Services and Maharashtra got three points for gaining the decisive first innings lead in the drawn Ranji Trophy games against Rajasthan and Jharkand on Monday

Railways Sports Promotion Board and Services Sports Control Board are against the Lodha panel

Yuvraj Singh smashed 98 of 83 balls to help Punjab beat Services by three wickets and qualify for the Vijay Hazare Trophy knockouts.

Off-spinner Swarupam Purkayastha took a five-wicket haul as Assam posted a five-wicket win over Services.

Arup Das wreaked havoc on the Services' batsmen as he returned with a four-wicket haul. Krishna Das picked up three wickets.

Munaf Patel accounted for six of batsmen from Services, finishing with astonishing figures of six for 13 in 10 overs.

Starting their second innings with a deficit of 205 runs after the hosts posted 369 all out in their first innings, Services were bowled out for 191 in 57.5 overs at the Mohan Meakins Cricket Stadium.

In reply, Uttar Pradesh reached 86 for three in 38 overs, needing another 79 runs to surpass Services' first innings total but the hosts will be aiming for an outright victory.

Chasing Bengal's first innings total of 431, Services were all out for 304 in in 120.5 overs as speedster Ashoke Dinda (3/97 in 32 overs) and off-break bowler Sourashish Lahiri (3/69) were successful bowlers.

Bengal bowlers toiled hard to restrict Services to 261 for six, giving themselves a good chance to grab first innings lead on the third day of the Ranji Trophy group B encounter in New Delhi on Saturday.

Sourashis Lahiri's well-made 108 off 212 balls and overnight centurion Arindam Das's 164 helped Bengal reached 431 in 166.2 overs.

Arindam Das batted through the day to remain unconquered on 139 as he shared a 129-run opening stand with left-hander Rohan Banerjee, who made a sedate 42.

The match went into penalties after the two sides were locked goal-less in normal and extra time.

Services scored the equaliser through C Lalian Mawia in the 86th minute to end the regulation time at 1-1. Goal in extra-time gave the team the win.

While it will be Mumbai's 44th appearance in a Ranji final, it's the first time that Saurashtra has managed to earn a title shot.

The equation for Mumbai was straightforward when the final day began: they needed seven wickets before Services came close to the first-innings target of 454.

With the hosts getting easy runs, the frustration of Mumbai players became evident when Sachin Tendulkar, fielding at mid-on, walked upto Yashpal and told him to hurry up as the batsmen was being attended by the team's physio.

Earlier, resuming day on 138 for four, UP were bowled out for 241 in 78 overs. Overnight batsmen Arish Alam and Eklavya Dwivedi added 40 runs before being dismissed. Right-handed Alam (50), however, completed his half-century before getting run out.