Bengal took three points for gaining the first innings lead while Uttar Pradesh walked away with a point on the final day of the Group A fixture.

Abhimanyu Easwaran, who was dismissed for a mere five runs in Bengal's first innings, looked like a different player in his second knock.

The efforts of Aryan Juyal (76) and Karan Sharma (67) stood out as Uttar Pradesh held nerves to beat 41-times champions and hosts Mumbai by two wickets in a Ranji Trophy match on Monday.

With India set to play a five-match Test series against England, starting later this month, fans have urged the selectors to give the player a second chance.

Praveen Kumar played six Tests, 68 ODIs and 10 T20s for India in a career that promised a lot more.

Though he started his innings extremely slow, Yashasvi Jaiswal eventually played a match-defining knock for Mumbai. He scored 181 runs off 372 balls.

Mumbai produced an incisive bowling display to bundle out Uttar Pradesh for a paltry 180 and take the crucial first-innings lead on the third day of their Ranji Trophy semifinal on Thursday

Wicket-keeper batter Hardik Tamore hogged the limelight with a stroke-filled 115 to propel Mumbai to 393 in their first innings on the second day of their Ranji Trophy semifinal against Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday

An in-form Uttar Pradesh will fancy their chances against Himachal Pradesh while Tamil Nadu face a stiff challenge against a resurgent Karnataka when two of the quarter-final matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy will be played on Tuesday.

Chama Milind claimed five wickets for eight runs in a sensational pace bowling display as Hyderabad beat Uttar Pradesh by 29 runs to top Group E and qualify for the quarterfinals in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 championship on Tuesday.

Vijay Hazare Trophy: S Sreesanth on Monday picked up his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket in almost 15 years to help Kerala pull-off a three-wicket win over Uttar Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association Director PD Pathak said that the decisions were taken during the working committee meeting of UPCA, held at Mussoorie on Friday

Suresh Raina warmed up nicely for the Australia Twenty20 series as he slammed an unbeaten 47 off just 37 balls to help Uttar Pradesh beat Baroda in the final of the Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy.

Skipper Ravichandran Ashwin picked up 2/27 from his 10 overs, while Rajagopal Sathish kept his cool to guide Tamil Nadu into the semifinal of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Uttar Pradesh hand Saurashtra another defeat while Himachal Pradesh outplay Goa in the Vijay Hazare Trophy match on Wednesday.

Uday Kaul (89 not out) and Mandeep Singh (84) shared a 124-run third-wicket partnership as Punjab took a massive 290-run second-innings lead against Uttar Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh medium-pacers rattled the Punjab top-order as Uday Kaul, Mandeep Singh and Yuvraj Singh flopped after they were invited to bat first at Green Park.

Suresh Raina hit 145 not out for Uttar Pradesh to set Tamil Nadu a target of 391 in their Ranji Trophy clash. In reply, Tamil Nadu posted 212 for four on the fourth and final day as the match ended in a draw.