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Hyderabad Vs Karnataka at Hyderabad (Result : Hyderabad won by 297 runs)

Hyderabad have been the team in question so far, but they were ready to spring a surprise or two when they took on zonal rivals Karnataka. The Hyderabadi batting looked a bit sloppy as they gave cheap wickets with only D Vinay Kumar putting up a decent score of 65. NC Aiyyapa fittingly showed us as to why he deserved the Speedster award by picking up 3/51. The Karnataka batsman were no different, as they gave cheap wickets to the veteran Hyderabadi speedster NP Singh who bagged a haul of 6/31. Hyderabad then consolidated on their 1st Innings lead of 77 by scoring 309 in their second innings, with keeper Khaleel coming up with yet another vital contribution with the bat. The target of 387 was clear for the men from Bangalore, but there were worse things to happen. Pacer Faiz Ahmed bagged a six-for again (6/29) to bowl out Karnataka for a cheap 90 and give them a crucial 287 run win. Hyderabad take 4 very important points from this tie, whereas Karnataka return home with plenty of questions to answer ! Hyderabad travel to the Eden Gardens to take on Bengal whereas Karnataka have a rest week.

Hyderabad 177 all out (D.Vinay Kumar 65; NC Aiyappa 3/51) and 309 (Khaleel 72*) beat Karnataka 100 (NP Singh 6/31) and 90 (Faiz Ahmed 6/29) by 287 runs
 

Gujarat Vs Tamil Nadu at Ahmedabad (Result : Match Drawn)

Gujarat hosted a yet-again depleted Tamil Nadu side at the Motera, Ahmedabad. It was a very worn wicket as it witnessed plenty of cricket this season. Tamil Nadu, batted first and looked in a state of doubt until a man called Sridharan Sarath made his presence in the middle. Sarath battled hard for his 19th Ranji ton, and was ably supported by Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan who scored 50. Sarath went on to make 155 as he played with the help of tailender C Ganapathy to help Tamil Nadu pile up 372 runs. Gujarat looked a bit off early on losing 3 quick wickets, but Akash Christian and Mukund Parmar rallied on. Christian went on to make 112 and Parmar scored 82 runs, but Gujarat conceded a 50 run lead, which gave Tamil Nadu the all important 2 points on 1st innings lead. Tamil Nadu in their second innings, went on to score 208/5, with Vidyut again making a quickfire 68 (55) and Sunil Viswanathan 56*.
Tamil Nadu play Assam at Chennai, while Gujarat take on neighbours Rajasthan at Jaipur.

Tamil Nadu 372 (Sarath 155, Vidyut 50; Shyamal Bhatt 4/93) and 208/5 (Vidyut 68, Viswanathan 56*, Ganesh Kumar 55) drew with Gujarat 322 (Akash Christian 112, Mukund Parmar 86; Ramkumar 5/66, Suresh 3/86)

Uttar Pradesh Vs Railways at Varanasi (Result : Railways beat UP by 152 runs)

Uttar Pradesh would have been confident after that draw against Mumbai, where their youngsters came through. But, they were to take on a confident Railways line-up which had just beaten Delhi. UP did all the good things right from the start and skittled out Railways for 137. But, the never-give-up attitude of Railways was seen as they derailed UP for just 71 runs with offie Kulamani Parida picking 5/18. Railways cashed on this lead and made 208, setting UP a target of 274. They offered some initial resistance, but not enough to put up with the raging railmen. They bowled UP out for 122 and securing a win by 152 runs, with Parida picking a yet another 5-for haul (5/47) and match figures of 10/65. Railways picked up 4 points to move up in the table, while UP seems in the relegation zone. UP play Andhra next at Kanpur, while Railways take on Punjab at Delhi.

Railways 137 (S. Bangar 51; AW Zaidi 4/36, Shivakant Shukla 3/12) and 208 (JP Yadav 37, Khanolkar 30; Zaidi 2/16, Shukla 2/16) beat Uttar Pradesh 71 (Kulamani Parida 5/18) and 122 (Kulamani Parida 5/47) by 152 runs

Baroda Vs Kerala at Vadodara (Result : Match Drawn)

Baroda, after successfully drawing against Punjab, had to face the challenging of one of the developing states of Indian cricket - Kerala. Kerala batted first and put up an average score of 231 with a score of 66 by Tamil Nadu exile Hemanth Kumar. Baroda replied in the assertive way, piling on 411 runs, with a fine ton from Rishikesh Parab, brother of opener Satyajit Parab and Rakesh Patel scored 67 vital runs, enabling Baroda take a huge lead in the first innings. Kerala, in their second innings reduced the number of errors committed by them in the first and scored 337/9, with 93 from former Karnataka bat Sujith Somasundar and 86 from Srikumar Nair. Incidentally, both Kerala and Baroda are yet to secure a win in the Ranji trophy, and Kerala have been unbeaten so far. Abey Kuruvilla's Kerala travels to his former state Mumbai whereas Baroda will face Mithun Minhas's challenge at the Kotla.

Kerala 231 (Hemanth Kumar 66; Arothe 4/50, Patel 4/85) and 337/9 (Somasundar 93, Srikumar Nair 86; Patel 3/66) drew with Baroda 411 (R.Parab 104, Rakesh Patel 67)

Punjab Vs Delhi at Mohali (Result : Match Drawn)

This is the traditional clash of the North Zone, and this time Punjab hosted Delhi for a Group A Ranji Match. Punjab led by Dinesh Mongia, put Delhi into bat and made things difficult as they were reeling at 37/4, till their skipper Mithun Minhas arrived and added 98 runs with Piyush Chawla and 114 runs with stumper Varun Kumar. Minhas went on to score 129 runs and Delhi managed a score of 310. For Punjab, Gagandeep Singh picked up 5 wickets conceding 55 runs and pacer Amit Uniyal picking 3 scalps. The presence of Yuvraj Singh proved to be a setback for the Delhi bowlers, as he opened the batting for Punjab and scored 138, well supported by Pankaj Dharmani who made 79. For Delhi, Narender Negi and S Gill picked up 4 wickets each, but couldnt halt Punjab from taking a 75-runs lead. Delhi played some positive cricket, with ex-India player Ajay Jadeja scoring 53 runs and Delhi ended up reaching 264/5 in 96 overs. Delhi play Baroda at Vadodara next while Punjab take on Railways at Delhi.

Delhi 310 (Minhas 129; Gagandeep 5/55, Amit Uniyal 3/69) and 264/5 (Jadeja 53*, Rajat Bhatia 75) drew with Punjab 385 (Yuvraj Singh 138; Negi 4/87 and Gill 4/109)

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