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Sai Kishore finished with 6 for 34 in Uttarakhand's second innings as the visitors were bowled out for 113 on Day Three. Having conceded a first-innings lead of 179 runs, Uttarakhand resumed at 9 for one but failed to put up a fight against Tamil Nadu's spinners.

The Tamil Nadu captain struck three times in successive deliveries, dismissing Lakshya Raichandani for 19 before sending back Saurabh Rawat and Aditya Rawat for ducks. Dega Nischal top-scored with 25 off 61 balls, but the rest of the batting line-up had little answer to Sai Kishore.

The left-arm spinner finished with match figures of 10 for 74, while Ajith Ram claimed the remaining four wickets in the second innings. Tamil Nadu had posted 313 in their first innings before bowling out Uttarakhand for 134 and then 113.

Bengal beat Services by 60 runs, with spinners Pradipta Pramanik and Shahbaz Ahmed doing the damage. Pramanik returned figures of 4 for 48, while Shahbaz picked up three wickets for 44 runs to wrap up the contest.

Uttar Pradesh defeated Goa by 68 runs after Yash Kasvankar took his second five-wicket haul of the match. UP were bowled out for 197 in their second innings, setting Goa a target of 235. Kartik Yadav then claimed five wickets to leave Goa short of the target.

Assam beat Tripura by nine wickets, though not before Tripura captain Manisankar Murasingh produced a superb counter-attack. Tripura were struggling at 54 for five when Murasingh took charge, smashing 161 off 160 balls to help his side avoid an innings defeat. His effort forced Assam to bat again, but the visitors chased down the target comfortably.

Sikkim recorded a thumping innings and 328-run win over Arunachal Pradesh. Gurinder Singh struck 146 as Sikkim declared at 572 for five, before Satyajeet Bachhav's 5 for 27 bowled Arunachal Pradesh out for 123 in their second innings.

Punjab had Harpreet Brar to thank for their strong position against Chhattisgarh. The left-arm spinner returned career-best figures of 7 for 56 to help Punjab enforce the follow-on. Chhattisgarh batter Amandeep Khare fought hard with 91, but his knock could not prevent his side from being asked to bat again.SARFARAZ 154 PUTS MUMBAI IN CONTROL

Sarfaraz Khan continued his strong run with the bat, scoring 154 off 228 balls to help Mumbai declare at 528 for eight against Himachal Pradesh. The India batter struck 19 fours and stitched together two important partnerships to put Mumbai firmly on top.

Sarfaraz added 68 runs with Siddhesh Lad, who made 87, before joining hands with Akash Anand for a 210-run stand. Anand made the most of the partnership, scoring 117 off 239 balls, including 14 fours.

Himachal Pradesh ended Day Three at 144 for three, still trailing by 384 runs with one day's play remaining. Pukhraj Mann was unbeaten on 38, while Vaibhav Kalita was on 21.GAIKWAD HUNDRED HELPS MAHARASHTRA

Ruturaj Gaikwad made an immediate impact in his first batting appearance of the Ranji Trophy season, scoring an unbeaten 101 at No. 7 for Maharashtra. Ankit Bawne remained not out on 169 as Maharashtra built a 358-run lead.

Hyderabad's K Himateja struck an unbeaten 123 to help set Andhra a target of 398, with Tanay Thyagarajan adding an unbeaten half-century.

Manan Hingrajia's century helped Gujarat fight back against Delhi, with Jaymeet Patel contributing 72. Saurashtra edged ahead of Karnataka in a tight contest for the first-innings lead, thanks to Samar Gajjar's 79 and Arpit Vasavada's 65. Parth Bhut and Jaydev Unadkat also put on 40 runs for the ninth wicket to give Saurashtra a narrow advantage.

Railways reached 305 for six in reply to Rajasthan's 497, with Bhargav Merai scoring 73, Eshaan Goyal making 64 and Ravi Singh adding 53.

Sedezhalie Rupero also put in a patient shift, remaining unbeaten on 108 off 297 balls against Mizoram as Nagaland looked to secure a first-innings lead.- Ends