Chhattisgarh defeated Himachal Pradesh by an innings and 114 runs. The rest of matches are heading towards exciting finishes.

Assam started the 3rd day on 279 for 6. Uttar Pradesh bowlers dismissed Assam for 318. In reply, UP have ended the day on 229 for 2 with Suresh Raina finally scoring.

Delhi started the 3rd day on 20 for 0. They have scored 277 for 4. Gambhir is still not out on 135.

Railways began the third day on 88 for 0. Pratham Singh scored 73 and ended the day on 330 for 5.

In Group B, Haryana began the second day on 99 for 7. HV Patel played a great knock of 83 which helped the hosts to post 223. In reply, Rajasthan are struggling at 74 for 7.

Gujarat have responded well in response to Saurashtra massive total. Panchal scored 145 and Bhatt not out on 75. Gujarat ended day 3 on 304 for 4.

Jammu and Kashmir started the 2nd day on 357 for 6 at Jamshedpur. The visitors could add only 19 runs and were dismissed for 376. In reply, Jharkhand are 220 for 5. Nazim Siddiqui and Anand Singh were the only contributors.

In Group C, Baroda are 6 wickets away from a win. Baroda declared their innings on 575 for 9. In their 2nd innings, Mumbai are struggling at 102 for 4.

Baba Aparjith and Vijay Shankar scored centuries on day 2. Tamil Nadu declared their innings on 530 for 8. In reply, Odisha ended day 2 on 36 for 0.

Andhra Pradesh began the second day on 351 for 5. Tripura bowlers showed great discipline and dismissed Tripura for 402. Sarkar picked 5 wickets. In reply, Tripura ended day 2 on 68 for 1.

In Group D, Chhattisgarh defeated Himachal Pradesh by an innings 114 run. Chhattisgarh were bowled out for 456. In their second innings, HP were bowled out for 167. Shahnawaz picked 6 for 53.

Starting the 3rd day on 89 for 3, Bengal were dismissed for 207. S Chatterjee and Manoj Tiwary scored half centuries. Follow on Bengal are struggling at 86 for 3. S Chatterjee remain not out on 40.

Services posted 263 with Vikas Yadav 84 and Nikul Verma 64. In reply, Goa are struggling at 150 for 6.

Group A

Assam vs. Uttar Pradesh (Guwhati)

Assam began the second day on 279 for 6. The Uttar Pradesh dismissed Assam 318. In the second innings, UP ended on 229 for 2.

Uttar Pradesh 349 in 73.2 overs ( Saurabh Kumar 133,  Upendra Yadav 127, RK Ahmed 3/103) 229 for 2 in 66 overs ( Umang Sharma 131) Assam 279 for 6 in 94 overs ( Sibsankar Roy 72, Saurabh Kumar 4/54)

Karnataka vs. Delhi ( Alur)

Karnataka began the day in a strong position at 348 for 4. Mayank Agarwal was dismissed for 176. Stuart Binny scored 118 while Sheryas Gopal scored 92. Karnataka were dismissed for a massive 649. In reply, Delhi ended day 2 on 20 for 0.

Delhi 277 for 4 in 84 overs( Gambhir 135Chand Shorey 64)trail Karnataka 649 in 172.2 overs ( Mayank Agarwal 176, Stuart Binny 118, Sheryas Gopal 92, Vikas Mishra 3/152, Manan Sharma 3/151) by 372 runs

Maharashtra vs. Railways (MCA Stadium, Pune)

Railways began the day on 88 for 0.

Railways 330 for 5 in 114 overs( Pratham Singh 73,Shukla 62, Khurana 2/50)trail Maharashtra 481 in 155.5 overs ( R Motwani 189, ACP Mishra 4/98, K Thakur 4/114) by 151 runs

Group B

Haryana vs. Rajasthan ( Lahli, Rohtak)

Haryana dismissed Rajasthan for 150.In their second innings, Haryana ended the day on 179 for 5.

Haryana 223 in 79 overs (HV Patel 83,RP Sharma 28, A Chal 22, Pankaj Singh 3/60, A Chaudhary 3/37 and 179 for 5 in 55 overs ( Shivam Chauhan 65,Aniket Chasity 2/30) lead Rajasthan 150 in 52. 4 overs Tajinder Singh 38, Ajit Chahal 3/42 Mishra 2/27 252 runs

Sauhastra vs. Gujarat (Rajkot)

Gujarat ended the 3rd day on 304 for 4. Panchal scored 145 and Bhatt not out on 75.

Gujarat 304 for 4 in 106 overs( Panchal 145, R Bhatt 75 not out, DA Jadeja 2/59, Unadkat 2/58trail Sauhastra 570 in 161. 4 overs( Pujara 182, Snell Patel 156, Mankad 62, Desai 3/144) by 266 runs.

Jharkhand vs. Jammu and Kashmir (Jamshedpur)

Jharkhand started the day on 220 for 5. They declared their innings on 292 for9. Jammu and Kashmir ended day 3 on 246 for 7.

Jammu and Kashmir 376 in 100. 3 overs ( Puneet Bisht 115, Owais Shah 84, Aaron4/54 and 246 for 7 in 59 overs ( Rasool 70, Utkarsha Singh 3/40) lead Jharkhand 292 for 9 in 108 overs ( Nazim Siddqui 70, Anand Singh 68, Sunny Gupta 31 not out) by 330 runs.

Group C

Mumbai vs. Baroda ( Wankedhe Stadium, Mumbai)

Baroda began the third day on 376 for 4. Swapnil Singh scored 164 and declared their innings on 575 for 9. In reply Mumbai are 102 for 4.

Mumbai 171 in 56.2 overs ( Aditya Tare 50, AA Seth 5/50, Meriwala 5/52) and 102 for 4 in 29 overs ( Rahane 28 not out) trail

Baroda 575 for 9 d in 180 overs( Swapnil Singh 164,Waghmode 138, Deepak Hooda 75, Solanki 54,) by 302 runs.

Odisha vs. Tamil Nadu ( DRIEMS, Cuttack)

Odisha 286 for 4 in 101 overs( Natraj Behra 91, Pattnaik 66, Sundar 2/48)trail  Tamil Nadu 530 for 8 in 165 overs ( Murali Vijay 140, Baba Aparjith 109*, Vijay Shankar 100, Suryakant Pradhan 3/75)by 244 runs.

Tripura vs. Andhra (Agartala)

Tripura began the third day on 68 for 1. Gurinder Singh and captain MuraSingh scored 81 each. Tripura was dismissed for 315. In reply, Andhra ended day 3 on 51 for 1.

Andhra Pradesh 402 in 144 overs ( Prashanth Kumar 133, Ricky Bhupendra 74, AA Sarkar 5/68 and 51 for 1in 17 overs, Prashanth Kumar 29) lead Tripura 315 in 99. 4 overs( Gurinder Singh 81, MuraSingh 81, Bhatt 4/ 93) by 138 runs.

Group D

Himachal Pradesh vs. Chhattisgarh (Dharamshala)

After dismissing Himachal Pradesh for 175 in the first innings, Chhattisgarh started the second day on 91 for 1. Risbabh Tiwari scored a brilliant 131 and the rest of batting order scored important runs.

Chhattisgarh  389 for 6 in 120 overs ( Risbabh Tiwari 131, Khare 78) beat Himachal Pradesh 175 in 44.2 overs ( Rishi Dhawan 35, Pankaj Kumar Rao 3/52, Sumit Ruikar 3/20) and 167 in 49.5 overs (Nikhil Gangta 41, Shahnawaz 6/ 53) by an innings 114 runs

 Chhattisgarh 6, HP 0

Bengal vs. Vidarbha ( Kalyani Stadium)

Bengal started the 3rd day on 89 for 3. Vidarbha dismissed Bengal for 207 in their first innings. S Chatterjee and Manoj Tiwary scored half centuries. Follow on Bengal are 86 for 3.

Bengal 207 in 81overs( Manoj Tiwary 50, S Chatterjee 50 Wakahre 3/45 and 86 for 3 29 overs ( S Chatterjee 40 not out, Lalit Yadav 3/ 16trail Vidarbha 499 in 138.1 overs ( RR Sanjay 182, Sarwate 89, IC Porel 4/139) by 206 runs

Goa vs. Services ( Palam A, Delhi)

Goa began the day on 150 for 6. They took a 7 runs lead. Services ended the day on 108 for 3.

Services 263 in 107. 2 overs ( Vikas Yadav 84, Nikul Verma 64,Parab 3/37, Sunil Desai 3/18) and 108 for 3 in 34 overs ( Ravi Chauhan 41 not out leadGoa 270 in 117. 5 overs Sagun Kamat 50, Vaz 70 Sachianand Pandey 5/ 61trail Services 263 in 107.2 by 101 runs.