Manisankar Murasingh's 161-Ball Blitz and Ruturaj Gaikwad's Century Light Up Ranji Batting

Murasingh's rearguard stunner for Tripura

Walking in at 54 for 5 with Tripura staring at a massive innings defeat, captain Manisankar Murasingh blitzed a sensational 160-ball 161 to force a fourth innings, although Assam still cantered home by nine wickets.

Gaikwad makes his mark at No.7

Ruturaj Gaikwad's first hit out with the bat in this Ranji Trophy season was a fruitful one, stroking his way to an unbeaten 101 at No.7.

Bawne and Hyderabad's Himateja pile on the runs

Ankit Bawne remained not out on 169 to give Maharashtra a 358-run lead, while Shikhar Mohan ended the day batting on 74 for Jharkhand.

K Himateja enhanced a burgeoning reputation with a magnificent unbeaten 123, allowing Hyderabad to set Andhra a target of 398, with Tanay Thyagarajan chipping in with a valuable unbeaten half-century of his own.

Gujarat and Saurashtra dig in

Manan Hingrajia's ton rescued Gujarat in the company of Jaymeet Patel's 72, keeping the Delhi bowlers at bay. In a thrilling battle for the first-innings lead, Samar Gajjar's 79 and Arpit Vasavada's defiant 65 tilted the scales Saurashtra's way against Karnataka, with a noteworthy mention for Parth Bhut and Jaydev Unadkat, whose 40-run stand for the ninth wicket secured a slender lead.

Mumbai's Sarfaraz and Akash Anand cash in

Akash Anand converted his fifty into a hundred, while Sarfaraz Khan's brilliance ended on 154 as Mumbai multiplied their lead over Himachal Pradesh to 388.

Centuries across the plate

Chhattisgarh's Amandeep Khare waged a valiant battle with his 91, but it could not prevent a follow-on against Punjab, and he ended the day unbeaten on 37 in the second innings.

Gurinder Singh became Sikkim's third centurion against Arunachal Pradesh, his 146 setting up a declaration at 572 for 5 before Sikkim romped to a massive innings win. Mangal Mahrour's 138 led a strong initial response from Bihar in the second dig, but his efforts were in vain as the visitors crashed from 203 for 2 to 251.

Late-order resistance and fifties

A pair of seventies from Aryan Juyal and Suyash Prabhudessai proved bittersweet for Goa, who fell well short in pursuit of 235 against Uttar Pradesh. Bhargav Merai top-scored with 73, while Eshaan Goyal and Ravi Singh contributed fifties in Railways' gritty batting effort against Rajasthan.

Sedezhalie Rupero put up a strong vigil, staying unbeaten on 108 off 297 deliveries against Mizoram, with Nagaland still needing 258 runs to enter the lead and Yugandhar Singh's 98 equally critical in setting up the foundation.