Brief scores: Hyderabad 163 (Shivaji Yadav 32, Nand Kishore 39, D Ganesh 3-22, Mansoor Ali Khan 3-32) lost to Karnataka 165-5 (Vijay Bharadwaj 67 not out, B Akhil 54 NP Singh 4-38).

One-wicket win for TN

MARGAO: An unbeaten last pair T Kumaran and P Subhaya enabled Tamil Nadu register a one-wicket victory over Goa in a reduced overs Subhai Pillay South Zone One-day match at Arlem Ground.

Brief scores: Goa 129-5 in 25 overs (Balkrishna Misquin not out 54, Paresh Misquin 24, Sachin Upadye 22) lost to Tamil Nadu 130-9 in 25 overs (WV Raman 26, S Sriram 27; Prashant Kakode 2-21, Sayyad Kahalid 2-27).

Hari shines in Kerala win

VIZIANAGARAM: Opener Harikrishnan cracked a fine unbeaten century as Kerala defeated Andhra inthe One-day league match for the Subbaiah Pillai Trophy at the Vizzi Stadium.

Brief scores: Andhra (in 50 overs) 209-8 (LN Prasada Reddy 79; Ananthapadmanabhan 3-35) lost to Kerala (in 44.5 overs) 210-4 (Harikrishnan not out 109)

MP beat UP

Kanpur: Madhya Pradesh defeated hosts Uttar Pradesh by seven wickets in their One-day league match at Green Park.

Brief Scores: UP 155 in 49.1 overs (Jyoti Yadav 31, Brijendra Singh 26; JP Yadav 3-26) bt MP 157 in 42.2 overs (Santosh Sahu 66 n.o., Amay Khurasia 32).

Vidarbha triumph

NAGPUR: Yogesh Ghare's 93 enabled Vidarbha beat Rajasthan by 44 runs in their Central Zone league encounter.

Brief score: Vidarbha 213 in 49.2 overs (Yogesh Ghare 93, Shamsher Singh 5-26, Gagan Khoda 3-30) bt Rajasthan 169 in 43.5 overs (Mohammad Washid 39).

Punjab batsmen fail

NEW DELHI: Punjab, after restricting Delhi to 315 in the first innings, failed to wrest the initiative as the hosts' pace-spin attack reduced them to 217 fornine on the second day of their four-day North Zone match at the Ferozeshah Kotla grounds.

Brief scores: Delhi 315 vs Punjab 217-9 in 72 overs (Pankaj Dharmani 48, Ashish Nehra 3-52, Virender Sehwag 3-15) vs Punjab 217-9 (Nehra 3-52, Sehwag 3-15)

HP bowlers strike

New Delhi: Himachal bowlers struck vital blows to leave Services struggling at 197 for seven in their first innings at close on the second day of their North Zone tie.

Brief scores: HP 267 vs Services 197-7 (Amit Nadkarni 38 n.o., Nischal Gaur 3-39).

Gandhi, Gavaskar gallop

CALCUTTA: A 354-run third wicket partnership between Debang Gandhi (216) and Rohan Gavaskar (190) put Bengal in a commanding position as they declared their first innings at 558 for four on the second day of the four-day East Zone match against Bihar at the Eden Gardens.

Brief scores: Bengal 558-4 declared (Debang Gandhi 216, Rohan Gavaskar 190, Saba Karim 50 not out, Nikhil Haldipur 44) vs Bihar 35-0

Morris propsOrissa

Guwahati: A 90 by allrounder Robin Morris helped Orissa take advantage in the first innings on the second day of the four-day match today.Brief scores: Orissa 343 (Robin Morris 90) vs Assam 117-4.