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

Tamil Nadu vs Mumbai, at Mumbai

Aushik Srinivas grabbed six wickets for eleven runs to trigger a sensational Mumbai collapse which earned Tamil Nadu vital first innings lead and three points out of their drawn Ranji Trophy tie.

Mumbai resumed at solid 308 for three but Srinivas produced a sensational spell of spin bowling as the reigning champions folded for 366 on the fourth and final day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Division Group A match.

The 16-year-old bowler returned match figures of seven for 107, which included wicket of rival captain and top-scorer Wasim Jaffer (141), to give his side a lead of 135 runs.

In 49 balls left-arm spinner Aushik sent back Jaffer, who was Mumbai's main hope with an unbeaten 129 last evening, Abhishek Nayar, Ramesh Powar, Iqbal Abdullah, Dhawal Kulkarni and Usman Malvi as the hosts tumbled from 336 for four to 366 all out in only 13.2 overs in reply to TN's 501.

Medium pacer Chandrasekhar Ganapathy gave the breakthrough in the morning by dismissing overnight batsman Omkar Khanvilkar, who could add just four more runs to his total.

Then Aushik had Jaffer caught by slip fielder Murali Vijay, after the home side captain had batted for 15 minutes over six hours and struck 15 fours in 251 balls, to start the Mumbai slide.

In the remaining time, captain Vijay slammed 154 in only 118 balls with 20 fours and five sixes in TN's second innings tally of 253 for three in 43 overs before the match ended in a draw with the visitors gaining three points and Mumbai one.

Tamil Nadu thus ensured they remained on top of the table with 23 points and also qualified for the quarter finals with a match in hand against Hyderabad from December 15-18.

Mumbai took their tally to 16 from six matches and need only a draw and one point in their last round robin tie against Gujarat at the Brabourne Stadium here to enter the knock out round.

Punjab (16 points) and Railways (13) are the only other teams with a chance to go through to the knock-out rounds from Group A and are to meet each other in the last round robin clash at Delhi.

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Delhi vs Maharashtra, at New Delhi

Delhi kept their quarterfinal hopes alive by notching up a comprehensive 10-wicket triumph over laggards Maharashtra in their fifth Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match.

Their second successive win gave Delhi six points, taking their overall tally to 15, and Virat Kohli's side now needs to beat Bengal in their final group engagement to be in the hunt for quarterfinals.

After Pradeep Sangwan's five-wicket burst left them 334 for nine at stumps yesterday, Maharashtra's innings folded up after adding just 25 runs to the overnight total.

Parvinder Awana had Samad Fallah (28) caught by Aditya Jain to bring down the curtains on Maharashtra's innings.

Needing just 109 runs to win the match, Delhi romped home in just 17.1 overs with Virat and Mithun Manhas combining for a 112-run unbeaten opening stand.

In-form Virat did most of the scoring, slamming 11 fours in his 58-ball 67. Manhas gave him good support with a 49-ball 38, which included five hits to the fence.

Railways vs Hyderabad, at Hyderabad

T P Singh slammed a brisk century while V Cheluvaraj missed his ton by seven runs as Railways boosted their quarterfinal chances with the three points they gained from their drawn Ranji Trophy Super League tie against Hyderabad.

Having posted 305 in their first innings, Railways managed to restrict the hosts to 303 and that wafer-thin two-run first innings lead proved crucial in the Group A tie which ended in a tame draw with Hyderabad getting just one point from the outing.

Resuming their second innings on 18 for no loss, Railways got some batting practice and were 363 for five at stumps on the final day.

Faiz Fazal (49) and skipper Cheluvaraj (93) added 145 runs for the opening stand but both had the misfortune of missing their individual landmarks.

Mohammed Khader first removed Fazal when the batsman was just one run shy of his fifty and got the better of Cheluvaraj also with Anirudh Singh taking his second catch of the day.

TP Singh and Yere Goud (72), however, made merry and remained not out.

Singh's unbeatean 105-ball 100 had eight fours and three sixes in it while Goud hit 12 boundaries during his unbeaten 86-ball knock.

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Orissa vs Punjab, at Chandigarh

Orissa earned vital three points on the basis of their first innings lead as their Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match against Punjab ended in a tame draw.

Set a target of near impossible 354 runs, Punjab ended the fourth and final day on 192 for four after 66 overs to get one point from the match at Sector 16 cricket stadium here.

Uday Kaul was Punjab's top-scorer with an unbeaten 73 which he made from 177 balls with the help of 13 fours.

Vishwas Bhalla also remained not out on 24 while captain Pankaj Dharmani contributed 40.

For Orissa, Debasis Mohanty took two wickets by conceding 39 runs while Alok Sahoo and Dhiraj Singh got one wicket apiece.

Earlier, Orissa added 51 runs in the 15.3 overs they faced today without losing any more wicket before declaring their innings at 247 for eight.

Halhadar Das (67 not out) added another 28 runs to his overnight 39 while Basanth Mohanty (27) added 16 to his yesterday's 11. The duo shared 74 runs for their unbroken ninth wicket stand.

Despite today's single point, Punjab now share second spot with holders Mumbai with 16 points in Group A.

Tripura vs Goa, at Agartala

Tripura qualified for the knock-out round of the Ranji Trophy Plate Group after playing out a draw against Goa.

The hosts earned bonus points on the virtue of their first innings lead and set up a semi-final clash against Haryana, scheduled at Rohtak from December 15-18.

Replying to Goa's 201 in the Group A tie, Tripura scored 280 for seven in the final day of the at the Maharaja Bir Bikram Stadium.

Tripura baged three points from the drawn match and, with 12 points from five matches stood second in the group behind Assam (13).

Heavy fog and bad light interrupted the entire four-day tie time and again. Today also, the play started after lunch.

Resuming from overnight 150 for 4, Tripura scored 208 for 7 at stumps.

Lower order batsman Tushar Saha made an unbeaten 53 (4X8) and skipper Rajib Datta scored 29 (4X5). Goa spinner Amit Yadav bagged four wickets for 60 runs.

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