Andhra continue to top the table after securing first innings lead while Hyderabad leapt to the second position with a win against Chhattisgarh. Nitin Saini (227) led Haryana to a first innings lead while Services and J & K too seized first innings lead in the seventh round of the Ranji Trophy 2016-17. Group C, Round 7 - Day 4 Round-up: Andhra vs Kerala in Guwahati: Kerala 219/10 in 98.4 overs (Mohd Azharuddeen 82, Rohan Prem 42, P Vijay Kumar 6/37) & 302/6 decl (S Baby 60*, DP Vijay Kumar 3/67) drew with Andhra 226/10 in 96.3 overs (Ricky Bhui 62, D B Prashanth Kumar 61, K S Bharat 54, Basil Thampi 3/33, Rohan Prem 2/7) & 193/4 (KS Bharat 73, GH Vihari 53*, VV Kumar 2/25) Andhra took first innings lead With the match ending a draw, table-toppers Andhra picked three points on the basis of the first innings lead to further strengthen their position in the points table. Having conceded a first innings to Andhra, Kerala put up a better performance in their second innings to post 302 runs for six before declaring the innings earlier in the day. Having resumed the innings on 228 for five in the morning, they added quick runs to the tally to set the opponents a 296-run target. With KS Bharat (73) and GH Vihari (53*) both scoring half-centuries, Andhra were 193 for four when the match was called off in a draw. Chhattisgarh vs Hyderabad in Valsad: Hyderabad 351/10 (S Badrinath 134, Bavanaka Sandeep 96; Pankaj Rao 5/89) & 122/10 (A Bhandari 35, P Rao 5/44) beat Chhattisgarh 188/10 (Sahil Gupta 55, Abhimanyu Chauhan 55; Akash Bhandari 3/27, C V Milind 3/47) & 241/10 (A Singh 67, A Khare 44, R Kiran 4/60, A Bhandari 3/25) Hyderabad won by 44 runs Bowled out for 122 after resuming on 115 for nine, Hyderabad had set Chhattisgarh a 286-run target on the fourth day. The Ravi Kiran-led attack then bowled the team to a outright win. Pacer Ravi Kiran claimed four of the top five batsmen while Akash Bhandari claimed three to bowl Chhattisgarh out for 241 later in the day. CV Milind chipped in with the wicket of captain Mohammed Kaif while Md Siraj picked two wickets. Himachal vs Services in Surat: Himachal 296/10 in 85.5 overs (Paras Dogra 70, Robin Bist 59; Aanshul Gupta 3/20) & 145/2 (P Chopra 66, R Bist 41) drew with Services 401 (Nakul Verma 117, Ravi Chauhan 149, Vikash Hathwala 69; Rishi Dhawan 5/82) & 295/9 decl (Rahul Singh 58, M Dagar 4/61) Services took first innings lead After a massive 401-run total in the first innings, Services had bowled Himachal out for 296 and ensured themselves a first innings lead. Resuming their second innings on 197 for four on the fourth morning, Services declared it on 295 for nine later in the day. Chasing the 401-run target, Himachal were 145 for two in their second innings when the match ended in a draw. Goa vs Haryana in Ghaziabad: Goa 413/10 in 144.1 overs (Snehal Kauthankar 225, Harshal Patel 4/75, Amit Mishra 4/147) drew match with Haryana 568/10 (N Saini 227, C S Pahal 58, A Pandrekar 3/116, S Jakati 3/119) & 152/2 (S Amonkar 57, A Mishra 3/69) Haryana took first innings lead. After resuming the innings on 392 for three, double centurion Nitin Saini (227) helped the team to a first innings lead before he was sent back by Rituraj Singh. The Haryana opener added 16 runs to his overnight score before returning to the pavilion. Continuing to add to the scoreline with useful contributions from the lower order, Haryana had amassed 568 runs until they were bowled out. In reply Goa were 152 for two until the high-scoring game which witnessed double-centuries from both teams ended in a draw. Jammu & Kashmir vs Tripura in Mumbai: J & K 315/10 (Aditya Singh 74, Ian Dev Singh 59, Pranav Gupta 55, Samiullah Beigh 54, Manisankar Murasingh 4/75, Rajib Dutta 3/74) & 318/4 decl (ID Singh 129, P Rasool 67) drew with Tripura 297/10 in 98.0 overs (Bishal Ghosh 86, Gurinder Singh 84* Parvez Rasool 3/67) & 168/8 (R Dey 53, S Beigh 3/30) J & K took first innings lead Having already secured a first innings lead, J & K posted 318 for four in the second innings before declaring it on the final day of the match. Propelled by Ian Dev Singh’s 129 and Parvez Rasool’s 67, they set Tripura an improbable 337-run target on the fourth day. When the match finished in a draw, Tripura were 168 for eight. Samiullah Beigh and Ram Dayal picked three wickets apiece for J &K in the second innings to push the opposition on the backfoot even as R Dey toiled to keep the innings afloat with an unbeaten half-century.