Welcome to the live coverage of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 matches. Today is the third day of the Round 5 matches going on all across the country.

A very warm welcome to everyone for the third day’s play in Ranji Trophy Round 5 fixtures. Goa and Baroda were the two teams who secured massive wins on the second day but we have some matches hanging in the balance going into the third day.

Shami first cleaned up MP captain Shubham Sharma for eight before returning to wipe off the tail, finishing with figures of 4/54 as Bengal gained the first-innings lead over Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy match in Indore on Thursday.

India pacer Mohammed Shami made his comeback to competitive cricket after almost a year in the Ranji Trophy clash against Madhya Pradesh. He has impressed instantly picking up four wickets for Bengal helping them take a crucial first-innings lead.

Resuming from 103 for one, Madhya Pradesh was all out for 167 in its first innings. Bengal put up 170 for five in its second essay to inflate its overall lead to 231 runs.

Shami got the wicket of Madhya Pradesh captain Shubham, dismissing the batter for eight runs on the second day

Mohammed Shami has not been named in India's squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. However, if the selectors and the team management feel that he is fully fit then they might fly him to Australia during the series.

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Mohammed Shami had figures of 10-1-34-0 at Stumps on Day 1 of Bengal's match against Madhya Pradesh in the clash at the Holkar Cricket Stadium. Shami returned after last playing in the ODI World Cup final against Australia.