Tanay Thyagarajan delivered a stellar all-round performance with the ball across both innings, guiding Hyderabad to a commanding 267-run victory over Andhra in Mulapadu. Having claimed five wickets in the first innings alongside a fifty with the bat, Thyagarajan followed up with a six-wicket haul in the second innings to dismiss Andhra for 130 during their chase of 398. Trailing Maharashtra by 228 runs, jharkhand started the day at 130 for 1 in their second innings.
In Thiruvananthapuram, Jalaj Saxena picked up a five-wicket haul to secure an innings and 36-run victory for Kerala against Odisha. Resuming their follow-on at 102 for 4 on Day 4, Odisha were eventually bundled out for 143. Meanwhile, Mohit Avasthi’s figures of 5 for 44 drove Mumbai to an innings and 97-run win against Himachal Pradesh in Bisalpur, overcoming fighting half-centuries from Vaibhav Kalta and Pukhraj Mann as Himachal folded for 291 following their follow-on. Following on, and finished with 291, himachal were 144 for 3 at the start of the day. Powering them to a win by an innings and 97 runs, vaibhav Kalta and Pukhraj Mann tried to keep Mumbai at bay with half-centuries but Avasthi’s 5 for 44 got the job done for Mumbai.
Punjab defeated Chhattisgarh by seven wickets in New Chandigarh, aided by a resilient 111 from Aayush Pandey that pushed Chhattisgarh’s second-innings total to 335 after following on. Chasing a modest target of 86, Punjab secured the win in 16.5 overs led by an unbeaten 40 from captain Uday Saharan. In Shillong, Meghalaya edged Manipur by three runs in a tense Plate Group finish, bowling out Manipur for 272 as Abhishek Kumar and Kevin Christopher took three wickets each, rendering half-centuries by Karnajit Yumnam and Rex Rajkumar in vain. Asked to follow on, Chhattisgarh resumed Day 3 at 123 for 3 in their second innings and finished with 335 thanks to Pandey’s 111 and useful contributions lower down the order. Needing 276 for victory, Manipur were bowled out for 272, with Abhishek Kumar (3-64), Kevin Christopher (3-31) and Aryan Bora (2-59) contributing with the ball. Following on, Gujarat finished with 15 for 1 in their second innings when the teams shook hands for the draw.
Jharkhand secured a draw against Maharashtra in Pune, aided by Shikhar Mohan’s 127 and gritty knocks from Utkarsh Singh, Aditya Singh, and Virat Singh as they finished on 344 for 8, though Maharashtra claimed the first-innings lead. In Jaipur, Mohammad Saif scored an unbeaten 103 and shared an unbroken 157-run stand with Eshaan Goyal to help Railways draw against Rajasthan after following on, despite Kukna Ajay Singh taking four wickets in the first innings. Along with fighting knocks from Utkarsh Singh (58 off 139), Aditya Singh (50 off 159), Virat Singh (41 off 135) helped Jharkhand secure a draw against Maharashtra in Pune, shikhar Mohan’s 127. Eventually finishing with 344 for 8 to draw the game, maharashtra tried to make inroads but Jharkhand’s batters fought till the close of play. Starting the day at 305 for 6 in their first innings, Railways were bowled out for 338 to concede a 159-run lead, with Kukna Ajay Singh bagging four wickets. Asked to follow on, Railways posted 176 for 2 in their second innings, with Saif (103*) and Eshaan Goyal (59*) putting on an unbroken 157-run stand for the third wicket.
Delhi clinched a draw against Gujarat on the strength of their first-innings lead, with Hrithik Shokeen claiming 5 for 143 as Gujarat were bowled out for 479. Karnataka also settled for a draw against Saurashtra after declaring their second innings at 243 for 7 behind half-centuries from KV Aneesh and KL Shrijith, leaving Saurashtra at 137 for 2. In Dimapur, Rongsen Jonathan remained unbeaten on 118, though Nagaland fell 65 runs short of Mizoram’s massive first-innings total of 581 for 9 declared, which featured an unbeaten quadruple century by Chinmay Suthar. Gujarat started Day 4 at 363 for 5 in reply to Delhi’s 648 for 6 declared.
