Sangram inspires Himachal to four-wicket win

Himachal Pradesh 140 and 282 for 6 (Sangram 92*, Bisla 70) beat Saurashtra 268 and 153 by 4 wickets
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Sangram Singh's unbeaten 92 steered Himachal Pradesh to a four-wicket win over Saurashtra at Dharmasala. After being bowled out for 140 in their first innings, conceding a lead of 128, HP managed to turn things around when they bowled the second time. Ashok Thakur, the medium-pacer, and Kuldeep Diwan, the left-arm spinner, snapped up six wickets between them as Saurashtra were kept down to 153. Left to chase 282, HP were put on course with a 119-run stand between Sangram, and Maninder Bisla, before Virender Sharma's breezy 54 sealed the issue.

Kerala 324 and 149 for 8 dec drew with Orissa 334 (Das 141) and 43 for 3
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Orissa gained two vital points, buy virtue of taking the first-innings lead, as the game at Palaghat petered out to a draw. Having gained a slender 10-run lead in the first-innings, the Orissa bowlers kept Kerala down to 149 for 8 and thwarted all attempts at an outright victory. Shiv Sundar Das, the former Indian opener, helped Orissa gain the lead with a patient 141. Sunil Oasis was the most successful bowler in Kerala's first innings, with 4 for 39, but despite a middle-order collapse Orissa edged ahead.

Jharkhand 245 (Kumar 87) and 11 for 0 beat Jammu & Kashmir 79 and 176 (Dar 60*) by 10 wickets
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Jharkhand handed J&K a thrashing at Jamshedpur and wrapped up the game within three days. J&K were always on the back foot after being bundled out for just 79 in their first innings. Abid Nabi then snapped up four wickets in the J&K second innings with only Manzoor Dar making a fighting 60 as they were bowled out for 179. Sunil Kumar had put Jharkhand in a strong position on the second day, and they needed to chase just 11 to wrap up the game.

Haryana 293 and 188 (Shafiq 63*) beat Goa 165 and 163 (Phadke 68*, Joginder 6-48) by 153 runs
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Joginder Sharma, the allrounder, enhanced his growing reputation as his six-wicket haul helped Haryana crush Goa at Gurgaon. Chasing 317 on the final, Joginder cleaned up the top four before returning to mop up the tail. Mandar Phadke's unbeaten 68 was the only consolation for Goa.

Rajasthan 290 and 326 (Doru 128*, Saxena 77) drew with Services 441 for 8 dec (Yashpal 123, Kanwat 5-127)
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Nikhil Doru made a patient hundred as Rajasthan drew their encounter with Services in Delhi. The result was a foregone conclusion as the batsmen dominated proceedings on all days. Yashpal Singh's 123 was the highlight of Services' only innings as they piled on 441 for 8 before declaring.

Vidarbha 154 and 102 for 4 beat Tripura 91 and 164 (Singh 5-40) by 6 wickets
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Sandeep Singh inspired Vidarbha to a six-wicket win in a low-scoring affair at Nagpur, a game that finished inside three days. Singh, the opening bowler, snapped up 5 for 40 in Tripura's second innings. After being shot out for just 91 in the first innings, Tripura were left to play catch up throughout. They put up a better show in the second innings, gaining a lead of 101, but Vidarbha managd to reach the target with six wickets to spare.