Draw fetches UP five points

NAGPUR, Nov 2: Uttar Pradesh gained five points by virtue of their first innings lead of 35 runs against Vidarbha when they bundled the host...

NAGPUR, Nov 2: Uttar Pradesh gained five points by virtue of their first innings lead of 35 runs against Vidarbha when they bundled the hosts for 260 as the four-day Central Zone Ranji Trophy match ended in a draw at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground here today.

Vidarbha, who added 23 runs to their overnight score of 237 in 17.1 overs in their first innings reply to UP’s first innings total of 295 all out, gained three points from the match.

Uttar Pradesh were 166 for five in 67 overs in their second innings, when the play was called off after the ninth mandatory over.

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Brief scores: Uttar Pradesh 295 and 166-5 (Rizwan Samshad 61; P Gandhe 4-69) drew with Vidarbha 260 all out (U Gandhe 99, Y Ghare 48; S Bajpai 6-85).

MP-Railways draw

NEW DELHI: The Central-Zone match between Madhya Pradesh and Railways ended in a draw with MP crawling to 215 for three in their second innings on the fourth and final day.

MP earned five points from this tie to take their tally to 10 while Railways gotthree points to add to their eight.

Brief scores: Madhya Pradesh 266 and 215-3 (Sodhi 100 not out, Bundela 57 not out) vs Railways 226.

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