Overview
- Uttar Pradesh posted 460 in reply to Tamil Nadu’s 455 to secure a five-run first-innings lead and three points from a draw in Coimbatore.
- Rinku Singh turned an unbeaten 98 into a career-best 176, facing roughly 247–248 balls with 17 fours and six sixes.
- He stabilized the innings from 191 for 5 with a 104-run stand with Shivam Mavi, then marshalled the lower order to push UP past Tamil Nadu.
- National selector Pragyan Ojha observed Rinku on Day 3, and his sustained first-class form, including a recent 165 not out, has prompted renewed Test consideration.
- Vidarbha defeated Baroda by 144 runs in Nagpur as Darshan Nalkande completed a career-best 5 for 12 after earlier ripping through the top order, with Yash Rathod’s 91 pivotal in setting a 276-run target.