GROUP A
Rajgir, Oct 13: Uttar Pradesh produced a dominant all-round performance to crush Bihar by an innings and 267 runs in their Ranji Trophy Group A match on Tuesday, sealing victory with a day to spare.
After declaring their first innings at 540, UP bowled Bihar out for 141 and 132 to complete a comprehensive win.Bihar, forced to follow on, failed to recover in their second innings, with Karan Sharma claiming three wickets for 17 runs and Zeeshan Ansari taking four for 40. Mangal Mahrour top-scored with 27, while captain Sakibul Gani made 24. Suraj Kashyap added a quickfire 25 off 17 balls.
Kartik Yadav, who had taken four wickets in the first innings, claimed two more to finish with six in the match. Karan also impressed with seven wickets across both innings.
In other Group A matches, Madhya Pradesh reached 151 for five in their second innings against Jammu and Kashmir in a rain-affected day, extending their lead to 227 runs. Shubham Sharma was unbeaten on 51.
Baroda enforced the follow-on against Goa after dismissing them for 199 in reply to their 472 for eight. Goa were 35 for one in their second innings, trailing by 238 runs.
Former champions Vidarbha held a 137-run lead over Puducherry after bowling them out for 313. Vidarbha, who had scored 428, were 22 for one in their second innings. (PTI)