Ranji Trophy: J&K taste first win, Uttarakhand thrash Sikkim in Round 3

Srinagar, Nov 23 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir notched up their first win in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season by hammering Tripura by eight wickets in a group A clash here on Friday.On the other hand, in group C matches, Jharkhand suffered a 92-run defeat against Rajasthan at home, while Goa was also at the receiving end against Haryana, losing by 143 runs at the latter's home.Meanwhile in plate group matches, Uttarakhand registered a thumping victory by thrashing Sikkim by an innings and 178 runs in a plate group match, while Meghalaya outclassed Nagaland by six wickets.However in group B, Andhra played a draw with Tamil Nadu, host Madhya Pradesh settled for a tie with Punjab and the contest between Hyderabad and Delhi ended without any result.In group A, Karnataka's affair with Mumbai also ended without any result, Gujarat and Saurashtra played a draw, Chattisgarh played a draw with the Railways, while Baroda also showed a comeback to tie the issue against Vidarbha.In group C, the Services came back strongly in their second innings to deny Uttar Pradesh a win as the result the match ended in a draw.After the end of Round 3, Saurashtra, Kerala and Rajasthan lead the Elite group A, B and C charts respectively, while Uttarakhand sits atop the Plate group table.
--IANS kk/sed