Batsmen across teams found the going difficult as wickets fell regularly and several sides struggled to put up big totals, setting up an intriguing second day.
Day 1 of the second round of the Ranji Trophy saw bowlers dominate as 10 teams were bowled out across 19 fixtures. Among the few batters to thrive was Uttar Pradesh's Rinku Singh, who rescued his side against Goa in Kanpur with an unbeaten 118 off 186 balls to push their total to 202.
Key bowling performances included Mumbai pacer Tushar Deshpande claiming 4/46 to dismiss Himachal Pradesh for 140, while Maharashtra's Vicky Ostwal took 4/39 against Jharkhand. Services bowler Pulkit Narang registered 5/63 to bowl out Bengal for 184, while Yash Kasvankar grabbed 5/86 for Goa.
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