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Railways beat MP

Indore: Railways defeated hosts Madhya Pradesh by 36 runs in the Central Zone Ranji Trophy one-day match at Usharaje ground here today.

Put into bat, Railways openers G Shankar Rao 42 and Amit Pagnis 50 added 95 runs for the first wicket to give their team a comfortable start.

J P Yadav 31, Sanjay Bangar 60 and shreyas Khanolkar 27 helped the team reach 258 in 50 overs. Chasing the target, Naman Ojha 69, Abbas Ali 29, Devendra Bundela 22, Brajesh Tomar 20 and Rahul Bakshi 34 gave MP an outside chance before they fell short.

Brief scores: Railways: 258 in 50 overs G S Rao 42, A Pagnis 50, J P Yadav 31, S Bangar 60, S Pandey 3-57, S Pitre 2-48, Y Golwalkar 2-43 bt Madhya Pradesh: 222 in 46.4 overs N Ojha 69, A Ali 29, S Pandey 10, J P Yadav 3-18, S Bangar 2-36, M Yadav 2-48.