Here are brief roundups of various Ranji Trophy matches being played in the country.

Baroda vs Maharashtra, at Pune

Skipper Irfan Pathan led from the front with a four-wicket haul as Baroda remained on course for a win by dismissing Maharashtra for 207 in their second innings on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match.

Chasing a paltry 101 for victory, Baroda were 2/1 at the draw of stumps.

Resuming at overnight 300 for five in reply to the hosts' first innings total of 288, Baroda were bowled out for 395.

Irfan and Munaf Patel (3/78) then shared seven wickets between them to wrap up Maharashtra's innings for 207 runs.

Chasing the modest target, Baroda lost Yusuf Pathan (0) off the innings' very first delivery when Samad Fallah had him caught behind by wicketkeeper Rohit Motwani.

Connor Williams (0) and Hemant Devdhar (1) were at the crease at stumps.

Earlier, Maharashtra's innings collapsed in face of the hostile spells by Irfan and Munaf.

Harshad Khadiwale (45), Motwani (62) and Kishore Bhikane (47) were the only batsmen to put up some fight after six others departed without even touching double figures.

Saurashtra vs Karnataka, at Rajkot

Opener Chirag Pathak, run-machine Cheteshwar Pujara and in-form Pratik Mehta hit half-centuries as Saurashtra put behind their first innings flop show and reached 389 for eight in their second essay on day three of their Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match against Karnataka.

The hosts had wilted for 216 in their first innings and subsequently conceded a 168-run first innings lead to Karnataka, who are already through to the quarterfinals.

Resuming on 57 for no loss, Saurashtra rode on half centuries from Pathak (88), Pujara (66) and Mehta (66 batting) and cameos from captain Sagar Jogiyani (45) and Vishal Joshi (45) to erase the deficit and end the penultimate day with a 221-run lead with two wickets in hand.

For Karnataka, Sreesanth Aravind (2/93), Udit Patel (2/91) and KP Appanna (2/81) shared six wickets among them.

Saurashtra got off to a strong start with the opening pair of Pathak and Jogiyani adding 132 runs before the home side captain departed.

Down the order, Mehta raised 85 runs with Joshi before the latter ran himself out.

Punjab vs Railways, at New Delhi

Punjab put one foot in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals while miracle barring, it seems end of all roads for hosts Railways with the Group A Super League match featuring them heading towards an imminent draw.

Railways needed an outright win to make it to the quarterfinals while the visitors require just one point and after three days of intense battle, Punjab sit pretty with a 125-run first innings lead and having reduced the hosts to 16 for one in their second essay.

Resuming on 154 for four, Punjab went on to post 401 before losing all their wickets.

For them, captain Uday Kaul led from the front with a 343-ball 123 that had 12 fours in it.

Down the order, Rahul Sharma hit a brisk 79 with the help of seven fours and five sixes, while Vishwas Bhalla chipped in with a 44-run cameo as the visitors crossed the 400-mark.

For Railways, Karan Sharma scalped four for 93 with his leg-breaks but it was not enough in the end.

At stumps, Railways were 16 for one after losing Faiz Fazal (11) to Love Ablish in the third over.

V Cheluvaraj was batting on three in Sanjay Bangar's (1) company.

Tamil Nadu vs Hyderabad, at Hyderabad

Abhinav Mukund hit a classy 257 while S Badrinath slammed a brisk 122 as Tamil Nadu beat the Hyderabad attack into a pulp to reach a commanding 594 for six on the penultimate day of the Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match.

Resuming on 189 for one, in reply to Hyderabad's modest first innings score of 347, Karnataka -- having already qualified for the quarterfinals -- made merry against the hosts and got some batting practices.

Mukund's more than nine-hour vigil yielded 257 runs off 422 balls which included 40 boundaries and a six.

Badrinath took 144 balls for his 122 which had seven fours and four sixes in it.

In-form Arun Karthik (56) and R Sathish (50) also helped themselves to easy half-centuries to pile agony on the Hyderabad bowlers.

For Hyderabad, Alfred Absolem still managed to scalp three wickets conceding 74 runs in his tidy 24 overs.

Mukund and Badrinath starred in a massive 259-run third wicket stand that dashed whatever hopes Hyderabad had of staying in the match.

Delhi vs Bengal, at Kolkata

Delhi wicketkeeper Puneet Bisht stood tall with an unbeaten century to shore up Delhi in their reply to Bengal's huge first innings total in the Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match.

Bisht's unbeaten 103 was the cornerstone of Delhi's reply as the visitors reached 348 for seven in reply to Bengal's first innings total of 522 -- still 24 runs short of avoiding a follow-on.

At close on the penultimate day, Bisht was unbeaten on 103, an innings coming from 163 balls with 13 boundaries and one over-boundary. Giving the him support was pacer Ishant Sharma, unbeaten on 16 from 27 balls including three fours.

Trailing by 174 runs with just three wickets in hand, Delhi's chances of taking a first innings lead and make the quarterfinals cut, however, appear slim.

Resuming at their overnight score of 68 for two, the Delhi duo of Mithun Manhas and Aditya Jain put up a brave front as Bengal medium-pacers struggled to break the third wicket partnership that yielded 145 runs.

Bengal's bowling option was limited as captain Laxmi Ratan Shukla, who was hit on his rib cage by a Pradeep Sangwan beamer, could not bowl his medium pacers.

Left-arm spinner Iresh Saxena gave the first breakthrough dismissing Jain with the team's score of 155. Jain made 56 (118 balls, 4x8).

The experienced Manhas followed suit after becoming off-spinner Sourashish Lahiri's victim. The former skipper scored 88 (138 balls) with 14 boundaries and one six.

Saxena claimed his second victim in stand-in skipper Rajat Bhatia (13) as Delhi seemed to be in danger with 181 for five.

Undeterred, Bisht put up a dogged show in company of Gaurav Chabra (38). The duo avoided further dager, stiching 85 runs together for the sixth wicket.

But the partnership was broken when Chabra fell to Bengal paceman Ranadeb Bose after the new ball was taken. Ashok Dinda opened his bowling account dismissing Sangwan to reduce Delhi to 310 for seven.

Bisht, however, remained unaffected with Ishant giving a support as Delhi averted further danger.

"I could not bowl today otherwise we would have had a chance to bowl them out. Tomorrow, we will look to take the remainder three wickets for a first innings lead. There is hardly any assistance for the bowlers but we hope to finish off the tail tomorrow," Shukla said.

Delhi (15 points) need three points on basis of a first innings lead to make the last eight, while Bengal (8) currently on fifth spot will improve their standings on basis of a lead in the last round Ranji encounter.

Mumbai vs Gujarat, at Mumbai

Skipper Parthiv Patel and middle order batsman Bhavik Thaker slammed unbeaten centuries as Gujarat made a strong reply to Mumbai's massive first innings total of 648 for six in Gujarat's Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match.

In a match that has seen just nine wicket fall over three days with a massive 1080 runs being scored, Gujarat top and middle order also made the most of the perfect batting conditions at the Brabourne Stadium.

Parthiv was unbeaten after a 246-ball 148, studded with 15 fours and a six while Thaker remained not out after making 111 runs off 231 balls with 11 fours and three sixes in it.

The added 264 runs for the unseparated fourth wicket with Gujarat still trail the hosts by 216 runs with seven wickets remaining in their first innings.

For Gujarat, only Jay Desai (27) could not cash in on the benign track, while teammates Rikin Chauhan (54) and Niraj Patel (57) also notched up half-centuries.

Desai added 45 runs with Chauhan before he fell to Dhawal Kulkarni but next man in Patel added 98 runs with Chauhan to steady the innings.

Chauhan and Patel fell in quick succession but once Parthiv and Thaker joined hands, there was no respite for the Mumbai bowlers.