Kerala notched up the only result in three Plate group Ranji league matches on Friday, beating Goa by 158 runs in their encounter against Goa at Kochi and getting two points for their triumph.

Resuming at 245 for four, Kerala declared at 272 for five, AN Kudva ending on an unbeaten 34 and SR Nair dismissed for 13. That set Goa a target in the fourth innings of 270, but on a turning last-day pitch, KN Ananthapadmanabhan seemed virtually unplayable for the tourists. Goa were bowled out for 111 in 48.1 overs, Ananthapadmanabhan taking five for 55 in 17.1 overs.

At Nagpur, Vidarbha and Saurashtra drew their match, with the latter getting a point by virtue of first-innings lead. Vidarbha reached 218 all out from their precarious 148 for eight at the close of the third day's play, with M Acharya making an unbeaten 43. Saurashtra, set a target of 207, reached an agonisingly close 200 for eight at stumps, with Rakesh Dhurv making an unbeaten 72 off 83 balls in the chase. For Vidarbha, Chandrasekhar Atram took four wickets.

At the Palam ground in Delhi, Services picked up one point from their first-innings lead in a drawn match. Tripura, still on their first innings when the final day's play began, reached 350 all out, with GH Banik making 56 off 120 balls and S Roy hitting 57 off 89. Sanjay Dhull ended with five for 110.

In the Services second innings, first-innings double-centurion hit 67 off 62 balls, while centurion Jasvir Singh made 44 off 38, helping their side to 144 for two declared in 21 overs. That set Tripura a fairly competitive target of 286, but their batsmen decided to play it safe and settled for just 125 for three in 42 overs, with Ritesh Jaiswal making an unbeaten 59.

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