With a win against Jammu & Kashmir, Hyderabad have displaced Andhra from the top of the table. While Andhra lost to Goa, Haryana’s first innings lead against Himachal have tied them on points with Andhra. While Andhra and Haryana are at No 2 and 3 with the net run-rate determining their position, Kerala are at No 4 with 22 points. One can look forward to exciting finishes as the top two teams (Hyderabad and Andhra) compete while Haryana take on Tripura and Kerala face-off against Services. Services beat Chhattisgarh and replaced them at No 9 in the group points table in the penultimate round of Ranji Trophy 2016-17. Group C, Round 8 – Day 4 Round-up: Kerala vs Tripura in Cuttack: Tripura 1st inn 213/10 in 79.5 overs (Yashpal Singh 50, MB Murasingh 42, S Warrier 3/34, J Saxena 3/37); Kerala 1st inn 193/10 in 72.2 overs (Mohd. Azharudeen 40, A Chandran 36*, S Majumder 4/43, MB Murasingh 4/52); Tripura 2nd inn 162/10 in 70.1 overs (S Patel 54, A Chandran 4/16, I Abdullah 3/32); Kerala 2nd inn 183/3 in 51.4 overs (Mohd. Azharudeen 99, B Thakker 47, Gurinder Singh 3/40) Kerala won by 7 wickets Chasing the 183-run target, Kerala resumed the innings on 117 without loss and lost three wickets until they crossed the finish line. Opener Mohd. Azharudeen (99) was the first wicket to fall in the morning. While he missed his ton by a run, his partner Bhavin Thakker missed his half-century by three runs as he followed Azharudeen back to the dressing room three runs later. Gurinder Singh who claimed both the openers also bowled Jalaj Saxena to leave Kerala on 163 for three. Salman Nizar and Sachin Baby then took the team to victory. Hyderabad vs J & K in Vadodara: Hyd 1st inn 328/10 in 131.3 overs (T Agarwal 119, P Rasool 4/63, S Beigh 3/77); J & K 1st inn 169/10 in 55.3 overs (S Beigh 29, Mohd Siraj 3/51); Hyd 2nd inn 244/2 decl in 57 overs (T Agarwal 103, S Badrinath 66); J & K 2nd inn 117/10 in 37.2 overs (R Dayal 33, CV Milind 4/39, A Bhandari 3/31) Hyderabad won by 286 runs After J & K resumed their second innings on 42 for four, left-arm pacer CV Milind and leg-spinner Akash Bhandari claimed three wickets each to help Hyderabad to a 286-run win. Chasing 404 runs, the Parvez Rasool-led team were bowled out for 117 on the last day of the game. Chhattisgarh vs Services in Mumbai: Services 1st inn 225/10 in 85.1 overs (N Verma 54, V Hathwala 50, S Ruikar 5/73, A Chauhan 2/24); Chhattisgarh 1st inn 281/10 in 90.4 overs (M Singh 67, A Khare 51, DG Pathania 6/78); Services 2nd inn 340/7 decl in 82 overs (N Verma 156*, G Rahul Singh 99, P Rao 3/64, AK Singh 3/69); Chhattisgarh 2nd inn 266/10 92.3 overs (S Gupta 87, A Chauhan 52, DG Pathania 4/67, V Yadav 3/65) Services won by 18 runs Chasing 285 runs, Chhattisgarh openers resumed the innings on six and had taken the team to 80 when Abhimanyu Chauhan was bowled by Diwesh Pathania. S Gupta continued to rally on as the Services attack continued to strike leaving the team on 160 for four. His resistance was ended by Anshul Gupta with the team on 210. After Gupta returned to the pavilion for 87 off 243 balls, V Yadav and Pathania wrapped up the innings for 266 and handed Services their first win of the season. Himachal vs Haryana in Valsad: Haryana 1st inn 402/10 in 132.2 overs (G A Singh 120, S Rohilla 64, RP Sharma 50, KD Singh 6/84, R Dhawan 3/138); Himachal 1st inn 233/10 in 88.4 overs (S Verma 66, S Pahal 5/71, M Sharma 3/25); F/0 2nd inn 432/5 decl in 88 overs (P Chopra 237, P Dogra 62, R Tewatia 3/109); Haryana 2nd inn 162/3 in 37.5 overs (S Rohilla 100*, C Bishnoi 41, K Singh 2/43) Match Drawn. Haryana took first innings lead. Following on, Himachal resumed their second innings on 142 for one on the fourth morning and were propelled to 432 by Prashant Chopra. The opener’s 237-run 241-ball knock helped the team salvage one point. He was sent back by Rahul Tewatia. The leg spinner picked two more wickets until Himachal declared their innings. Chasing the 264-run target, Haryana were 162 for three when the match ended in a draw. Shubham Rohilla posted an unbeaten century in the second innings for Haryana. The Mohit Sharma-led team picked three points from the game as they look to keep themselves in the fray for a place in the knockouts while, HP picked one point. Andhra vs Goa in Dhanbad: Goa 1st inn 115/10 in 52.4 overs (S Amonkar 29, B Bhatt 6/36, B Siddharth 4/52); Andhra 1st inn 159/10 in 34.3 overs (KS Bharat 68, B Bhatt 25, S Jakati 8/53); Goa 2nd inn 276/10 in 63.2 overs (S Bandekar 75, S Kauthankar 61, GH Vihari 3/17, B Siddharth 2/72); Andhra 2nd inn 198/10 in 59.2 overs (R Bhui 71, DB Ravi Teja 49, R Singh 4/24, S Jakati 3/70) Goa won by 34 runs