Ranji Highlights: Shahrukh Khan's 194 helps TN fetch first-innings lead

 By and large triumphs

Kerala pounded Meghalaya by an innings and 166 races to start their Ranji crusade with a bang. Having been on the front foot right all along, Kerala expanded their lead on the third morning and proclaimed at 505/9. Once more gazing rout in the wake of surrendering a 357-run lead, Meghalaya set up a disheartening show with the bat. Chirag Khurana and Dippu Sangma joined to add 130 runs yet the remainder of the group contributed a simple 61 altogether. Sreesanth went wicketless and yielded more than six an over however Jalaj Saxena and Basil Thampi took care of business for Kerala.

Manipur took care of Arunachal Pradesh on the third morning to finish a simple success in Kolkata. Arunachal Pradesh completed the subsequent day's play at 40/6, having made just 119 in their first innings. Requiring 138 additional runs just to make Manipur bat once more, the batting side disintegrated for 152, to lose by an innings and 25 runs.

Chattisgarh, who were top choices to finish a success over Jharkhand in Guwahati, took care of business on the third day to start their mission in splendid style. In a low-scoring experience that saw the two groups battle with the bat, Chattisgarh required just 67 hurries to win the challenge when the day's play started. Akhil Herwadkar and Ajay Jadav Mandal guaranteed there were no hiccups.

Top batting endeavors

A bold century from Shahrukh Khan assisted Tamil Nadu with getting an essential first-innings lead against Delhi in Guwahati. TN didn't look like drawing anyplace nearer to Delhi's complete at one phase having lost a large portion of the side with only 162 on the board. Nonetheless, Shahrukh united with Baba Indrajith as the two players hit hundreds of years. N Jagadeesan contributed an imperative fifty however it was Shahrukh who got everyone's attention with ten colossal sixes. In the end, he fell six runs low on a twofold century as TN were all out for 494.

A familiar century from Hanuma Vihari has placed Hyderabad steering the ship against Chandigarh. Vihari's thump came after Hyderabad invested in some opportunity to eliminate the keep going four Chandigarh wickets on the third morning. With a lead of 131, Vihari then, at that point, hit 15 limits to make 106 off only 149 conveyances as his side announced following stretching out the lead to 400. Chandigarh have effectively lost two wickets with only 21 on the board, requiring another 380 on the last day to finish an improbable triumph.

Twin tons from Bishal Ghosh and Samit Gohel drove Tripura's solid reaction to Haryana's mammoth 556. While Gohel made 122, Ghosh was very quiet in his innings and batted over the course of the day to complete unbeaten on 136 off 365. He has his undertaking cut out on the last day also with his side actually following by 256 runs.

A shimmering century from captain Snehal Kauthankar has placed Goa solidly on top of their challenge against Odisha. The two sides suffered batting disappointments in the main innings yet Kauthankar was in the zone right from the start of the second exposition as he crushed an unbeaten 165 off only 175 conveyances. He proclaimed the innings minutes before stumps, setting Odisha an objective of 387.

Best bowling exhibitions

Ronit More's three-wicket burst came at a significant crossroads for Karnataka as they figured out how to bring a first-innings lead against Railways on the third day. Continuing at 213/3, Railways lost themselves momentarily however recuperated on the rear of a 60-run represent the eighth wicket and exactly when it seemed like they would draw nearer to Karnataka's aggregate, More got the last three wickets in speedy style as Karnataka figured out how to acquire a first-innings lead of 55.

A five-wicket pull from Parvez Rasool has placed Jammu and Kashmir near the precarious edge of a triumph over Puducherry in Chennai by stumps on the third day. J&K initially went past Puducherry's first innings all out and acquired a significant lead on the rear of a quickfire century from Abdul Samad however it was Rasool's endeavors with the ball that turned the game on its head. He designed a breakdown by first disposing of Pavan Deshpande that saw Puducherry go from 40/1 to 105/9. With only one wicket remaining, Puducherry presently have a small lead of only 30 runs.

Mumbai kept up with their hold on the game against Saurashtra after Mohit Avasti and Shams Mulani got four wickets each to bowl the resistance out for only 220. Their bowling endeavors brought about a huge 324-run first innings lead for Mumbai yet Saurashtra have made a promising beginning in their bid to deny the heavyweights an altogether win. By stumps, the Saurashtra openers added 105 on the board, bringing the shortfall down to 219.