Bengal amass huge total

Karnataka in command

Mysore: Karnataka tightened the noose on Haryana with a steady bowling effort on the second day of their Ranji Trophy super league tie. Not a single batsman from Haryana crossed the half-century mark as they were reduced to 176 for 6 wickets at stumps. Earlier Karnataka resuming from their overnight score of 301 for 6 could only add 70 more to their total.

Brief Scores: Karnataka 371 (CST Naidu 84, C Raghu 62, R Uthappa 54, Joginder Sharma 4/101) vs Haryana 176 for 6 wickets (D Joone 46, K Appanna 2/24, B Akhil 2/26).

Ravnit, Goel in full flow

Mohali: A solid double century partnership between opener Ravnit Rickey and K Goel put Punjab at the drivers seat on day two of their super league tie against Gujarat. Ravneet Rickey is still going steady with an unbeaten 142 while Goel missed his ton when he was snared by Majumdar after making 96.

Brief Scores: Gujarat 208 (B D Thaker 85, L Ablash 5/40) vs Punjab 321 for 2 wkts (R Rickey 142 n.o, K Goel 95).

Rajasthan make steady start

Jaipur: Rajasthan made a steady start in reply to Hyderabad’s challenging 385 all out in their super league tie. At stumps opener Khoda was unbeaten on 47 along with NS Doru who made 31. Earlier M Aslam captured 5 wickets for 90 runs to restrict the visitors who were 246 for 5 at the end of Day One.

Brief Scores: Hyderabad 385 (Anirudh Singh 87, A T Rayudu 62, M Aslam 5/90) vs Rajasthan 92 for 1 wkt (G Khoda 47, NS Doru 31).

Baroda hold upper hand

Rajkot: Connor Williams missed his double ton by a whisker (198) but that did not stop Baroda from seizing the initiative from Saurashtra. Baroda folded up for 406 while Saurashtra made a firm start in their reply. At stumps the hosts rode to 122 for 2 wickets on back of half-centuries by opener S Jogiyani and Shitanshu Kotak.

Brief Scores: Baroda 406 (C Williams 198, J Martin 64, SP Jobanputra 4/91) vs Saurashtra 122 for 2 wkts (S Kotak 53 n.o, S Jogiyani 58).

Vijay puts TN in command

Chennai: A dominating 179 by opener M Vijay Krishna and a half-century by S Sarath (53) propelled Tamil Nadu to a mammoth 474 for 9 against Andhra Pradesh in a super league tie. Vijay Krishna carried on from where he left on day 1 and completed his ton and then on cut loose to plunder 173. In reply AP were 21 for 1 at stumps.

Brief Scores: Tamil Nadu 474 for 6 wkts (M Vijay Krishna 179, S badrinath 69, S Sarath 53, D Kalyan Krishna 3/80) vs Andhra Pradesh 21 for 1 wkt.