Guwahati: A career best 175 by Kiran Pawar propelled Assam to a commanding position with an overall first innings lead of 258 at the end of the penultimate day's play of the Ranji Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh on Monday.
Nagpur: An unbeaten century by opener Roland Barrington (115) and his 146-run third wicket partnership with Vijay Bhardwaj (78) guided Karnataka to a comfortable 241 for four wickets in its first innings in the Ranji Trophy semi-final against Vidarbha at the VCA ground on Monday.
Bangalore: South Zone faces an uphill task in its four-day Duleep Trophy league engagement with East Zone to be played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here from Tuesday.