Gurkeerat Mann claimed five for 38 to bowl Punjab to a seven-wicket win against Andhra. After claiming four for 14 in the first innings, the off-spinner returned to run through the visitors line-up in Patiala.
In Group B, Tamil Nadu are in a commanding position after Aswin Crist and J Kousik left hosts Railways reeling on 129 for seven. Virender Sehwag’s Haryana too are on the back foot in Lahli while Saurashtra have managed a narrow first innings lead.
Read below to know what transpired on Day 2:
Group A
Haryana v Bengal: Bengal 1st inn 329/10 (P Ojha 51, A Dinda 45, S Rana 5/46); Haryana 1st inn 186/8 (R Sharma 52*, Y Chahal 33, M Kumar 4/49), Trail by 143 runs
In a 78-run partnership for the ninth wicket, Pragyan Ojha (51) and Ashoke Dinda (45) helped Bengal to a comfortable first innings total before being sent back by S Rana (5/46).
Mukesh Kumar (4/49) then kept the hosts in command by running through the Haryana line-up even as RP Sharma (52*) stoically held up one end.
Odisha v Delhi: Delhi 1st inn 245/7 (Milind 59, P Sangwan 15*, S Pradhan 4/83)
Even as rain continued to play spoilsport in Bhubaneshwar, Delhi took their innings to 245 for seven. Running through the lineup, Odisha pacer Suryakant Pradhan claimed his second first-class four-wicket haul to keep the visitors in check on the second day.
Team Rajasthan v Karnataka: Kar 1st inn 281/10 (S Gopal 48, A Choudhary 5/77 ); Team Raj 1st inn 219/7 (R Bhatia 99, Vinay Kumar 2/39), Trail by 62 runs
Rajat Bhatia kept hosts Rajasthan in the fray with a determined 171-ball 99-run knock even as the hosts lost wickets at regular intervals. Trapped lbw by Vinay Kumar, the veteran batsman missed out on a hard earned century in Jaipur.
Vidarbha v Maharashtra: Vid 1st inn 332/10 (F Fazal 120, S Mundhe 3/60, A Sanklecha 3/60); Maha 1st inn 144/6 (S Gugale 42, R Thakur 2/22, S Wagh 2/31), Trail by 188 runs
Vidarbha's left-arm pacers Shrikant Wagh and Ravikumar Thakur claimed two wickets each while Faiz Fazal returned to claim Harshad Khadiwale to push Maharashtra on the back foot in Nagpur.
Group B
Baroda v Madhya Pradesh: MP 1st inn 269/10 (I Pandey 34, S Singh 4/61); Baroda 1st inn 188/4 (A Waghmode 64*, A Sharma 2/58). Trail by 81 runs
Aditya Waghmode kept Baroda's first innings on course with a 210-ball 64* after the hosts were left on 59 for three. He was involved in an 80-run partnership with Deepak Hooda (51) to help script the hosts’ reply. His stand with Yusuf Pathan (27) was unbroken on 49 when play ended for the day.
Gujarat v Uttar Pradesh: UP 1st inn 273/10 (H Asnora 57*, J Murah 3/35); Guj 1st inn 100/10 (P tale 39, P Kumar 5/16, S Kumar 5/37); UP 2nd inn 163/7 (U Sharma 66, Axar Patel 4/54), Lead by 336 runs.
Praveen Kumar (5/16) bowled UP to a 173-run first innings lead in Valsad. The senior pacer was well complemented by left-arm spinner
Saurabh Kumar (5/37) in bowling the hosts out for a paltry total. The swing bowler's 17th five-wicket haul in first-class cricket has helped put the visitors in a commanding position for a win and keep them in reckoning for a post in the knock-outs.
Although the UP line-up caved in to the Axar Patel (4/54)-led attack in the second innings, Umang Sharma (66) had helped the visitors to a sizeable lead.
Punjab v Andhra: Punjab won by 7 wickets. Pun 1st inn 147/10 (S Kaul 15, DB Prashanth Kumar 4/14); Andhra 2nd inn 133/10 (KS Bharat 39, G Mann 5/38, R Golu 3/33); Pun 2nd inn 67/3 (M Singh 22*, H Singh 17, H Shivraj 1/10)
Gurkeerat Mann (5/38) wrapped up Andhra's second innings for 133 to set up the match for Punjab in Patiala. The off-spinner, who had claimed four wickets in the first innings finished with nine in his bag. After Sarabjeet Ladda (3/33) & Rajwinder Gole (2/40) ran through the top half of the Andhra line-up, Mann wrecked the bottom half. 16 wickets fell in Patiala on Day 2 as Punjab cruised to victory.
Railways v Tamil Nadu: TN 1st inn 328/10 (B Indrajith 151, Anureet Singh 5/104); Railways 1st inn 129/7 (V Cheluvaraj 63*, Aswin Crist 4/42, J Kousik 3/7), Trail by 199 runs
After Baba Indrajith set up the match for TN with a 151-run knock, the pace duo of Aswin Crist and J Kousik ran through the Railways' lineup to tip the balance in the visitors’ favour. While Crist ran through the top-order, Kousik ran through the middle order.
Group C
Himachal Pradesh v Tripura: Tripura 1st inn 285/10 (R Datta 24, A Chauhan 3/55), HP 1st inn (A Bains 114, P Chopra 101, R Datta 3/26), Trail by 26 runs
A Bains and P Chopra have ensured HP a first innings lead with a 210-run opening stand after Tripura were bowled out for 285 in Dharamsala. The pair batted the visitors out of the game with a solid display of batsmanship. While Bains made 114, Chopra scored 101 before being sent back by Rana Datta to keep the team in a commanding position and ensuring a first innings lead.
Hyderabad v Jammu & Kashmir: J & K 1st inn 460/10 (R Dayal 48, Anwar Ahmed 5/92); Hyd 1st inn 113/2 (T Agarwal 57*, R Sharma 2/33), Trail by 347 runs
Hyderabad's left-arm pacer, Anwar Ahmed (5/92) bowled J & K out for 460 earlier in the day after the visitors resumed on 331 for four.
Tanmay Agarwal then helped the team see through the day with an unbeaten 57.
Jharkhand v Goa: Goa 1st inn 141/2 (S Asnodkar 67*, S Quadri 2/42)
After losing the first day to bad weather, 53 overs of play could take place in Jamshedpur on Day 2. Swapnil Asnodkar took the visitors to 141 for two with a 151-ball 67* until play was called off for the day.
Services v Saurashtra: Sau 1st inn 264/10 ( A Barot 66, C Jani 47, A Ahmad 5/74, S Pathania 4/72) Lead by 10 runs
After Avi Barot (66) set the platform for Suarashtra's second innings with a 91-run openings stand the visitors lost wickets at regular intervals and were in precarious position. However, Chirag Jani helped the team to a narrow first innings lead in Delhi.
Follow the stars
Haryana captain, Virender Sehwag was bowled by Bengal's Mukesh Kumar for 28 in Lahli.
Vinay Kumar claimed two for 39 as Karnataka strove to keep Team Rajasthan in check.
Ambati Rayudu was sent back by Ankit Sharma for 8 in Baroda's ongoing match against MP.
Parthiv Patel was bowled for 39 in the match against UP.
Saurashtra's Ravindra Jadeja was sent back for 6 by D Pathania.
