Centuries from Bhavin Thakkar and Rohan Prem propelled Kerala to 290/2 against Goa at the Cricket Club of India on Sunday in the sixth-round Group C match of the Ranji Trophy 2016-17. In Cuttack, Nitin Saini and Rajat Paliwal’snineties helped Haryana reach 295/5 against Jammu & Kashmir. Group C, Round-up Day 1: Jammu and Kashmir vs Haryana: Har295 for 5 (Nitin Saini 90, Rajat Paliwal 99*, Rohit Sharma 51; Pervez Rasool 3 for 43) Table toppers Haryana made a steady start with opener Nitin Saini (90 from 181 balls) and Rajat Paliwal (99 not out from 177 balls) helping the team post 295/5 at the end of first day’s play. Having lost two wickets for 53, Haryana were in trouble at one stage but a fourth wicket stand of 94 helped them to safety. While Saini missed out a century, No. 6 Rohit Sharma scored 51 and added 109 runs for the fifth wicket with Paliwal. J&K captain ParvezRasool claimed three of the five wickets that fell on the day. Hyderabad vs Services: Services 303 /7 (Bavanaka Sandeep 83*; Akshath Reddy 64, Raushan Raj 4/52) An unbeaten 83 from B Sandeep and Akshath Reddy’s 64 helped Services’ reach 303/7 at the BandraKurla Complex ground in Mumbai. Earlier, a 105-run stand between Reddy and BalchanderAnirudh helped Hyderabad set a firm base. For Services, Raushan Raj was the leading wicket taker as he finished with 4/52 from 17 overs. Kerala vs Goa: Ker 290/2 (Bhavin Thakkar 117, Rohan Prem 120 not out,Rituraj Singh 1/21) Bhavin Thakkar and Rohan Prem scored brilliant centuries as Kerala posted 290/2 against Goa at Brabourne Stadium. Formerly a Mumbai player, Thakkar made good use of the knowledge of the conditions at CCI and brought up his century in 167 balls. The two added 234 runs for the second wicket. While he looked set for a big score, Thakkar was cleaned up by ShadabJakati on 117. Prem remained not out on 120 with Sanju Samson batting on 28. Andhra vs Tripura: Tri171/10 (Bishal Ghosh 31, Bunti Roy 34; Vijay Kumar 4 for, Stephen 3/47 ) lead against Andhra 47/1 (Prashant Kumar 19*, HanumaVihari 18*; Mura Singh 1/12) by 124 runs In Valsad, Paidikalva Vijaykumar and Cheepurapalli Stephen shared seven wickets between them as Tripura were bowled out for just 171 runs in 58.1 overs. While many got starts, no Tripura batsman could survive long enough to score a half-century. In reply, Andhra made 47/1 after losing opener Srikar Bharat for eight runs. Chhattisgarh vs Himachal: Chhattisgarh212/7 (Amandeep Khare 85, Avnish Dhaliwal 39; MayankDagar 1/29) Chhattisgarh managed to recover from a shock start that saw them lose their first three wickets for just 39 runs after electing to bat first in Kanpur. No. 4 Amandeep Khare answered his team’s call with 85 off 188 balls, while Avnish Dhaliwal’s 39 that included six boundaries, helped them cross the 200-run mark. Rishi Dhawan,Akshay Chauhan and MayankDagar picked one wicket each.