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Chhattisgarh crushed Tripura by an innings and 28 runs in the sixth round clash in Raipur, while Services were set a target of 213 runs to win against Haryana. Meanwhile, Jharkhand and Assam gained crucial first-innings leads in their clashes against Uttarakhand and Maharashtra respectively.

England skipper Joe Root hailed the youngsters for their performance in Port Elizabeth which earned them a much needed win as he believes that it will be a message for the aspiring young masses. Ollie Pope’s maiden Test ton and Dom Bess’ fifer set the tone for the innings win over South Africa.

Rajasthan defeated Kerala by an innings and 96 runs inside five sessions in their sixth round clash at the St. Xavier's College Ground in Thiruvananthapuram. While Gujarat and Vidarbha seized leads against Punjab and Delhi respectively, Bengal mounted a massive 635 for seven against Hyderabad.

South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis hinted of his retirement from Test cricket later this year as the pressure of low scores and back to back series defeats start to pile up. du Plessis assured that he wouldn’t leave the team in the middle of a transition phase as it would only worsen the situation.