Ranji Trophy 2015, Group A: Bengal reach 257/8 against Haryana on Day 1

Ashish Hooda and Yuzvendra Chahal bagged two wickets apiece, while there was one for Harshal Patel at the CH Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium.

At stumps, Pragyan Ojha and Ashok Dinda were batting on 22 and 5 respectively.

Chandila shared 64 runs for the sixth wicket with Tiwary and later, Ojha joined Shaw to add 65 runs for the eighth wicket to somewhat rescue Bengal on a picth that aided the bowlers a bit.

Batting at number three, Shreevats Goswami managed 35 before getting out to Rana.

Delhi crawl to 99/1 against Odisha on Day 1

Table-toppers Delhi crawled to 99 for one against Odisha on a day when only 48.2 overs were possible with bad light curtailing play in the Group A Ranji Trophy cricket encounter in Bhubaneshwar on Friday.

Put into bat, Delhi openers, Dhruv Shorey (42) and Gautam Gambhir (35 not out) managed a 74-run stand to give the hosts a firm but slow start.

Brief Scores: Delhi 99/1 in 48.2 overs (Dhriv Shorey 42, Gautam Gambhir 35 not out; Basant Mohanty 1-31)

Karnataka 270/8 against Rajasthan on Day 1

Mayank Agarwal and Ravikumar Samarth hit a half-century each to take Karnataka to 270 for 8 in their first innings on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy cricket match against Rajasthan in Jaipur on Friday.

Put in to bat, Karnataka lost Robin Uthappa (11) and Abhishek Reddy (9) in the first hour to seamers Deepak Chahar and Tanveer-ul-Haq respectively as the visiting side were reduced to 51 for 2 in the Group A match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.

Brief Scores: Karnataka 1st Innings: 270 for 8 in 90 overs (Mayank Agarwal 66, Ravikumar Samarth 65; Aniket Choudhary 3/72)

Vidarbha 227/4 after Fazal ton

Vidarbha were 227 for four after Faiz Fazal shone with a sedate century on the first day of their Group B Ranji Trophy cricket match against Maharashtra in Nagpur on Friday.

At stumps, Fazal was batting on 110 and giving him company was Ravi Jangid, who was yet to open his account at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground.