Ranji Trophy, Round 2, Day 3 Updates: Vidarbha hang on to register nervy three-wicket win over J&K

Anikethreddy strikes twice in the second over to leave Andhra two down for just seven runs, chasing 391 runs at the DVR Ground in Mulapadu.

Group A -

Vidarha bounce back from 26/6 to chase down 79 and beat J&K by three wickets.

Kartik Yadav's six-fer helps Uttar Pradesh beat Goa by 68 runs.

Bhargav Bhatt's six-wicket haul helps Baroda beat Bihar by 10 wickets and earn bonus point.

Group B -

MB Murasingh's century goes in vain as Assam beat Tripura by nine wickets.

Group C -

Bengal ride on spinners to beat Services by 60 runs.

Group D -

Sai Kishore takes a hat-trick as Tamil Nadu take down Uttarakhand by an innings and 66 runs and earn a bonus point.

Harayana beat Chandigarh by an innings and 24 runs

Vidarbha register a three-wicket win but it was not before the side was given a real scare by J&K. The visitors chase the total down with three wickets in hand, thanks to Nachiket Bhute and Harsh Dubey.

Sunil Kumar picks up his fourth as Mandar Mahale walks back for 25. Nachiket Bhute joins Harsh Dubey in the middle.

Vidarbha 56/7 in the chase of 79

The tea has been taken with Vidarbha being 48/6 in pursuit of 79. Mandar Mahale and Harsh Dubey are in the middle. Both teams go into the break with a lot of thinking to do.

Vidarbha are not folding up that easily as Mandar Mahale and Harsh Dubey are showing some real resolve in the middle. The duo are chipping away at the runs and Vidarbha are just 35 runs away from the target. A fight to the finish.

The sixth wicket goes now. They are falling like nine pins! Akshay Wadkar, the Vidarbha captain goes back and is run out. Vidarbha are now 26/6.

FYI: 73 is the lowest-ever total defended in Ranji history, the feat was achieved by Vidarbha against Gujarat. J&K can pull of the joint-second lowest total defended in Ranji if they are to win against Vidarbha.

J&K keep fighting and the fifth wicket comes now. Praful Hinge walks back for just one run. Sunil Kumar with his second wicket of the final innings.

Vidarbha 26/5 in the chase of 79

Umar Nazir gets the fourth wicket for J&K! Danish Malewar falls for 8. J&K keep fighting and Vidarbha are now reeling at 25/4 in pursuit of 79.

Just wow! Jammu and Kashmir are making Vidarbha sweat out there. Umar Nazir and Sunil Kumar have already picked up three wickets and Vidarbha are in a spot of bother at 12/3 in the 79-run chase. A nervy chase coming up.

Jammu and Kashmir fold up for 123 in the second innings, taking just a 78-run lead. In the small chase, Vidarbha have already lost a wicket as Ravikumar Samarth went back to the hut after scoring 6 off 12 balls.

Vidarbha 7/1, still 72 runs away from the win

From being 71/4, Uttarakhand are now bowled out for 113, losing the match by an innings and 66 runs against Tamil Nadu. Solid performance from the hosts and skipper Sai Kishore.

Sai Kishore dismisses Lakshya Raichandani, Saurabh Rawat and Aditya Rawat to register a hat-trick! The second hat-trick of this Ranji season, with the first one coming in the first round. Mumbai's Tushar Deshpande was the first one to do it.

Uttarakhand 103/8 in the second innings, trailing by 76 runs after being asked to follow-on

K Himateja notches up a fifty and it comes immediately after the lunch session. Hyderabad are now at 160/5 in the second innings and the lead over Andhra swells up to 251.

Lunch has been taken at different Elite Level matches and here's how the teams are positioned:

Delhi vs Gujarat - Delhi 648/6D; Gujarat 201/4

Pondicherry vs Madhya Pradesh - Pondicherry 177 all out & 43/0; Madhya Pradesh 345 all out

Punjab vs Chhattisgarh - Punjab 456 all out; Chhattisgarh 206 all out

Rajasthan vs Railways - Rajasthan 497 all out; Railways 133/3

Services vs Bengal - Bengal 184 all out & 146 all out; Services 122 & 92/3

Assam vs Tripura - Assam 334; Tripura 62 all out & 280/8

Andhra vs Hyderabad - Hyderabad 275 &155/5; Andhra 184 all out

Baroda vs Bihar - Bihar 166 all out & 103/2; Baroda 416 all out

Tamil Nadu vs Uttarakhand - Uttarakhand 134 all out & 91/5; Tamil Nadu 313 all out

Uttar Pradesh vs Goa - Uttar Pradesh 202 all out & 197 all out; Goa 164 all out & 38/0

Himachal Pradesh vs Mumbai - Himachal Pradesh 140 all out & 9/0; Mumbai 528/8D

J&K vs Vidarbha - Jammu and Kashmir 260 all out & 115/8; Vidarbha 305 all out

Karnataka vs Saurashtra - Karnataka 342 all out; Saurashtra 259/5

Kerala vs Odisha - Kerala 404 all out; Odisha 216/9

Maharashtra vs Jharkhand - Jharkhand 169 all out; Maharashtra 517/5

Vidarbha are dominating the contest against J&K and the Paras Dogra-led side are reeling at 115/8, leading by just 49. This has been a bad start to the campaign for the defending champions.

Ruturaj Gaikwad has brought up his half-century and is looking well set at the crease. His partnership with Ankit Bawne has crossed the 100-run mark, with Maharashtra building a strong position against Jharkhand.

Rajat Patidar falls after scoring 122. Sagar Trivedi strikes and then gets the better of Atharva Mahajan. Madhya Pradesh's lead, however, continues to swell and is already in excess of 150 against Pondicherry.

Madhya Pradesh 336/7

As soon as J&K started to fight back in the contest, Abdul Samad walks back after scoring a quickfire 39. J&K reduced to 57/6 with the lead just 12. Harsh Dubey strikes for Vidarbha.

The J&K batter has come out with solid intent and has quickly moved onto 39 off 29 balls. J&K have not attained full safety but this has been a good counter-attacking knock.

J&K 57/5, lead by 12 runs

Delhi strike pretty early on Day 3. Divij Mehra with the first scalp of the day. Vedant Trivedi is strangled down the leg side and Anuj Rawat's superb glovework behind the stumps gets the job done in Palam. Third wicket goes down for Gujarat.

Gujarat 118/3.

Jitender Rana first removes Sarfaraz Khan and on the very next delivery, Shams Mulani goes back for a duck. Two quick wickets for Himachal but Mumbai continue to dominate the proceedings. Sarfaraz walks back after scoring 154.

Mumbai 432/6.

Things continue to go from bad to worse for J&K! The reigning Ranji champions are reduced to 16/5 after Nachiket Bhute dismisses J&K captain Paras Dogra. This could end pretty fast for J&K against Vidarbha.

Sarfaraz Khan brings up his 150 and Mumbai have begun the day 3 really well against Himachal Pradesh. The right-hander is currently batting on 150 off 223 balls with the help of 19 fours.

Akash Anand is also providing solid support, batting on 63.

Mumbai 414/4