Delhi strike pretty early on Day 3. Divij Mehra with the first scalp of the day. Vedant Trivedi is strangled down the leg side and Anuj Rawat’s superb glovework behind the stumps gets the job done in Palam. Third wicket goes down for Gujarat.

Gujarat 118/3.

Jitender Rana first removes Sarfaraz Khan and on the very next delivery, Shams Mulani goes back for a duck. Two quick wickets for Himachal but Mumbai continue to dominate the proceedings. Sarfaraz walks back after scoring 154.

Mumbai 432/6.

Things continue to go from bad to worse for J&K! The reigning Ranji champions are reduced to 16/5 after Nachiket Bhute dismisses J&K captain Paras Dogra. This could end pretty fast for J&K against Vidarbha.

Sarfaraz Khan brings up his 150 and Mumbai have begun the day 3 really well against Himachal Pradesh.

Akash Anand is also providing solid support, batting on 63.

Mumbai 414/4

What a start to the day for Kerala. MD Nidheesh strikes early and the fourth wicket falls for Odisha. Pattnaik is ajudged LBW and he walks back after scoring just 2.

Odisha 116/4. Ninad Rathva is the new batter in the middle.

The covers are just about coming off in Chennai as the drizzle has stopped. Tamil Nadu have so far bossed the game against Uttararakhand. The visitors need 170 runs more to make before they are able to make Tamil Nadu bat again in the contest. The hosts are nine wickets away from victory.

After posting 648/6 in the first innings, Delhi got two Gujarat wickets and the Badoni-led side will now aim to make early inroads on Day 3. For Gujarat, Vedant Trivedi and Manan Hingrajia are in the middle, batting on 32 and 12 respectively.

Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan showed his class on Day 2, hitting an unbeaten 139 to propel the team’s performance against Himachal in Bilaspur. The right-hander who was recently overlooked for the India squad for the New Zealand Tests, will be looking to make a solid statement of intent on Day 3.

Here’s how the situation of different matches was poised at stumps on Day 2:

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Assam vs Tripura – Assam 334; Tripura 62 all out & 143/5

Andhra vs Hyderabad – Hyderabad 275 & 78/2; Andhra 184 all out

Baroda vs Bihar – Bihar 166 all out & 4/0; Baroda 416 all out

Delhi vs Gujarat – Delhi 648/6D; Gujarat 98/2

Himachal Pradesh vs Mumbai – Himachal 140 all out; Mumbai 398/4

J&K vs Vidarbha – Jammu and Kashmir 260 all out & 7/4; Vidarbha 305 all out

Karnataka vs Saurashtra – Karnataka 342 all out; Saurashtra 164/4

Kerala vs Odisha – Kerala 404 all out; Odisha 114/3

Maharashtra vs Jharkhand – Jharkhand 169 all out; Maharashtra 403/5

Pondicherry vs Madhya Pradesh – Pondicherry 177 all out; Madhya Pradesh 302/5

Punjab vs Chhattisgarh – Punjab 456 all out; Chhattisgarh 76/5

Rajasthan vs Railways – Rajasthan 497 all out; Railways 45/1

Services vs Bengal – Bengal 184 all out & 146 all out; Services 122 & 12/0

Tamil Nadu vs Uttarakhand – Uttarakhand 134 all out & 9/1; Tamil Nadu 313 all out

Uttar Pradesh vs Goa – Uttar Pradesh 202 all out & 102/4; Goa 164 all out

The biggest headline maker of the Ranji Tropht Round 2 has been Chinmay Sutar, the Mizoram batter. The right-hander became just the second batter in the tournament’s history to record an individual score of 400. He now has the second-highest score in the tournament, surpassing previous second-best of 379 of Prithvi Shaw.

Chinmay also spoke to HT about his achievement, revealing why he made the switch from Mumbai to Mizoram earlier this year.

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Hello! I, Vishesh Roy, will be taking you through the third day of the proceedings in the Ranji Trophy Round 2. Several teams will be looking to push through for a win. Expect the contests to move at a rollicking pace on Tuesday. Stay tuned as we bring you all the important details.