UTTAR Pradesh recovered from a shaky start in their second innings to reach 102 for four against Goa at stumps on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match, extending their overall lead to 140 runs after bowling out the visitors for 164, in Kanpur, on Monday Goa resumed the day at 43 for no loss but leg-spinner Zeeshan Ansari (5-45) returned a fivewicket haul to help UP take a 38- run lead. Captain Aryan Juyal was unbeaten on 60 off 113 balls as UP reached 102 for four in 38 overs after being bowled out for 202 in their first innings. UP suffered an early collapse, losing Abhishek Goswami and Madhav Kaushik for ducks in the opening over, with Yash Kasvankar striking twice to leave them reeling at one for two. Juyal then steadied the innings alongside Karan Sharma (31), with the pair adding 87 runs for the third wicket to revive UP’s fortunes. Sharma was dismissed by Darshan Misal for 31, while Ansari fell leg-before to Abhinav Tejrana for three late in the day. Juyal held firm to guide UP through to stumps, with Kartik Yadav batting on one at the other end. Kasvankar claimed two wickets, while Misal and Tejrana picked up one wicket each. MP’S MIDDLE-ORDER PUTS PUDUCHERRY ON BACK FOOT In Puducherry, visitors Madhya Pradesh reached 302-5 in 96 overs, taking a 125-run firstinnings lead over Puducherry, who were dismissed for 177.

 

Chanchal Rathore (78) and Shubham Sharma (58) made important contributions, while captain Rajat Patidar (107 not out) anchored the latter part of the innings. Puducherry’s Ritesh Gudge top-scored with 53, while Ravi Kiran claimed 3-51 for MP. PRIYANSHU’S CENTURY POWERS BARODA PAST 400 In Vadodara, Baroda amassed 416 after bowling Bihar out for 166, securing a first-innings lead of 250 runs. Priyanshu Moliya led the scoring with 132, while Deepak Hooda made 70 and Mahesh Pithiya added 61. Raj Limbani was spectacular with the ball in Bihar’s first innings, taking 4-32, while Bipin Saurabh’s 58 was Bihar’s highest individual score. Bihar ended Day 2 at 4-0 in their second innings, still trailing by 246 runs. Brief scores: UP: 202 and 102 for 4 in 38 overs (Aryan Juyal 60*; Yash Kasvankar 2-27) lead GOA: 164 in 61.3 overs (Yash Kasvankar 36; Zeeshan Ansari 5-45) by 140 runs. MP:302 for 5 in 96 overs (Rajat Patidar 107*, Chanchal Rathore 78, Shubham Sharma 58; Gaurav Yadav 3-70) lead PUDUCHERRY: 177 in 65.2 overs (Ritesh Gudge 53; Ravi Kiran 3-51, Aryan Pandey 2-30) by 125 runs. BIHAR: 166 and 4 for no loss in one over trail BARODA:416 in 114.1 overs (Priyanshu Moliya 132, Mahesh Pithiya 61, Deepak Hooda 70; Amod Yadav 5-139) by 246 runs.