Ranji Trophy: Bowlers toil to give Mumbai 1st-innings lead

Mumbai, February 25

Mumbai were ahead by 57 runs at stumps after Baroda conceded a slender lead in the first innings despite centuries from Shashwat Rawat and Vishnu Solanki on the third day of their ongoing Ranji Trophy quarterfinal here today. Mumbai, who posted 384 in the first innings, fought hard with the ball to eke out a lead of 36 runs, with the visitors being bowled out for 348.

Tamil Nadu enter semis

Coimbatore: Skipper R Sai Kishore stole the spotlight as his four-wicket haul helped Tamil Nadu thrash Saurashtra by an innings and 33 runs on Day 3 of their quarterfinal.

Resuming at the overnight score of 300/6 in their first innings, TN managed to add just 38 more to their total.

Saurashtra were shot out for 122, handing the hosts their spot in the semifinal.

Vidarbha take control

Nagpur: Yash Thakur and Aditya Sarwate shone bright as Vidarbha moved into a commanding position against Karnataka after swelling their lead to 224 runs on the third day of their quarterfinal. Left-arm spinner Sarwate (3/50) and pacer Thakur (3/48) shared six wickets as Karnataka were bundled out for 286 in their first innings after resuming from overnight 98/2.

Set up for thrilling finish

Indore: The quarterfinal between Madhya Pradesh and Andhra was evenly poised at stumps on the third day, with both the teams having an equal opportunity to win the game. While Andhra need 75 runs, MP require six wickets to win the game.

Brief scores: Mumbai: 384 & 21/1 vs Baroda: 348 (Rawat 124, Solanki 136; Mulani 4/121); Saurashtra: 183 & 122 in 75.4 overs (Pujara 46; Sai Kishore 4/27) vs Tamil Nadu: 338 (Indrajith 80; Jani 3/22); Vidarbha: 460 & 50/0 vs Karnataka: 286 (Jose 82; Thakur 3/48, Sarwate 3/50); Madhya Pradesh: 234 & 107 (Reddy 4/28, Mohan 3/20, Sasikanth 3/20) vs Andhra: 172 & 95/4 (Vihari 43*; Agarwal 2/22) 

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