Ranji Trophy Day 3 Updates: Mumbai, UP and Hyderabad clinch innings wins; Ayush Mhatre suffers hamstring tear in Ranji

• Sikkim vs Meghalaya: Meghalaya scored 395 to claim a 150-run first-innings lead, but Sikkim's openers survived 28 overs to reach 44/0, still trailing by 106 runs.
• Mizoram vs Manipur: Mizoram recovered from their first-innings deficit to score 295 and set Manipur a target of 228, with the latter ending at 8/0, needing another 220.
• Arunachal Pradesh vs Nagaland: No play took place, with Arunachal Pradesh deemed to have forfeited the fixture amid an administrative dispute involving its cricket association.

• Mumbai vs Chandigarh: Mumbai completed a comprehensive innings-and-155-run victory after dismissing Chandigarh for 196 in their second innings, with Shams Mulani and Tanush Kotian taking three wickets each.
• Rajasthan vs Tamil Nadu: Tamil Nadu were dismissed for 274, conceding an 89-run first-innings deficit, but fought back to reduce Rajasthan to 81/4, with the hosts leading by 170 runs.
• Railways vs Uttarkhand: Uttarkhand piled up 470 to establish a 192-run first-innings lead, before Railways reached 34/0 in their second innings, still trailing by 158 runs.
• Haryana vs Himachal Pradesh: Himachal Pradesh collapsed for 113 in their second innings, setting Haryana just 71 to win, but three early wickets left the hosts struggling at 26/3.

• Bengal vs Delhi: Bengal posted 429, riding on Abishek Porel's 149 and Sudip Gharami's 133, before reducing Delhi to 101/3 in their second innings, still 88 runs behind.
• Jharkhand vs Kerala: Kerala struggled to 269/6 in response to Jharkhand's mammoth first-innings total of 587, finishing the day 318 runs behind.
• Gujarat vs Odisha: Gujarat secured a 115-run first-innings advantage after scoring 439, before reducing Odisha to 119/4 in their second innings, just four runs ahead.
• Services vs Maharashtra: Arjun Sharma's 4/30 rocked Maharashtra's second innings, leaving them at 66/5, although they still hold an overall lead of 172 runs after bowling Services out for 227.

• Hyderabad vs Tripura: Tanay Thyagrajan's six-wicket haul in the second innings helped Hyderabad crush Tripura by an innings and 40 runs, securing a bonus-point victory.
• Andhra vs Karnataka: Andhra took a 144-run first innings lead after posting 418, but Karun Nair's unbeaten 81 helped Karnataka recover to 176/4, leading by 32 runs.
• Punjab vs Assam: Punjab's batters fought back after Assam's 373, reaching 287/5 at stumps and reducing the first-innings deficit to 86 runs.
• Saurashtra vs Chhattisgarh: Saurashtra bowled Chhattisgarh out for 312 and reached 45/0 in their second innings, extending their overall lead to 125 runs.

• Uttar Pradesh vs Bihar: Uttar Pradesh thrashed Bihar by an innings and 267 runs after bowling them out for 141 and 132, having amassed 540 in their only innings.
• Goa vs Baroda: Baroda enforced the follow-on after dismissing Goa for 199; the hosts ended on 35/1 in their second innings, still trailing by 238 runs.
• Vidarbha vs Puducherry: Puducherry bowled out for 313 in response to Vidarbha's 428, before the hosts reached 22/1 in their second innings, extending their lead to 137.
• Jammu and Kashmir vs Madhya Pradesh: Madhya Pradesh reached 151/5 in their second innings, with Shubham Sharma unbeaten on 51, stretching their advantage to 227 runs despite interruptions.

After Bengal's marathon effort, Delhi have scored 101/3 in 45 overs in the second innings. They still trail Bengal by 88 runs. Ayush Badoni (24) and Anuj Rawat (25) are batting in the middle for Delhi, putting up a fight.

Rajasthan end the day at 81/4 in 34 overs. They now lead by 170 runs with six wickets in hand. Kartik Sharma (30) and Mahipal Lomror (25) are out in the middle for Rajasthan.

Punjab are giving it away. Jashanpreet was looking good in the middle. However, Amlanjyoti's arm had him trapped leg before. Punjab are now stationed at 237/5.

A 94-run partnership has been broken. Manvanth Kumar has been cleaned up by Lalith, while playing off the back foot. The captain of Andhra, Smaram comes in next. Two of Karnataka's best batter are out in the middle while team is still 144-run behind.

The close of play is just five overs away. Kerala are struggling at 254 for six, while given a challenge of 587. The spinners of Jharkhand are keeping a strangle hold on the batters.

Tamil Nadu has picked up two more wickets. Karan Lamba lost his middle stump to Sonu Yadav. After that Rohan Rajhbhar was deceived by a flighted delivery from Sai Kishore and was stumped. Rajasthan are now stationed at 40/4.

The third day's play between J&K and Madhya Pradesh has been called off due to heavy rain.

Kerala has lost the wicket of Abhishek P. Nair after he had scored 126. They are now 226 for three down in 67 overs. Jharkhand posted a mammoth 587, and Kerala are still trailing by a big margin. The skipper of the team, Vishnu Vinod now needs to show his resolve. He is batting on 12 at the moment.

Ayush Mhatre will be missing the next few matches of the Ranji Trophy for Mumbai after suffering a Grade 4 hamstring tear. It is worth noting that the Ranji Trophy match against Chandigarh was his comeback match after he suffered an injury during the IPL while playing for the CSK.

Our correspondent Somshuvra Laha reports from the venue, Only 33 runs from 25 overs so far. Delhi sitting back, Bengal not getting a breakthrough, this has been a quiet day after Bengal folded.

Chandigarh all out for 196 in 52.1 overs. Mumbai win by an innings and 155 runs. Three wickets each for left-arm spinner Shams Mulani and off-spinner Tanush Kotian. Mulani finished with figures of 18-1-69-3, Kotian had 7.1-2-30-3 and Tushar Deshpande 8-2-37-2.

It's currently raining at the Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket Stadium and the match betweeb J&K and Madhya Pradesh has been halted. The players are of the field and the pitch has been covered.

Madhya Pradesh 151/5, lead by 227 runs

Our correspondent Somshuvra Laha from the venue reports, “Getting information that Yash Dhull is okay and ready to bat at the fall of the next wicket.”

Delhi batter Yash Dhull copes a nasty blow on his chest on the very first delivery he faced off the bowling of Akash Deep. After being attended to by the physio, he goes off retired hurt. Ayush Doseja joins Sanat Sangwan in the middle.

Delhi 25/1

Harnoor Singh is the first wicket to fall for Punjab and he walks back after scoring 50. However, Vihaan Malhotra continues to go strong and is steadily moving towards his century. Punjab captain Uday Saharan is in the middle alongside Vihaan.

Punjab 148/1 against Assam (373)

There it is! The first wicket for Bengal is here courtesy Akash Deep. He gets the ball to jag back in sharply and it castles into the stumps. Sarthak Ranjan walks back after scoring 3.

Bengal 15/1

Chandigarh are six wickets down against Mumbai and the hosts are just four scalps away from registering a win at the Wankhede Stadium. Chandigarh are currently 126/6 with Tushar Deshpande once again being among the wickets, taking two scalps.

Sai Sudharsan, the Tamil Nadu opening batter, scored just 3 before walking back to the pavilion in the first innings. He was dismissed by CD Sharma. Currently, Washington Sundar is in the middle for Tamil Nadu. Earlier, Narayan Jagadeesan had scored a half-century for Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu 237/5 against Rajasthan (363)

Bengal lose three wickets in the second over after lunch to be bowled for 429. Badoni, at best a part time bowler, finishes with 5/43. Bengal fritter away solid advantage. Lead by 189.

Mumbai bowlers have shared the spoils on Day 3 morning, picking up four wickets to reduce Chandigarh to 114/5 in 28 overs at lunch. Chandigarh trail by 237 runs, Mumbai well on course for a big innings win.

Tushar Deshpande picked his second wicket of the innings for figures of 8-2-37-2, takes his match haul to seven. Left arm spinner Shams Mulani picked two wickets for figures of 7-0-28-2.

Lunch has been taken at Kalyani. Bengal are 423/7, sitting on a lead of 183. Trust Akash Deep and Mohammed Shami to not hold back. So if that swells to 220 and above, Delhi could be in trouble.