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Jammu & Kashmir and Odisha ended day three of the final round of league matches in strong positions against Haryana and Jharkhand respectively. Elsewhere, Uttarakhand still needs 167 runs to post a victory over Maharashtra while Chattisgarh crawls their way back against Services on Day 3.

For the very first time since July, MS Dhoni returned to practice as Jharkhand coach Rajiv Kumar has revealed that he joined the team in Ranchi ahead of their Ranji Trophy clash against Uttarakhand. Dhoni had last played for India in July and speculation about is future is at an all-time high.

Shahbaz Nadeem has stated that finger spinners still have a lot to offer and should not be written off, especially if they continue taking wickets. The left-arm spinner, who is a consistent performer in domestic cricket, also expressed his desire to represent India at the international level.

Jammu and Kashmir pacer Mohammed Mudhasir became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the ongoing season of Ranji Trophy in a group C game against Rajasthan. The team, however, failed to impress as they are 186/7 in their first innings at stumps on the second day of the game.

After a disastrous batting performance in the Asia Cup, MS Dhoni is likely to turn up for Jharkhand in the knockouts of the Vijay Hazare Trophy after the team qualified for the quarter-finals of the national one-day competition. Rohit Sharma will also be playing for his side Mumbai.

Rain played spoilsport in the highly-competitive Group C games in Chennai as all three matches of the group were abandoned. While the rain saved Haryana from a sure loss, it means Manoj Tiwary-led Bengal are out of the reckoning from the qualification to the quarter-final stage of the tournament.