Responding to Baroda’s imposing 616, Jammu & Kashmir’s batting was held together by skipper Qamran Iqbal. Seven batters were dismissed in single-digits, but Iqbal’s eighth-wicket stand with Umran Nazir, worth 75 runs, helped them get past 200. Iqbal hit 11 fours and five sixes in his 121. But Nazir wasn’t done. In the company of No.11 Rohit Sharma, he crossed 40 for the first time and smashed seven sixes en route to his maiden first-class century. It couldn't prevent a follow-on.

Hyderabad’s Rahul Radesh, at 75* overnight, finished on 86, while Kodimela Himateja and Pragnay Reddy’s half-centuries took them to 380 against Punjab.

Karnataka’s Aneeshwar Gautam brought up his maiden first-class hundred from No.6 to solidify their lead against Tripura. Later, Manvanth Kumar continued his excellent form with a quick 51, while Ritesh Bhatkal brought up his maiden first-class fifty, finishing on 74*. From 285/7, they declared on 477/9.

After Sibsankar Roy (100) and Denish Das (90) took Assam to 281, opener Hetvik Kotak (80) and Prerak Mankad (76) helped Saurashtra recover from a middle-order stutter. A 65-run tenth wicket stand helped them to a lead.

Vidarbha’s veteran batter Dhruv Shorey struck 168, batting with half-centurions Danish Malewar and Akshay Wadkar to secure a first-innings lead before declaring against Goa.

Saurabh Nawale (95) and Harshal Kate (84) ensured a first-innings lead for Maharashtra against Gujarat. Opener Aarya Desai cracked his third first-class ton to push Gujarat ahead.

Responding strongly to Meghalaya's 562, Mizoram No.3 Chinmay Sutar hit 125, while captain Joseph Lalthankhuma remained unbeaten on 70.

Best bowling performances

A low-scoring game ended with a Tamil Nadu win after Sai Kishore led the way with 4-39, taking his match tally to seven.

Kerala’s Jalaj Saxena ran through Bengal to claim his 38th first-class five-fer, dismissing three of their top-five batters. Chasing a mammoth 408, he was then sent to open the batting.

After smashing a century, Musheer Khan took his maiden six-fer in first-class cricket, running through Haryana with figures of 6-85, which forced them to follow-on.

UP’s Zeeshan Ansari, who took a five-fer in the previous game, claimed four against Pondicherry to help secure a 161-run first-innings lead. With Yash Dayal and Kartik Yadav doing the early work, Ansari attacked the lower order, sparking a collapse from 120/5 to 138/8.

Goa seamer Ruthvik Naik took his maiden five-fer against Vidarbha, claiming quick wickets towards the end before the declaration came.

Manipur’s left-arm spinner Kishan Singha took five against Arunachal Pradesh, adding to his two wickets in the first innings.