Here is a brief look at all the Ranji Trophy Super League matches, being played across various parts of India.

Punjab vs Gujarat

Taruwar Kohli hit a patient 100 and Rahul Sharma made 95 as Punjab took a 201-run lead against Gujarat, reaching 361 for five in their first innings on day two of their Ranji Trophy Super League group A match.

Starting the day at 77 for two, Punjab lost Uday Kaul (22) after he had added just five runs to his overnight total.

However, the other overnight batsman Sharma and next man in Kohli joined forces to ensure that the good job done by their bowlers on day one did not go waste.

The duo rattled up 148 runs for the fourth wicket and consolidated the hosts' position in the match. The pair separated when Mehul Patel prevented Sharma from reaching the three-figure mark, getting him caught behind.

Before departing, Sharma faced 179 balls and helped himself with 15 shots to the fence and one over the ropes.

Kohli though was undeterred and went on to complete his century. He was unbeaten at exactly 100 runs that came off 258 balls with seven boundaries.

After Sharma's dismissal, Kohli combined well with skipper Pankaj Dharmani, as they raised a 60-run stand for the fifth wicket. Dharmani (38) became the victim of Salil Yadav behind the wicket.

At stumps, giving company to Kohli was Sunny Sohal on 33 which came from 53 balls with four boundaries and a six.

Together they have so far put on 61 runs for the sixth wicket.

Brief Scores: Gujarat 1st innings: 160 all out

Punjab 1st innings : 361 for 5 in 127 overs. (T Kohli 100 batting, R Sharma 95; S Yadav 2/96).

Mumbai vs Railways

Rohit Sharma held the Mumbai innings together with an unbeaten 94 as the defending champions took a vital 61-run lead by reaching 248 for eight in their first essay on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Super League group A match against Railways.

Resuming at 2/1, Mumbai were dealt an early blow when opener Sahil Kukreja departed without adding to the score.

With the scorecard reading 3/2, skipper Wasim Jaffer (75) and Dhawal Kulkarni (20) started the rebuilding job combining for a 83-run partnership which was broken when the latter edged an H D Rawle delivery to wicket-keeper V Cheluveraj.

Kulkarni's 20 runs came off 105 balls with two fours.

In walked Sharma and added 26 runs with Jaffer before the skipper departed, trapped leg before by his Railways counterpart Murali Kartik. Jaffer's knock comprised nine fours and it came off 157 balls.

Sharma held one end even as wickets tumbled around him, hitting 11 fours and a six in his yet unfinished innings.

Sharma found some support in tail-ender Vinayak Samant, whose 89-ball 26 was the only other notable contribution in the Mumbai innings. The duo forged a 74-run partnership for the eighth wicket before Samant was bowled by Sanjay Bangar.

Iqbal Abdulla (5) was giving company to Sharma when stumps were drawn for the day.

Brief Scores: Railways 1st Innings: 187 all out.

Mumbai: 1st Innings: 248 for 8 in 103 overs (R Sharma batting 94, W Jaffer 75, M Kartik 3/70, S Gehlot 2/49).

Hyderabad vs Orissa

Alok Chandra Sahoo hit a useful 47 and struck twice with the ball as Orissa scored 276 in their first innings before reducing Hyderabad to 123 for five on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match.

Resuming at 203 for five, Orissa added another 73 runs to their first innings total, thanks to a 70-ball 47 by all-rounder Sahoo, who struck six fours and two sixes.

Sahoo then joined hands with Basant Mohanty and the duo picked up two wickets apiece as Orissa ended the day on a high, needing five wickets within 153 runs to take the first innings lead.

Sahoo struck twice in the eighth over, removing opener Ibrahim Khaleel (4) and Anoop Pai (0) to leave the hosts struggling at 17 for two.

Basant Mohanty then got into the act and send the other opener Abhinav Kumar (18) back to the hut.

Anirudh Singh then joined Ambati Rayudu but before the duo could resurrect the innings, Debashis Mohanty got rid off the latter.

Anirudh waged a lonely battle with his defiant 44 and was at the crease along with SA Aquadri (9) when the stumps were drawn at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here.

Brief Score: Orissa First Innings: 276 all out

Hyderabad First Innings: 123 for five in 59 overs (Anirudh Singh 44; Alok Sahoo 2/34, Basant Mohanty 2/25).

Himachal Pradesh vs Tamil Nadu

Defiant half centuries by Bhavin Thakkar (83), V Indulkar (71) and Mukesh Sharma (68) helped Himachal Pradesh reach 291 for four on the second day of their Ranji Trophy against Tamil Nadu.

The hosts still trail Tamil Nadu by two runs.

After the visiting side declared the first innings on the overnight score of 293 for eight, Himachal openers Thakkar and Sangram Singh started the proceedings on a confident note and put on a 49-run stand.

The visitors got the first breakthrough in the 24th over when India discard Lakshmipathy Balaji rattled the stumps of Singh (17).

Six overs later, Abhinav Mukund dismissed Paras Dogra for 22. Indulkar then joined Thakkar on the crease and steadily started building the innings, putting on a 71-run stand.

Balaji again came to the rescue of his team and trapped Thakkar (83) in front of the stumps to end his valiant knock which comprised 13 fours.

Chandrasekar Ganapathy got the prized wicket of Indulkar when he trapped him for 71 in the 87th over. Indulkar struck eight fours and a six in his knock.

Sharma and Kuldeep Diwan ensured that hosts did not suffer any further casualties. Sharma has so far struck 11 fours and a hit over the fence.

Brief Scores: Tamil Nadu 1st innings: 293 for eight dec.

Himachal Pradesh 1st innings: 291 for four (Thakkar 83, Indulkar 71 and Sharma 68 batting, L Balaji 2/66, Mukund 1/10

Saurashtra vs Bengal

Saurashtra piled on more misery on hosts Bengal and declared their first innings at 650 for nine on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Super League (Group B) match at Eden Gardens.

At stumps, Bengal were in deep trouble struggling at 27 for one from eight overs with two more days to go.

Resuming at their overnight score of 372 for three, Saurashtra started the day with the inform duo of Cheteshwar Pujara and India allrounder Ravindra Jadeja at the crease.

But the duo failed to deliver much as Bengal got the first breakthrough when Bose castled Pujara who played on to the stumps after adding 16 runs to his overnight total with the scorecard reading 404. Pujara scored 84 before returning to the hut in the 88.3 overs.

Jadeja (32) followed suit in the next over when the India allrounder was dismissed by Ashok Dinda. From there on Bengal found the road tough as the Saurashtra lower order had three fruitful partnerships.

Left-hander Pratik Mehta (73) was engaged in a 79 and 76 runs partnerships with Sitanshu Kotak (44) and Rakesh Dhruv (42) respectively as Saurashtra kept on frustrating the Bengal bowlers on the second day.

Mehta hit seven boundaries in his solid knock from 187 balls. After Mehta's departure, Saurashtra had an entertaining 65-run ninth wicket stand between Sandeep Jobanputra and Sandip Maniar who ensured a tall order for Bengal.

Jobanputra remained unbeaten on 45 off 50 balls with one six and five boundaries as Saurashtra declared after Maniar (37) was caught by Ganguly off Dinda in the 161.3 overs.

Bengal bowlers had a tough time on the field and Lahiri claimed three wickets, while Dinda and Bose took two wickets each.

In reply, Bengal's opening duo of Rohan Banerjee and Arindam Das added 11 runs before the former became Jobanputra's victim in the third over of their innings.

At close, Bengal trailed Saurashtra by 623 runs.