Overview
- Nineteen matches kicked off Round 2 on October 25 across the Elite and Plate groups nationwide.
- JioHotstar and Star Sports are streaming Bengal vs Gujarat, Saurashtra vs Madhya Pradesh, and Mumbai vs Chhattisgarh.
- Services’ Arjun Sharma and Mohit Jangra claimed hat-tricks in the same Assam innings, reported as a first of its kind in first-class cricket.
- Ajinkya Rahane hit 118 before retiring hurt to lift Mumbai to 255-4 against Chhattisgarh, as Sarfaraz Khan was dismissed for 1.
- Saurashtra reached 258-8 against Madhya Pradesh with Ravindra Jadeja scoring 36, while Bengal closed on 244-7 against Gujarat as attention tracks Mohammed Shami and other hopefuls.