With a first innings lead against table-toppers Karnataka, Saurashtra have secured themselves three points. They were at the bottom of the points table ahead of the eight round and were just two points behind the No 8 placed Assam as they look to avoid relegation. On the other hand, having conceded first innings lead and asked to follow on by Jharkhand, Assam would be able to salvage only a point if they are able to draw the game. While this is Assam’s last match of the season, Saurashtra have one more game to save their place in Group B. Group B, Round 8 – Day 3 Round-up: Saurashtra vs Karnataka in Patiala: Kar 1st inn 200/10 in 64.1 overs (M Pandey 75, V Jivrajani 3/41, J Chauhan 3/52); Sau 1st inn 359/10 in 115 overs (P Mankad 126, A Kazi 4/83); Kar 2nd inn 168/5 in 60 overs (K Abbas 62*, M Pandey 58, K Makwana 3/46, J Chauhan 2/54) Lead by nine runs After resuming their innings of 297 for six, Saurashtra were bowled out for 359 earlier in the day with a 159-run first innings lead. Prerak Mankad was bowled for 127 by Gowtham K while Abrar Kazi wrapped up the innings to finish with a four-for. Spinners Kamlesh Makwana (three wickets) and Jay Chauhan (two wickets) then kept the Karnataka batsmen on a leash. After the early blows that reduced them to 27 for two, opener K Abbas and Manish Pandey stitched a 110-run stand until Makwana castled the middle-order bat. The spinners had left Karnataka on 168 for five at stumps with opener K Abbas (62*) and Shreyas Gopal (15*) in the middle. Vidarbha vs Delhi in Chennai: Vid 1st 183/10 in 62.3 overs (S Shrivastava 62, S Wagh 46*, S Narwal 4/38, NA Saini 3/30); Delhi 1st inn 250/8 in 81 overs (M Sharma 82*, R Gurbani 4/76, Lalit 3/79) Lead by 67 runs

No play was possible on Day 3 due to inclement weather. Assam vs Jharkhand in Vizianagaram: Jharkhand 1st inn 316/10 in 118 overs (I Jaggi 93, K Das 4/65); Assam 1st inn 126/10 in 52.2 overs (PK Das 30, Rahul Shukla 4/48, A Kumar 2/21, S Nadeem 2/24); F/o Assam 2nd inn 269/5 in 98.2 overs (R Das 113, S Roy 80*, Ajay 2/37) Lead by 79 runs Bowled out for 126, Assam were trailing by 190 runs at the end of Day 2 and were asked to follow on when play resumed on the third day. Rishav Das then shaped the innings with a 113-run knock with Sibsankar Roy. After losing opening partner PK Das with the team on 68, he stitched a 157-run partnership with the No 3 bat. After Shahbaz Nadeem sent back the opener to end the stand, Roy worked to keep the innings afloat. However, a while later, Ajay accounted for Amit Verma and Kunal Saika to leave the team on 247 for four. 22 runs later, Amit Sinha was run out signaling the end of day’s play. At stumps Assam were 269 for five with Roy batting on 80. Odisha vs Maharashtra in Wayanad: Odisha 1st inn 319/10 in 84.5 overs (B Mohanty 12, A Sanklecha 5/75); Maha 1st inn 94/10 in 26 overs (A Sanklecha 18, S Pradhan 4/34, D Behera 3/16, B Mohanty 3/20); F/o Maha 2nd inn 107/10 in 36.4 overs (V More 29, A Sanklecha 22, B Samantray 4/34, S Pradhan 3/36) Odisha won by innings and 118 runs