Priyansh Arya needed just 125 balls to score his maiden first-class century, but his impressive innings ended in heartbreak as he fell for 199. Alongside captain Ayush Badoni’s unbeaten hundred, Arya’s knock put Delhi in a commanding position on Day 1 against Gujarat.
Rinku Singh produced another standout performance, rescuing Uttar Pradesh from 137/9 to take them to 202 against Goa. The batter scored his second successive hundred of the season in a remarkable one-man effort.
Uday Saharan’s unbeaten 106 helped Punjab recover from a difficult position against Chhattisgarh, taking them to 269/4 at stumps. The skipper received valuable support from Prabhsimran Singh, who scored a patient 62.
Sachin Baby led Kerala’s recovery with his 16th first-class century. Mohammed Azharuddeen remained unbeaten on 72, sharing a 141-run partnership with Baby to frustrate Odisha.
Another Sachin, Sachin Yadav, scored a century for Rajasthan, batting through the day as his side took the honours against Railways. Karan Lamba provided further support, ending the day unbeaten on 89.
Manvanth Kumar struck an unbeaten 86, including five sixes, to pull Karnataka out of trouble against Saurashtra. Aneesh KV contributed 59 earlier in the day, while Abhilash Shetty dug in at the other end, remaining unbeaten on six off 85 balls to allow Manvanth to play his shots.
Chinmay Suthar struck 24 fours on his way to an unbeaten 180, leading Mizoram’s charge against Nagaland in Sovima.
After a disappointing debut in which he managed just one run, Kevin Christopher bounced back with a quickfire century as Meghalaya finished Day 1 on 325/6 against Manipur.
Haryana were in trouble at 37/4 after bowling Chandigarh out for 103. However, Yashvardhan Dalal’s brisk unbeaten 63 steadied the innings and helped Haryana move into the lead.
Kawalpreet Singh scored a 176-ball 96 before being run out as Jammu and Kashmir finished their innings on 260 against Vidarbha.
Nilesh Lamichaney struck an unbeaten 80 off 97 balls to extend Sikkim’s dominance over Arunachal Pradesh, who were bowled out for 121.
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Tushar Deshpande continued his impressive form with a four-wicket haul as Mumbai bowled Himachal Pradesh out for 140 in Bilaspur.
Gurjapneet Singh and Sai Kishore claimed four wickets apiece to lead Tamil Nadu’s rout of Uttarakhand, who were dismissed for 134 at Chepauk.
Services off-spinner Pulkit Narang ran through Bengal’s batting line-up with a five-wicket haul, bowling them out for 184.
Raj Limbani struck three times with the new ball to dismantle Bihar’s top order before returning to claim a fourth wicket as the side were bowled out for 166.
Kranthi Kumar claimed his second consecutive five-wicket haul, leaving Arunachal Pradesh struggling as Sikkim dominated their match in Nadiad.
Saurabh Kumar removed Hyderabad’s top three, helping Andhra recover after a 109-run opening stand and bowl the visitors out for 275.
Vicky Ostwal followed up his five-wicket haul in the opening round with figures of 4/39 against Jharkhand, who were dismissed for 169 in Pune.
Ravi Kiran returned figures of 3/51 in a strong collective bowling performance by Madhya Pradesh, who bowled Puducherry out for 177.
Goa’s Yash Kasvankar claimed a five-wicket haul against Uttar Pradesh, continuing his impressive performance with the ball. He also played a part in the early run-out of Karan Sharma.
Haryana’s Aman Kumar returned economical figures of 3/21 from 12 overs, while Ajith Chahal and Anuj Thakral also claimed three wickets each as Chandigarh were bowled out for 103.
