Andhra Pradesh vs Uttarakhand |M.R. Praveen Chandran: Uttarakhand reeling at lunch. Stephen has a fifer  for his efforts. Uttarakhand 89/6 with Kunal Chandela batting on 28 and Saurabh Rawat batting on 7.

Kerala vs Madhya Pradesh | P.K. Ajith Kumar: Kerala 14 for no loss at lunch, chasing Madhya Pradesh’s mammoth 585 for nine declared. It has been by far the most eventful session in this match, as 125 runs were scored and four wickets fell. Kerala needs to preserve its wickets though if it has to entertain hopes of going past the Madhya Pradesh score.

Mumbai vs Odisha | Amol Karhadkar: Aditya Tare and Shams Mulani negotiate the last half-hour of the session without much fuss. Mumbai 402/5 at lunch, with a lead of 118 runs. See you in 40 mins

J&K vs Railways | Dhruva Prasad: Hundred for Yuvraj Singh! He smashes Abid Mushtaq for a four down the ground to bring up his maiden First Class hundred in his debut Ranji Trophy season. Railways 425 for nine. 

He falls soon after, adds Dhruva. WICKET! An unfortunate end to a brilliant innings. Yuvraj Singh is run out for 103. Railways 426 all out and that will be Lunch on Day 3.

J&K vs Railways | Dhruva Prasad: Yuvraj Singh tonks Parvez Rasool for two sixes in over to move to 91. Railways 409/8 and Jammu and Kashmir doesn’t seem to have an answer to this partnership

Bengal vs Chandigarh | Y.B. Sarangi: Bengal 18 for the loss of captain Abhimanyu Easwaran’s wicket in its second essay at lunch on the third day. Has an overall lead of 249 over Chandigarh. Abhimanyu (14) was caught behind off Shreshth Nirmohi.

Kerala vs Madhya Pradesh | P.K. Ajith Kumar: It’s all happening here, as  Bill Lawry would have said. Yash Dubey’s monumental innings has come to an end finally, lbw to Jalaj Saxena for 289 (591, 35×4, 2×6). Madhya Pradesh declared its first innings straightaway at 585 for nine. Jalaj finished with six for 116 in 51.3 overs. Kerala will get 153 overs to overtake that total and clinch a place in the knock-out phase.

TN vs Jharkhand | S Dipak Ragav: WICKET Anukul Roy strikes again. Shahrukh Khan is trapped leg-before. TN in deep trouble 102/6. Skipper Vijay Shankar walks in. One weakness of Shahrukh has been against spin, especially at the start of the innings.

J&K vs Railways | Dhruva Prasad: A 72-run stand for the ninth wicket between Yuvraj Singh and Akash Pandey has swelled Railways’ lead to 101. Railways 361/8 at Drinks in the first session of Day 3.

Andhra Pradesh vs Uttarakhand |M.R. Praveen Chandran: Uttarakhand in trouble as Stephen takes his fourth wicket. Deepesh Nainwal is the batter who has been dismissed lbw for 9 in front for . Uttarakhand 62/4 and it leads  by just 29 runs. Kunal Chandela batting on 9. Swapnil Singh has just joined him in the middle.

Mumbai vs Odisha | Amol Karhadkar: Sarfaraz Khan crosses 150-run mark with a nudge off Mohanty behind the stumps. Brace yourselves for a barrage on Sarfaraz Khan’s phenomenal stats in FC cricket.

Prasant Rana couldn’t have asked for better maiden wicket than Armaan Jaffer. Got him trapped lbw for 125 (223b, 281m, 15×4, 2×6) Mumbai 353/4 in 88.2 ovs, lead of 69

Bengal vs Chandigarh | Y.B. Sarangi: Chandigarh all out for 206 in 68.2 overs. Added 73 runs in one and a half hours of play on day three. Overnight batsman Ankit Kaushik began from 33 to score his half-century (63). He added 44 with previous evening’s partner Gaurav Gambhir (13) and 57 in quick time with the big hitting Jaskarandeep Singh, who hammered a 34-ball 31.

Mukesh Kumar removed Gambhir early. Later, Ishan Porel had Kaushik caught by his brother and trapped Shresth Nirmohi in one over.

Jaskarandeep was the last man to go as he holed out at deep midwicket off Shahbaz Ahmed.

Bengal, which got a substantial first innings lead of 231 runs, chose to bat again.

Kerala vs Madhya Pradesh | P.K. Ajith Kumar: Madhya Pradesh is showing more urgency than it has in any stage of this match thus far, as it has added 71 runs in an hour, though it has lost the wicket of Mihir Hirwani, bowled by Jalaj Saxena for 36 (43, 7×4). But opener Yash Dubey is still there, on 258 (561b, 32×4, 1×6). Madhya Pradesh 545 for six.

J&K vs Railways | Dhruva Prasad: Fifty up for Yuvraj Singh and Railways is crusing at 344 for eight. Abdul Samad has been brought into the attack. Loud cheers from the dugout with every passing run.

Mumbai vs Odisha | Amol Karhadkar: This game will go down in the history books as the first time FC game in which three boy wonders from Mumbai’s stables – Sarfaraz, Armaan and Prithvi, all from the same school – featured together. Besides celebrating each other’s success, Sarfaraz (136*, 147b) and Armaan (111*, 211b) have added 64 runs in 13 overs. Odisha have taken the new ball after 83 ovs, 323/3, trailing by 39 runs. Can Mohanty or Rana break the partnership?

Andhra Pradesh vs Uttarakhand |M.R. Praveen Chandran: Stephen gets Tanush Gusain in the morning. Third wicket for him. Uttarakhand 47/3

Mumbai vs Odisha | Amol Karhadkar: The moment Armaan Jaffer whips Pappu Roy (197b, 11×4, 2×6) for his 11th four through midwicket, Sarfaraz is the first to celebrate. Then Armaan joins him. The camaraderie since schooldays is evident. Maiden FC hundred for Armaan.

J&K vs Railways | Dhruva Prasad: Railways brings up 300 for the loss of eight. Yuvraj and Pandey have looked settled and looks like the bowlers should be in for another hard day at the office. Umar Nazir has just been smashed for three fours in one over. J&K looks deflated.

Mumbai vs Odisha | Amol Karhadkar: Morning from the penultimate day of Ranji Trophy group stage. Can Sarfaraz Khan and Armaan Jaffer continue to make Odisha bowlers look like schoolboys? If they can for the first session, Mumbai will definitely have a passage into the KOs.

TN vs Jharkhand | S Dipak Ragav: WICKET!!!. Rahul Shukla strikes again. his 3rd wicket of the innings. Removes Sai Kishore caught at slip. TN in deep trouble again. 15/3

8-57am: TN vs Jharkhand | S Dipak Ragav: Good morning from Guwahati on day 3. TN and Jharkhand teams observe a minute’s silence for Shane Warne (presumably for Rod Marsh) also.

8-50am: J&K vs Railways | Dhruva Prasad: Crucial day three coming up from Chemplast. Railways has the edge with the first innings lead and J&K will need to wrap up the tail quickly to stay in the hunt. With 18 wickets falling on the first two days, a result is very likely.

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