Gujarat ended Day Two on 291 for 6 with a lead of 63 runs against Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy 2016-17 final being played at the Holkar Stadium.
Gujarat won the Swarnim G1 Reliance One-day tournament by beating Saurashtra.
Buoyed by their comprehensive innings win over Vidarbha at Nagpur, Gujarat will take on a formidable Delhi team led by Gautam Gambhir, hoping for a similar performance to consolidate their position in Group A of Ranji Trophy.
India A lost the unofficial One-Day International (ODI) series against West Indies A, despite having the likes of Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Vinay Kumar and Robin Uthappa in their ranks. Sudatta Mukherjee, however, looks at the positives for India.
The West Indies A routed India A by 162 runs after the hosts collapsed to 152 in their second innings with the visiting spinners Nikita Miller (five for 40) and Veerasammy Permaul (three for 56) yet again playing the lead role on the fourth and concluding day of the match on Saturday.
Promising all-rounder Parvez Rasool impressed with a five-wicket haul, but West Indies 'A' held the edge as they made inroads into the India 'A' batting line-up after being all out for 429 in the first unofficial Test on Thursday.
India A reached 104 for two at tea on Day Two of the first unofficial Test against West Indies A at Mysore on Thursday.
Two members of the Under-19 World Cup winning team and the Gujarat squad that won the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tourney were today felicitated by the state cricket association in Ahmedabad.
After a string of low scores in List-A as well as first-class games, talented opener Unmukt Chand will like to make amends as he leads India A against New Zealand A in the opening encounter of the three-match One Day series in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
India A finished a largely rain-affected series against New Zealand A, but some of the batsmen made use of the opportunity and showcased their potential. Nishad Pai Vaidya reviews India A’s performance against New Zealand A.