Despite the game ending in a draw, Shrikant Mundhe's second first-class hundred ensured what was turning out to be a dull day's play ended up being an entertainer for a sizable weekend crowd that had turned up at the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadiu
Two batting collapses followed by a solid partnership in the latter half of the day ensured that the Group B match between Delhi and hosts Maharashtra remained wide open going into the last day
Delhi's bowlers made short work of Maharashtra on the second morning, after which Gautam Gambhir anchored his team's response with an unbeaten 93. The star, however, was Virender Sehwag
Swapnil Gugale stole the limelight with a sterling 174 on the opening day of Maharashtra's crucial Ranji Trophy Group B tie against Delhi, keeping the team on course for posting a big first-innings total at the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium
| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| KNTKA | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
| TN | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| MUM | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| MP | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 |
| BRODA | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| RLYS | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| UP | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| BENG | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| J + K | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| DELHI | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
| MAHA | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
| VIDAR | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 24 |
| GUJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 |
| ODSA | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| PNJB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| RAJ | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| HRYNA | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| SAU | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| ASSAM | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 38 |
| AP | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| HP | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 28 |
| JHK | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 |
| HYD | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| KER | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| TPURA | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| SVCS | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| GOA | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
