NAGPUR, Nov 2: Railways are poised for an outright win against Vidarbha, having taken a 100-run lead and eight second innings wickets on the third day of the four-day Central Zone Ranji League tie today. off-spinner Preetam Gandhe took eight wickets for 88 runs to restrict Railways to 270.Brief scores: Vidarbha 170 & 146-8 (Murali Kartik 5-31) vs Railways 270 (S Bangar 85, A Sharma 60, Preetam Gandhe 8-88)UP take leadDURG: Uttar Pradesh, boosted by Saurabh Shukla's 80, secured a 45-run lead over MP on the penultimate day of the Central Zone match.Brief scores: Madhya Pradesh 338 and 0-1 vs Uttar Pradesh 383 (Saurabh Shukla 80, Jyoti Yadav 54, Manoj Mudgal 50, Mohammed Kaif 46 Rizwan Shamshad 50; Gnanendra Pandey 33; Narendra Hirwani 3-66).Delhi in commandNEW DELHI: Haryana were 90 for two in the second innings after Delhi had secured a 304-run first innings lead on the penultimate day of the North Zone match.Brief scores: Haryana 166& 90-2 (Jasvir Singh batting 38, Parinder Sharma 32) vs Delhi 470-8 decl (D Sharma 56, Ashu Dani 89, Ajay Sharma 143, Virendera Sehwag 47, Akash Malhotra 45; Feroze Ghyas 3-90, S Jakhar 3-159).HP belt J&KCHAMBA: Himachal skipper Rajiv Nayyar struck an unbeaten century as the hosts belted Jammu and Kashmir to pile up 407 for six wickets in their first innings.Brief scores: Jammu and Kashmir 249 vs Himachal Pradesh 407-6 (N Gaur 69, R Nayyar batting 170, Yashwinder 55)Services in troubleMOHALI: Services were in trouble at 112 for five against Punjab's 533-6 declared.Brief scores: Punjab 533-6 decl vs Services 112 (Sanjay Verma 37; Sarandeep Singh 6-41; Sandeep Sharma 3-33) 112-5 (Sanjay Verma batting 37; Sarandeep Singh 3-26).
