NAGPUR, OCT 31: Railways' left-arm spinner Murali Kartik pouched a six-wicket haul to end Vidarbha's first innings at 170, on the opening day of their Central Zone Ranji Trophy tie. Ulhas Gandhe offered the sole resistance for Vidarbha.Brief scores: Vidarbha 170 (Paresh Sutane 28, Ulhas Gandhe 85 not out; Kartik 6-62) vs Railways 27-1.
MP struggle
DURG: Madhya Pradesh were struggling at 254 for the loss of seven wickets in their Central Zone tie against Uttar Pradesh.
Brief scores: Madhya Pradesh 254-7 (Abbas Ali 76, Raja Ali batting 55)
Nehra, Bhandari shine
NEW DELHI: Delhi medium-pacers Ashish Nehra and Amit Bhandari bundled out Haryana for 166 in a North Zone tie. Brief scores: Haryana 166 (Jasbir Singh 81 not out; Amit Bhandari 3-39, Ashish Nehra 3-50) vs Delhi 17-0.
Bali scores 80
CHAMBA: Opener Ranjeet Bali's 80 helped Jammu and Kashmir score 249 against Himachal in the North Zone tie.
Brief scores: Jammu and Kashmir 249 (Ranjeet Bali80, Kamaljit Singh 38)
Dharmani hits ton
MOHALI: Pankaj Dharmani capitalised on a life to score an unbeaten 106 as Punjab piled up 334 for four against Services in a North Zone tie.
Brief scores: Punjab 334-4 (Pankaj Dharmani batting 106, Dinesh Mongia 79)
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