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Three batsmen made centuries, while another missed his by eight runs as Delhi buried Assam under a 396-run lead in Vadodara.Delhi, who resumed on 241 for 3, were first driven by a 220-run stand between Rishabh Pant, the wicket-keeper batsman who struck his maiden first-class century, and Nitish Rana, for whom this was a second ton. Both men finished on 146.Milind Kumar and Pradeep Sangwan, who came in at No. 9, then added 125 to swell the lead as Delhi declared on 589 for 8. Sangwan, who also brought up his maiden first-class century, hit eight fours and four sixes in his unbeaten 87-ball 100. Fast bowler Abu Nechim finished with 5 for 106.Then left-arm spinner Manan Sharma prised out two wickets and Assam ended the day 100 for 3. Amit Verma and Arun Karthik, two of their most experienced batsmen, had put together 51 at stumps.Despite a top-order wobble, Jharkhand are primed to win their Ranji Trophy opener in Delhi. They are four down in the final innings of the match but require only 37 more runs to beat Maharashtra.Chasing a target of 93, they hadnt got a run on the board when they lost the openers Ishan Kishan and Shiv Gautam. But the damage they sustained in the second innings - which was only 13 overs old - may not matter much because their own bowlers had hurt Maharashtra in a much worse way.Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem and medium-pacer Ashish Kumar picked up six wickets between them to restrict Maharashtra to a mere 188 in their second innings. Kedar Jadhav was the only batsman to cross fifty. That left a very manageable target for Jharkhand to hunt down; one they could well achieve despite the big-hearted effort from Maharashtras new-ball bowlers Anupam Sanklecha (2 for 20) and Shrikant Mundhe (2 for 22)Vidarbha declared on 272 for 6 after batting out 102 overs in Visakhapatnam. By batting as long as they have, and securing a first-innings lead of 122 runs, they would likely come away with more points than Odisha. Captain Faiz Fazal missed out on a century, caught behind for 99 after more than six hours at the crease. Deepak Behera was Odishas best bowler with 3 for 35 from 19 overs. After the declaration, Odisha had 22 overs to play and their openers Sandeep Pattnaik and Ranjit Singh got through them unscathed to push the score to 74 for 0.Rain thwarted Saurashtras quest to secure a first-innings lead against Rajasthan as only 17.4 overs were possible on the third day in Vizianagaram. Saurashtra, who made 460 courtesy Jaydev Shahs 193, removed Vineet Saxena shortly before play ended, with Rajasthan on 62 for 1. . After slipping from the summit during the week, the Gunners overcame struggling Crystal Palace 2-0 on Sunday thanks to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlains second-half brace. . Andrew Luck lost his favourite target and the Indianapolis locker room lost one of its most revered leaders when Reggie Wayne was diagnosed Monday with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee that will cost him the rest of the season. . PETERSBURG, Fla. . The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 for Jones (19-1). It was the champions closest call. Despite the loss, it was a remarkable show by the confident Swedish challenger, who had the best of the early rounds and then hung on in the fourth and fifth. . Burris threw two TD passes, including a key 15-yard fourth-quarter strike to Bakari Grant that effectively countered a Toronto comeback bid and led Hamilton to a 33-19 victory. SAINT BONAVENTURE, N.Y. -- Denzel Gregg and Jaylen Adams scored 23 points apiece as St. Bonaventure beat St. Francis (PA) 92-82 in a season opener on Saturday.Gregg was 11 of 16 from the field with three blocks and Adams was 7 of 15 and had eight assists for the Bonnies. Matt Mobley added 21 points including five 3-pointers and Josh Ayeni chipped in 10 points off the bench. The team averaged 51.6 percent shooting from the field and 70 percent from the line.Gregg sank a 3-pointer and a layyup and Mobley followed with another 3 as the Bonnies pulled to a 47-38 lead with 2:09 left in the first half.dddddddddddd They were up 51-39 at the break and never trailed after that.The Red Flash cut the lead to 71-68 with 6:21 to play but two Mobley 3-pointers after that sealed the win.Jamaal King led the Red Flash with 21 points. Josh Nebo had nine rebounds. ' ' '
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