. Imliwati Lemtur also struck an undefeated hundred to cut the score to 147 by stumps, while he finished undefeated at 161 off 350.
After Jharkhand’s 332, defending champions Vidarbha got off to a fast start. In addition to hitting a patient, undefeated 145, opener Aman Mokhade participated in a few century partnerships. Because of his efforts, Vidarbha ended up with eight wickets remaining and a 93-run deficit.
Madhya Pradesh seized the vital first-inning lead against Saurashtra thanks to a superb batting performance from Saransh Jain. Despite Ravindra Jadeja remaining wicketless, MP first collapsed when they started their innings on the third day, when Jaydev Unadkat smashed through the middle order. However, with an undefeated 103, Saransh led MP to 355/9 by stumps from 203/7, giving his team a 95-run lead.
Top bowling performances
Mumbai came back to take six wickets on another rain-soaked day, putting them on pace to take the lead in the first innings. Chhattisgarh got off to a fast start after Mumbai was knocked out for 416, reaching 149/2 at one point before Mumbai came roaring back. Musheer Khan, Himanshu Singh, and Shams Mulani each took two wickets to lower Chhattisgarh to 175/6 by stumps.
