One-down Pujara, who has on so many occasions pulled his team out of the woods, was expected to do it one more time. However, the Test specialist lasted just 10 deliveries and was trapped in front of the wicket by Kumar for 3. The Kumar-Ansari duo then ran through Saurashtra's middle-order removing Samarth Vyas (0), Jay Chauhan (1) and Prerak Mankad (4) in quick succession, as the hosts slipped to 57-5. Sheldon Jackson (11) also was unable to covert his start, as Saurashtra lost their sixth wicket for 83. For the hosts, opener Desai was the only hope if they had to bat another two sessions, but leggie Ansari caught him on his own bowling even before lunch was called. At lunch, Saurashtra were reeling at 98-8, as Uttar Pradesh were on cusp of a memorable win. It was then just a matter of time, as Uttar Pradesh removed the last two batsmen D A Jadeja (13) and Jaydev Unadkat (2) to collect seven points.

The win was even more special as Uttar Pradesh defeated Saurashtra in their own backyard. In the other two matches, Himachal Pradesh took the first innings lead and secured three points, whereas Karnataka had to be content with one point. In the game at Indore, Madhya Pradesh took the first innings lead against Tamil Nadu and collected three points. Brief scores: Saurashtra 331 and 120 (Harvik Desai 50, Snell Patel 19; Saurabh Kumar 6-55, Zeeshan Ansari 3-42) v/s Uttar Pradesh 523.

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Uttar Pradesh won by an innings and 72 runs. UP 7 points, Saurashtra 0. At Indore: Tamil Nadu 149 and 377/7 (Kaushik 154, N Jagdeesan 54; Kuldeep Sen 2-59) vs Madhya Pradesh 333 (Venkatesh Iyer 88, Rameez Khan 87; Mihir Hirwani 71; T Natarajan 5-106). Match drawn. Madhya Pradesh took first innings lead. MP 3 points, TN 1 point. At Mysuru: Karnataka 166 and 296 (Devdutt Padikkal 99, Karun Nair 64; Rishi Dhawan 5-83) vs Himachal Pradesh 280 and 34/2. Match Drawn. Himachal took the first innings lead. Himachal 3 points, Karnataka 1 point.

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