From 98 for 5, Gujarat bounced back to end the day at 334 for 8 against Hyderabad. Manan Hingrajia pushed the innings out of peril with an unbeaten 174 that glued the innings together. A 112-run stand for the sixth wicket with Urvil Patel (60) stood out before Hingrajia pushed along nearly single-handedly with the lower order.

After being reduced to 90 for 5 at one stage, Baroda hit back against Mumbai with half-centuries from Mitesh Patel (86) and Atit Seth (60 ). The duo added a 130-run stand for the sixth wicket to arrest the slide and give Baroda a total over 200 in the first innings.

Bengal opener Sudip Chaterjee hit 116 and put on a 198-run stand with Sudip Kumar Gharami (90) for the second wicket after the early dismissal of Abhimanyu Easwaran. But Uttar Pradesh hit back after the partnership with legspinner Vipraj Nigam picking up a four-wicket haul. Bengal lost six wickets for 41 runs after that stand was broken.

After being reduced to 65 for 3, Madhya Pradesh arrested the slide through a fighting 75* from Harpreet Singh Bhatia. Shubham Sharma and Rajat Patidar kept him company in brief partnerships as the middle order stood up against Karnataka in Indore.

Shubham Khajuria, Jammu & Kashmir's opener, stood tall with an unbeaten 130 against Maharashtra. He waged a lone battle with the next highest-score being just 37 even as the hosts went past 250 on the first day after being put in.

Ravi Chauahan's 164-ball 113 alongside an unbeaten 86 from skipper Rajat Paliwal were the highlights of Services' batting innings on the first day against Meghalaya as they raced away to 298 for 4, looking set for more.

Bihar were bowled out for a mere 78 against Haryana after being put in to bat. In a collective bowling performance, pacer Aman Kumar picked up three wickets and was supported well by Anshul Khmaboj, Jayant Yadav and Sumit Kumar who picked two apiece in Rohtak.

In Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu's skipper R Sai Kishore picked up three wicket including the big one of Cheteshwar Pujara (16) and along with pacers M Mohammed and Sonu Yadav, who also picked up three apiece bowled out Saurashtra for just 203. Veteran Arpit Vasavada offered lone resistance with an unbeaten 62.

KC Cariappa picked up a seven-wicket haul that helped Mizoram bowl out Sikkim for just 191. The hosts lost their last eight wickets for 84 runs.

Suyash Prabhudesai's 120 set the tone for a strong start for hosts Goa against Manipur. With handy contributions from the lower-order, Goa went past 300 on the first day after opting to bat.