After centurions, Dinesh Karthik and A Mukund set the platform for a win, the Malolan Rangarajan (four-for)-led attack bowled Tamil Nadu to a resounding win against Railways.
In Lahli, the trio of MS Grewal, Siddharth Kaul and Sandeep Sharma bowled Punjab to a comprehensive win against Madhya Pradesh.
Grewal, who picked four wickets in the second innings finished with a 10-wicket haul in the match.
Having secured a first innings lead, Aditya Tare led Mumbai to a draw against Baroda after being set a stiff total by Baroda. Bengal too gained three points on the basis of their first innings lead against UP.
Group A, Round 2 – Day 4 Round-up:
Mumbai vs Baroda in Palam, New Delhi: Baroda 1st inn 305/10 in 86.1 overs (S Singh 15, V Gohil 3/70, Shardul 2/77); Mumbai 1st inn 323/10 in 92.5 overs (BS Sandhu 64*, IK Pathan 3/30); Baroda 2nd inn 383/5 decl in 94 overs (D Hooda 100*); Mumbai 2nd inn 224/5 in 77 overs (A Tare 63*, J Bista 49, M Vahora 2/32, Y Pathan 2/59) Match drawn. Mumbai took first innings lead.
Baroda declared their second innings after adding 62 runs to their overnight total of 321 for five. Deepak Hooda, who had resumed his innings on 66 was unbeaten on 100 when Irfan Pathan declared the innings. Having conceded the first innings led they set Mumbai a 366-run target on the final day.
Akhil Herwadkar and Jay Bista had taken Mumbai to 68 when Yusuf Pathan ended the opening stand with the wicket of the former and followed up with the wicket of the latter in his next over. A few overs later M Vahora claimed Surya Kumar Yadav to leave Mumbai on 96 for three. He also sent back Shreyas Iyer for 46, 41 runs later. Aditya Tare then held fort and took the game to a draw. The Mumbai captain was unbeaten on 63 with senior campaigner Abhishek Nayar on 11 when the match was called off.
Madhya Pradesh vs Punjab in Lahli: Punjab 1st inn 378/10 in 108.2 overs (Y Singh 177, I Pandey 8/102); MP 1st inn 247/10 in 87 overs (SS Sharma 53, M Grewal 6/36); Punjab 2nd inn 175/9 decl. (Y Singh 76, I Pandey 3/25, A Sharma 2/11); MP 2nd inn 180/10 in 64.4 overs (S Sharma 37, M Grewal 4/41, S Kaul 3/42, S Sharma 2/25) Punjab won by 126 runs
After MP resumed the 307-run chase on the fourth morning on 26 for one, Manpreet Grewal claimed Rajat Patidar to leave the opposition on 55 for two to set the ball rolling. He added three more scalps to his tally while Sandeep Sharma and Siddharth Kaul claimed two and three wickets respectively as they tightened the noose around the MP lineup.
The pacers helped skittle Madhya Pradesh out for 180 and claim a convincing victory.
Uttar Pradesh vs Bengal in Jaipur: Bengal 1st inn 466/10 in 139.2 overs (A Easwaran 142, M Tiwary 110, K Yadav 5/115, A Rajpoot 4/ 119); UP 1st inn 410/10 in 112.4 overs (U Sharma 136, S Khan 85, K Yadav 63, A Gani 3/72, P Ojha 2/101); Bengal 2nd inn 274/6 decl in 76 overs (A Easwaran 110*, S Goswami 100, K Yadav 4/107); UP 2nd inn 70/0 in 20 overs (T Srivastava 31*, A Shaukat 30*) Match Drawn. Bengal took first innings lead.
After securing a first innings lead, Bengal made 274 for six in the second before declaring their innings on the final day. Propelled by A Easwaran and S Goswami’s centuries they set UP a 331-run target later on the final day. While the duo posted centuries, Kuldeep Yadav, who had claimed a five-for in the first innings claimed the middle-order to leave Bengal on 123 for four. With four wickets in the second innings he finished with nine wickets in the game.
When the match ended in a draw, UP were 70 without loss.
Railways vs Tamil Nadu in Bilaspur: TN 1st inn 121/10 in 42.2 overs (M Rangarajan 36*, D Bansal 4/48, M Chaudhary 3/31); Railways 1st inn 173/10 in 64 overs (A Gosh 46*, T Natarajan 4/51, M Rangarajan 2/21); TN 2nd inn 452/8 decl in 132 overs (KD Karthik 163, A Mukund 100, K Sharma 4/109); Railways 2nd inn 226/10 in 82.2 overs (S Wakaskar 120, M Rangarajan 4/37, Kousik J 2/17, T Natarajan 2/51) TN won by 174 runs
Having conceded the first innings lead, Abhinav Mukund (100) and Dinesh Karthik (163) took TN to a solid 452 for eight in the second innings and set Railways a 401-run target. Chasing the stiff total, Saurabh Wakaskar and S Shukla built a solid platform with a 108-run partnership until stumps on Day 3. However, without addition to the overnight score, Shukla was sent back by Kousik J on the fourth morning.
The pacer then followed up with the wicket of Mrunal Devdhar to set the tone of the innings. Having got the breakthroughs early in the morning, the TN attack seized the momentum. While Wakaskar held up one end, wickets crumbled at the other. Offspinner Malolan Rangarajan claimed four while T Natarajan picked two wickets and Aswin Crist and Vignesh chipped in with one each to bowl TN to a comprehensive win.
