Railways had the time, and energy, to play a game of football after closing out the Ranji match against Andhra in just 9.3 overs on Wednesday. Millind Tamhane and Harshad Rawle extended their third-wicket stand to 80 runs, before Tamhane fell in the penultimate over of the match, when the hosts were just three runs short of victory.Batting on 44, Tamhane was smartly held at short cover by Y Gnaneswar Rao off M Suresh. In the next over, it was all over as Sanjib Sanyal hit the winning runs for Railways.The Andhra coach blamed the second innings collapse behind this loss. “Once we were dismissed for 108, it was all over,” MV Narasimha Rao said.Brief ScoresAndhra 208 & 108; Railways 227 & 90 for 3 in 32.3 overs (M Tamhane 44, Harshad Rawle not out 33).
