Day three of the fourth round of the 2026/27 Ranji Trophy produced decisive results in several groups, with Karnataka’s crushing innings win over Assam, Goa’s emphatic victory over Bihar and Vidarbha’s innings triumph over Madhya Pradesh standing out.
Group A
Group A saw two outright victories on day three. Vidarbha beat Madhya Pradesh by an innings and 20 runs, and Goa hammered Bihar by an innings and 177 runs.
Vidarbha’s Harsh Dubey, who took a nine-wicket haul in the first innings, returned 5-37 in the second. Parth Rekhade claimed 5-14 as Madhya Pradesh folded for 105 in their second innings.
Goa enforced the follow-on against Bihar and bowled them out for 113 in the second innings. Lalit Yadav took 5 for 24 to complete the rout.
In another match, Adarsh Singh (162) and Madhav Kaushik (137) added a 309-run stand for the opening wicket. Uttar Pradesh then lost their way and slipped to 455-8, though they still gained a 100-run lead over Baroda. Jammu & Kashmir piled on 491-5, powered by Qamran Iqbal’s 160 and Shubham Khajuria’s 190. The pair put on a 344-run opening partnership and gave Jammu & Kashmir a lead of 106 runs over Pondicherry.
Brief scores
- Goa 397 (Snehal Kauthankar 178*) beat Bihar 107 (Vasuki Koushik 3-12) and 113 f/o (Lalit Yadav 5-23)
- Pondicherry 385 (Sunil Kumar 6-98) vs Jammu & Kashmir 491-5 (Shubham Khajuria 190, Qamran Iqbal 160)
- Baroda 355 (Kartik Yadav 5-104) vs Uttar Pradesh 455-8 (Adarsh Singh 162, Madhav Kaushik 137, Mahesh Pithiya 5-112)
- Vidarbha 334-9 (Akshay Wadkar 100*) beat Madhya Pradesh 209 and 105 (Parth Rekhade 5-14, Harsh Dubey 5-37)
Group B
Karnataka demolished Assam by an innings and 314 runs. After posting 577-6 declared, they skittled their opponents for 128 in the second innings, with Shreyas Gopal picking up 4-39.
Tripura are just three wickets away from victory over Saurashtra. Sandip Sarkar bagged four wickets as Saurashtra slumped to 131-7 in their second innings.
Andhra responded well to Punjab’s 592-9 declared, reaching 240-2 at the end of day three. Shaik Rasheed remained unbeaten on 110. Hyderabad are 13-2 heading into the final day and need 246 runs more to win against Chhattisgarh.
Brief scores
- Karnataka 577-6 dec (KV Aneesh 145) beat Assam 135 and 128 (Shreyas Gopal 4-39)
- Tripura 268 (Parth Bhut 5-65) and 191 vs Saurashtra 118 (Parvez Sultan 5-25) and 131-7 (Sandip Sarkar 4-55)
- Chhattisgarh 284 and 254 (Mayank Verma 81) vs Hyderabad 280 and 13-2
- Punjab 592-9 dec (Sanvir Singh 205) vs Andhra 240-2 (Shaik Rasheed 110*, Kirdant Karan Shinde 73*)
Group C
Mohammed Shami took 4-37 in the first innings to help Bengal bowl out Maharashtra for 218. Bengal, however, find themselves in a tough spot. They hold a one-run lead with only six wickets in hand.
Centuries from Aditya Chandresh Singh and Robin Minz lifted Jharkhand to 433-8 after they had been 78-4 at one point.
Services conceded a 78-run lead in the first innings but reached 280-5 in their second. Mohit Ahlawat smashed 142 in that effort. Gujarat dismantled Kerala for 279 in the first innings and enforced the follow-on. Arzan Nagwaswalla was the pick of the bowlers with 4-59.
Brief scores
- Maharashtra 218 (Tanay Sanghavi 60, Mohammed Shami 4-37) vs Bengal 143 and 76-4
- Jharkhand 433-8 (Aditya Singh 104, Robin Minz 100, Anukul Roy 89) vs Odisha 23-0
- Services 266 and 280-5 (Mohit Ahlawat 142) vs Delhi 344 (Sumit Mathur 99, Jayant Goyat 5-65)
- Gujarat 534-9 dec (Urvil Patel 210*, Vishal Jayswal 50*) vs Kerala 279 (Vishnu Vinod 66, Arzan Nagwaswalla 4-59) and 41-1 f/o
Group D
Uttarakhand defeated Haryana by 10 wickets. Dega Nischal scored 153 in the first innings, and Jagadeesha Suchith took 4-50 in the second.
Tamil Nadu piled on 571-7 declared before bowling out Chandigarh for 94. They then reduced Chandigarh to 189-7 in the second innings, with Ajith Ram taking 4-32.
Rajasthan piled on 521-8 declared after being bowled out for 78 in the first innings. They then reduced Himachal Pradesh to 83-4. Tanush Kotian was one of the standout performers of the day, snaring 7-45 to help Mumbai take a first-innings lead of 137 over Railways.
Brief scores
- Tamil Nadu 571-7 dec (Pradosh Paul 208, Sriram Ajith Ram 115*) vs Chandigarh 94 (Sonu Yadav 4-18) and 189-7 (Ajith Ram 4-32)
- Rajasthan 78 and 521-8 dec (Rohan Rajbhar 140, Mahipal Lomror 97) vs Himachal Pradesh 153 and 83-4
- Mumbai 396 (Shams Mulani 71, Himanshu Sangwan 4-88) and 174-4 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 79) vs Railways 259 (Tanush Kotian 7-45)
- Uttarakhand 305 (Dega Nischal 153, Nishant Sindhu 5-89) and 9-0 beat Haryana 153 and 159 (Jagadeesha Suchith 4-50)
Plate Group
Meghalaya bowled out Nagaland for 184 in the second innings and will need to chase down 295 on the final day. Satyajeet Bachhav picked up 6-50 to hand Sikkim a healthy first-innings lead over Manipur.
Mizoram posted 571-9 declared in their first innings, with Chinmay Sutar leading the way with a major innings.
Brief scores
- Nagaland 254 and 184 (Dippu Sangma 3-17, Swarajeet Das 3-36) vs Meghalaya 144 (Anil Gupta 4-50)
- Sikkim 432 and 81-0 vs Manipur 289 (Jotin Pheiroijam 137, Satyajeet Bachhav 6-50)
- Mizoram 571-9 dec (Chinmay Sutar 135*) vs Arunachal Pradesh 285 and 86-1