Karun Nair steadies Karnataka as UP, Mumbai and Hyderabad post big Ranji wins
Karun Nair's unbeaten 81 helped Karnataka recover against Andhra in Vijayawada, while Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai and Hyderabad recorded convincing victories on the third day of the Ranji Trophy 2026-27 season on Tuesday, October 13.
Karnataka were 176 for four in their second innings at stumps in Vijayawada, leading Andhra by 32 after the hosts posted 418 in reply to Karnataka's first-innings 274. Nair rebuilt the innings after Mayank Agarwal fell for 18 and KL Rahul was dismissed for one, with captain Ravichandran Smaran unbeaten on 21 alongside him. Saurabh Kumar finished with three wickets for 41 for Andhra.
Uttar Pradesh wrapped up an innings and 267-run victory over Bihar in Group A with a day to spare after scoring 540 in their first innings, bowling Bihar out for 141 and enforcing the follow-on. Bihar were dismissed for 132 in their second innings in 36.4 overs. Kartik Yadav took four for 26 in the first innings and added two more in the second for six in the match, while Karan Sharma claimed seven wickets across the two innings, including three for 17 in the second; Zeeshan Ansari took four for 40 in Bihar's second innings. Mangal Mahrour top-scored with 27, captain Sakibul Gani made 24 and Suraj Kashyap struck 25 off 17 balls.
Mumbai began their campaign with a bonus-point win at the Wankhede Stadium, defeating Chandigarh by an innings and 155 runs after posting 429 in their first innings. Captain Siddhesh Lad scored 86, Musheer Khan made 65, Tanush Kotian contributed 58 and Mohit Awasthi was unbeaten on 56. Tushar Deshpande's first-innings hat-trick had helped bowl Chandigarh out for 78 on day two, and after being asked to follow on Chandigarh made 196 in 52.1 overs; Deshpande finished with seven wickets, Shams Mulani took three for 69 and Kotian returned figures of three for 30.
Hyderabad began their Elite Group B campaign with an innings and 40-run win over Tripura at the Gymkhana Ground after Tripura, who resumed the third day at 99 for seven, were dismissed for 120 in their second innings. Tanay Thyagarajan claimed six for 52 and finished with nine wickets in the match after contributing in the first innings. Mohammed Siraj returned to domestic cricket and took two for 19 in nine overs, and Thyagarajan removed overnight batter Sentu Sarkar early as Hyderabad wrapped up the innings; the win earned Hyderabad seven points, including a bonus point.
Punjab reached 287 for five in their first innings against Assam in New Chandigarh, with opener Vihaan Malhotra scoring 103 after Assam had made 373 and held an 86-run lead; Swarupam Purkayastha took two wickets for Assam. Saurashtra were 45 without loss in their second innings in Rajkot, taking an overall lead of 125 after scoring 392 in the first innings and dismissing Chhattisgarh for 312; Ravindra Jadeja took three for 40, while Chhattisgarh captain Anuj Tiwary made 72 and wicketkeeper Mayank Verma 68. Madhya Pradesh were 151 for five in their second innings in Srinagar, extending their lead to 227 with captain Shubham Sharma unbeaten on 51 off 132 balls and Atharva Mahajan on 35; Auqib Nabi and Sunil Kumar claimed two wickets each and Rohit Sharma one.
Baroda enforced the follow-on after bowling Goa out for 199 in response to Baroda's declaration of 472 for eight, with Mahesh Pithiya taking five for 58 and Bhargav Bhatt four for 55; Goa were 35 for one in their second innings and still trailed by 238. Vidarbha led Puducherry by 137 in Nagpur after dismissing the visitors for 313 in their first innings; Vidarbha had scored 428 and were 22 for one in their second innings at stumps, and Puducherry wicketkeeper Ritesh Gudge narrowly missed a century while Nikhil Gangta and Mohit Kale scored half-centuries. Rajasthan reached 81 for four in their second innings to establish a 170-run lead over Tamil Nadu in Jaipur after Rajasthan made 363 and Tamil Nadu were bowled out for 274 in 98.4 overs; Andre Siddarth scored 81, Pradosh Ranjan Paul 58 and Narayan Jagadeesan 55, Ajay Singh Kukna claimed five for 51 and Mahipal Lomror was unbeaten on 25 at the close with R Sai Kishore having taken two wickets for Tamil Nadu. Uttarakhand were 34 without loss in their second innings at Mumbai's Brabourne Stadium, leading Railways by 158 after an opening innings of 470 built around Saurabh Rawat's 107 off 201 balls that included eight fours and two sixes; Avneesh Sudha scored 90, Jagadeesha Suchith 62 and Mayank Mishra 51 off 155, while Railways were dismissed for 278 with Raj Chaudhary taking three for 94 and Vivek Singh and Suraj Ahuja unbeaten on 18 and 16 respectively. Haryana were 26 for three chasing 71 in Rohtak and needed 45 more runs to defeat Himachal Pradesh after scoring 296 in their first innings, a total that included Yashvardhan Dalal's 72; Himachal were dismissed for 113 in their second innings with Parth Vats taking three for 22, Anshul Kamboj, Kanishk Chouhan and Aman Kumar two each, Arpit Guleria two for 16, and Himanshu Rana unbeaten on 11.
Hyderabad will face Andhra from October 18, and Tripura are scheduled to play Assam, as the Ranji Trophy fixtures continue.
