Good day for Test discards

Kaif8217;s innings of 150 off 250 balls, which included 20 fours and two sixes, was subdued compared to Sharma8217;s run-a-ball169, with five sixes and 14 fours.

Kaif shared a 289-run partnership with Prashant Naik to give Air-India the first innings lead against Central Railway at the BKC ground. Naik remained unbeaten on 150, as his team declared at 412 for 3. But it wasn8217;t enough to ensure a victory for Air-India, as they couldn8217;t bowl out their opponents in their second innings. Central Railway finished at 105 for 6.

Sharma8217;s century was also not good enough for Indian Oil to beat Western Railway at the Western Railway ground in Lower Parel, as the home team hung on to a draw. Indian Oil finished with 407 for 8 as the match came to an end.

DY Patil was the only team to record an outright victory, as they defeated Mumbai Police by an innings and 189 runs at their home ground in Nerul. The hosts declared their innings at 436 for 2, with Anand Singh 152 and Siddarth Chitnis 61 remaining unbeaten.

Facing a deficit of 274 runs, the policemen were bundled out for 185, with medium-pacer Ryan Ninan 4-39 and off-spinner Chitnis 3-36 sharing the spoils for DY Patil. The home team also was awarded a bonus point for winning by an innings.

Meanwhile, Tata Sports Club reached 105 without losing a wicket, with openers Sahil Kukreja 48 and Praful Waghela 44 in full control, in their second innings against Bharat Petroleum in a Group A encounter.

Onkar Khanvilkar, unbeaten on 103 overnight, stretched his score to 170, as Bharat Petroleum finished at 358 in their first innings.

Brief scores
Group 8216;A8217;:
Tata Sports Club 358 and 105 for no loss Sahil Kukreja 48 n.o., Praful Waghela 44 n.o. drew with Bharat Petroleum 358 Onkar Khanvilkar 170, Uday Kaul 35, Sairaj Bahutule 33; Wilkin Mota 3-71, Ramesh Powar 4-96.
Central Railway 358 and 105 for 6 Rahul Jadhav 34 n.o.; Ankit Chavan 3-11 drew with Air-India 412 for 3 decl. Hrishikesh Kanitkar 61, Mohammad Kaif 150 n.o., Prashant Naik 150 n.o..

Group 8216;B8217;:
Indian Oil 170 and 407 for 8 Ajinkya Rahane 67, Aditya Tare 70, Rohit Sharma 169, Rajesh Pawar 48; Akshay Girap 5-125 drew with Western Railway 201.
Mumbai Police 162 and 185 Rohan Bagade 47, Bravesh Shetty 58, Sagar Vichare 36; Ryan Ninan 4-39, Siddharth Chitnis 3-36 lost to DY Patil 436 for 2 decl. Swapnil Asondkar 169, Anand Singh 152 n.o., Siddharth Citnis 61 n.o. by an innings and 189 runs.