Tripura stun Saurashtra as Mumbai make it four wins from four in the Ranji Trophy

Tripura pulled off the biggest upset of the Ranji Trophy season so far, beating former champions Saurashtra by 133 runs in the fourth round of the competition. Set 342 to win, Saurashtra were bowled out for 208, with off-spinner Sandip Sarkar taking four wickets in the second innings. Mumbai made it four outright wins from four matches by beating Railways by 106 runs at the Brabourne Stadium, while Hyderabad edged Chhattisgarh by one wicket in a chase of 259. Sarkar had also taken four for 48 in the first innings, finishing with eight wickets in the match, after Tripura made 268 and bowled Saurashtra out for 118 first time round. Sridam Paul, named player of the match for scores of 86 and 50, set up the win in Agartala, where Arpit Vasavada's 89 was the only half-century of Saurashtra's second innings.

Mumbai's win was sealed only in the final session, after Railways, 250 for five at the last drinks break, lost their final five wickets for 15 runs. Tanush Kotian took seven for 45 in the first innings and finished with nine wickets in the match, while Shams Mulani took four for 69 on the final day. Hyderabad were 220 for nine before Aniketh Reddy's unbeaten 39 carried them home, after Abhirath Reddy had made 68.

Karnataka thrashed Assam by an innings and 314 runs to top their group, and Tamil Nadu beat Chandigarh by an innings and 259 runs. Maharashtra also won big, beating Bengal by 10 wickets after bowling them out for 186 on the final day, while Karnataka's 577 for six declared was built on KV Aneesh's 145. Tamil Nadu's win was set up by Pradosh Paul's 208 and finished by Ajith Ram, who took seven for 48 in the second innings. The break is for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with the next round of Ranji fixtures scheduled for 17 January.