The final day of first-round matches of Ranji Trophy 2018/19 saw some exciting action. In Group A, Gujarat earned 6 points by winning their match against Baroda by 9 wickets. Out of 17 matches played in Round 1, 7 matches produced results and 10 matches ended in draws.
The defending Champions Vidarbha earned 1 point with a brilliant batting display. Wadkar and Sarwate added 113 runs for the 6th wicket ensured safety. Maharashtra earned 3 points with huge first innings lead. Following on, Vidarbha posted a massive 501 for 8. Captain Faiz Fazal scored 131 while Wadkar remained not out on 122.
Mumbai also earned three points with a first innings lead over Railways. Siddesh Lad and Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dubey were stars in first innings. Tushar Deshpande took 6 wickets in the first innings to provide the first innings lead. In the second innings, Mumbai Aditya Tare remained not out on 100 and young Shivam Dubey impressed again with 68 not out in 2nd innings.
In the final Group A match, Saurashtra got 3 points due to 1st innings lead against Chhattisgarh.
In Group B, Andhra Pradesh earned three points with first innings lead over Punjab, Bengal also got three points. Kerala and Hyderabad got 1 point each, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh ended with 1 point.
In Group C, Jharkhand earned 3 points with a first innings lead over Assam. Ishan Kishan was the top scorer for Jharkhand in the 2nd innings with 120 runs. Odisha, Tripura also earned 3 points with first innings lead over their respective opponents.  Rajasthan secured 6 points with a 75 runs win over Jammu and Kashmir. Chasing the target of 395 to win, despite captain’s knock by Parveez Rasool, Jammu and Kashmir was bowled out for 319.
Uttar Pradesh crushed Goa by an innings and 247 runs to gain a bonus point.
In Plate Group, Meghalaya defeated Arunachal Pradesh by 7 wickets, Uttarakhand defeated Bihar by 10 wickets, Sikkim crushed Manipur by an innings and 27 runs, Nagaland smashed Mizoram by an innings and 333 runs.
Baroda vs. Gujarat ( Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara)
With a lead of 149 runs, Baroda only added 18 runs for last 3 wickets to bowled out for 179. Gujarat was set the target of 168 runs to win, Samit Gohel and Panchal added 68 runs for the opening wicket.
Gujarat 302 in 102.1 overs ( Samit Gohel 63, Rujul Bhatt 76, Manpreet Juneja 47, Rush Kalaria 40, Atit Sheth 3/53,Bhatt 3/75, Meriwala 3/50 ) and 168 for 1 in 48.2 overs ( Panchal 112*, Merai 33*) beat
Baroda 290 in 81.2 overs ( Yusuf Pathan 69, Deepak Hooda 63, Siddarth Desai 5/107, Piyush Chawla 3/58) and 179 in 72.2 overs  ( Pinal Shah 71, Yusuf Pathan 28, Sheth 27, Rush Kalaria 6/35) by 9 wickets.
Gujarat 6, Baroda 0.
Vidarbha vs. Maharashtra (MCA Stadium, Pune)
Starting the 4th day on 287 for 3, Vidarbha captain Faiz Fazal was dismissed early today. Wadkar and Sarwate added 113 runs for the 6th wicket ensuring safety for defending Champions. Vidarbha posted 501 for 8. Wadkar remained not out on 122.
Vidarbha 120 in 44.5 overs ( Wasim Jaffer 27, Sarwate 25, Bachhav 3/3, Samad Fallah 2/21) and 501 for 8 in 175 overs ( Faiz Fazal 131, Wadkar 122*, Sarwate 60, Wasim Jaffer 63, Ganesh Satish 37, Samad Fallah 2/84, Bachhav 3/109) draw
Maharashtra 343 ( Khurana 89, Gugagle 47, Gaikwad 47, Tripathi 36*, Sarwate 2/50, Wakhare 2/47)
Maharashtra 3, Vidarbha 1
Railways vs. Mumbai ( Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi)
Starting the final day on 57 for 2, Mumbai batsmen continued to pile on runs with Aditya Tare remaining not out on 100, Siddesh Lad 76, Shivam Dubey 69.
Mumbai 411 in 115.2 overs ( Shivam Dubey 114*, Siddesh Lad 99, Suryakumar Yadav 83, , Harsh Tyagi 4/83, Anureet Singh 3/77, Avinash Yadav 3/99) and 321 for 5 in 102.4 overs ( Aditya Tare 100*, Siddesh Lad 76, Shivam Dubey 69*, Harsh Tyagi 3/86,Akhil Herwadkar 24, Harsh Tyagi 1/7) draw
Railways 307 in 104.2 overs ( Arindam Ghosh 71, Avinash Yadav 48, Harsh Tyagi 39, Anureet Singh 38*, Tushar Deshpande 6/70) by 161 runs.
Mumbai 3, Railways 1.
Saurashtra vs. Chhattisgarh (SCA Stadium, Rajkot)
On the final day, Chhattisgarh added 40 runs and were bowled out for 355. In their second innings, Saurashtra scored 178 for 5 before the match was called off.
Saurashtra 475 in 142.2 overs ( Jackson 147, Vasavada 63, Snell Patel 91, Harvik Desai 78, Shahnawaz Hussain 4/97) and 178 for 5 in 58.1 overs ( Sheldon Jackson 52*, Harvik Desai 46, Sahil Gupta 4/69) draw
Chhattisgarh 355 in 125.2 overs ( Sumit Ruikar 67, Sahil Gupta 53, Tiwari 40, Harpreet Singh 60, Unadkat 7/86)
Saurashtra 3, Chhattisgarh 1.
Elite Group B
Andhra vs. Punjab ( ACA- VDCA Stadium, Vizag)
Andhra began the 4th and final day on 327 for 5. Ricky Bhui scored 181 and helped Andhra Pradesh earn the first innings lead. In reply, Punjab scored 102 for 2 in their second innings.
Andhra Pradesh 423 in 155.5 overs  ( Ricky Bhui 181, Srikar Bharat 76, Shoaib Md Khan 52, Hanuma Vihari 19, Hebbar 17, Mayank Markande 5/129) draw
Punjab 414 in 156.2 overs ( Sanvir Singh 110, Mayank Markande 68*, Mandeep Singh 68, , Shubman Gill 56, Ayyappa 3/78, Karn Sharma 3/115, Vijaykumar 2/42) and 102 for 2 in 33 overs ( Shubman Gill 54*, Vijaykumar 1/2)
Andhra Pradesh 3, Punjab 1.
Himachal Pradesh vs. Bengal (Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadun)
On the fourth and final, Himachal Pradesh was bowled out for 324. In their second innings, Bengal scored 203 for 3 before the umpires decided to call off the match
Bengal 380 in 116.1 overs ( Manoj Tiwary 55, Majumdar 52, Raman 48, AA Gani 47, Ashok Dinda 38, Rishi Dhawan 2/56, P Chopra 2/29, PP Jaiswal 5/81) and 203 for 3 in 67 overs ( Raman 87, Easwaran 76, P Chopra 2/53) draw
Himachal Pradesh 324 in 115 overs ( Ankush Bains 86, Sumeet Verma 46, Ekant Sen 43, Rishi Dhawan 37*, Pramanik 4/54, Ashok Dinda 2/57, Gani 2/51)
Bengal 3, Himachal 1Â
Kerala vs. Hyderabad ( ST Xavier College Ground, Thiruvananthapuram)
The final day between Hyderabad and Kerala ended with Hyderabad scoring 228 for 5. Kerala and Hyderabad earned 1 point each.
Hyderabad 228 for 5 in 112 overs ( Sandeep 56*, Kolla Sumanth 42*, Â Akshay Chandran 2/44) draw
Kerala 495 for 6 declare 164 overs ( Jalaj Saxena 57, 147, Jagadeesh 113*, Akshay Chandran 48* Sanju Samson 53, M Hassan 2/132, Sairam 3/110)
Hyderabad 1, Kerala 1.
Tamil Nadu vs. Madhya Pradesh (NPR College Ground, Dindgul)
On the fourth and final day, Tamil Nadu got chance to bat. Murali Vijay scored 19 runs. Captain Baba Indrajith scored 103 not out. Match ended in a draw
Madhya Pradesh 393 in 157.4 overs ( RM Patidar 196, AV Birla 51, Naman Ojha 45, Ankit Sharma 23* M Mohammed 4/98R Ashwin 4/85) draw
Tamil Nadu 236 for 4 in 77.4 overs ( Baba Indrajith 103*, Avesh Khan 2/49)
Tamil Nadu 1, Madhya Pradesh 1.
Elite Group C
Jharkhand vs. Assam (JSCA Stadium, Ranchi)
Starting the final day on 44 for 1, Jharkhand batsmen scored quick fire runs to declare their innings on 230 for 4.
Jharkhand 344 in 112.1 overs ( Nazim Siddiqui 72, Deborat 43, Utakarsh Singh 76, Anukul Roy 80, Mukthar Hussain 5/77, RL Mali 2/78) and 230 for 4 in 42.5 overs ( Ishan Kishan 120*, Nazim Siddiqui 48, Arup Das 1/70) draw
Assam 298 in 105.2 overs ( Gokul Sharma 92, Sibanskar Roy 70, Ashish Kumar 5/69, Varun Aaron 1/77) and 140 for 2 in 39 overs ( Sibanskar Roy 52*, Gokul Sharma 48*, Anukul Roy 2/55)
Jharkhand 3, Assam 1.
Odisha vs. Haryana (KIIT Stadium, Bhuvneshwar)
Odisha began the 4th day on 50 for 1. Biplab Samantray 103 not out ensured that Odisha goes with 1 point.
Haryana 442 in 128.3 overs (Himanshu Rana 164, Harshal Patel 72, Chaitanya Bishnoi 75, Â Chandila 53, Rajesh Mohanty 2/77, D Pradhan 3/96)
Odisha 324 in 112.2 overs ( AA Sarangi 114, Shantanu Mishra 71, Pradhan 36, HV Patel 2/58, Mohit Sharma 2/38, Tinu Kundu 4/51) and 267 for 7 in 99.2 overs ( Biplab Samantray 103*, Poddar 22, Sarangi 29, Jayant Yadav 2/45, Tinu Kundu 2/64) draw
Haryana 3, Odisha 1.
Rajasthan vs. Jammu and Kashmir ( Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur)
Needing 361 runs to on the final day, despite Parveez Rasool captains knock of 110 not out, Jammu and Kashmir were bowled out for 319. Rahul Chahar and Nathu Singh picked 4 wickets each for Rajasthan.
Rajasthan 379 in 109.4 overs ( C Bist 159, Ashok Menaria 59, Umar Nazir 2/93, Mudhasir 5/90) and 219 for 4 declare in 63 overs ( Amitkumar Gautam 68, Tajinder Singh 49*, Parveez Rasool 2/50) beat
Jammu and Kashmir 204 in 71.1 overs ( Parveez Rasool 47, Khajuria 40, M Mudhasir 30, TM UL Haq 3/71, Rahul Chahar 5/59) and 319 in 97.4 overs ( Parveez Rasool 110*, Bandy 62, Khajuria 48, Rahul Chahar 4/89, Nathu Singh 4/83) by 75 runs
Rajasthan 6, Jammu and Kashmir 0.
Tripura vs. Services (Maharaja Bir Bikram College Ground, Agartala)
Starting the final day on 110 for 0, Tripura made quick-fire runs and declared their innings on 232 for 2. Chasing a massive target, Services survived, ending at 164 for 6.
Tripura 360 in 122.3 overs ( Bishal Ghosh 201, SK Patel 38, Harmeet Singh 37, Rana Dutt 20, S Pandey 3/ 105, D Pathaina 4/79, Vikas Yadav 2/99 ) and 232 for 2 in 61 overs ( Udyan Bose 109, Bishal Ghosh 50, SK Patel 56*VU Yadav 1/47) drew
Services 238 in 85 overs ( Anshul Gupta 62, Navneet Singh 49, Hathwala 51, Murasingh 7/53) and 164 for 6 in 51 overs ( Ravi Chauhan 47, Vikas Hathwala 41, Rahul Sing 29*)
Tripura 3, Services 1.Â
Uttar Pradesh vs. Goa ( Green Park, Kanpur)
Uttar Pradesh cruised to an innings and 247 runs victory over Goa to gain a bonus point. Ankit Rajpoot took 2 more wickets to end with 5 wickets.
Uttar Pradesh 574 for 4 d in 161 overs ( Akashdeep Nath 194, Priyam Garg 117*, Kaushik 92, Mohammad Saif 126, LA Garg 2/109) beat
Goa 152 in 35.4 overs ( DW Misal 43, SK Kamat 41, Shivam Mavi 4/25) and 165 in 77.1 overs ( DW Misal 51*, Kauthankar 28, Sagun Kamat 27, Saurabh Kumar 4/31, Ankit Rajpoot 5/41) by an innings and 247 runs.
Uttar Pradesh 7, Goa 0
The 2nd round matches will begin from 12th November.
