da mrbet： With only one wicket remaining, Madhya Pradesh batsmen pulled off anexciting draw against Railways in their Ranji Trophy league match atIndore on Sunday
da realsbet： Staff Reporter26-Nov-2001With only one wicket remaining, Madhya Pradesh batsmen pulled off anexciting draw against Railways in their Ranji Trophy league match atIndore on Sunday.Railways, declaring at 291/7, reached its second-innings total due tosome fine batting from its top three batsmen. Jai P Yadav (92), AmitPagnis (70) and Yere Goud (50) all scored fifties, with Goud remainingunbeaten till the end of the innings. A brief middle-order collapsewas brushed aside as S Raza Ali also contributed lower down the orderwith 40 off 51 balls.Set a target of 514, Madhya Pradesh had no option but to play for adraw. This too looked doubtful as wickets collapsed in a heap at thetop of the order. KS Parida, the first-innings hero, took three morewickets here, but skipper Sulakshan Kulkarni batted bravely (30*) withthe tail to ensure a draw for his side.Railways, by virtue of their first-innings total, pick up five pointsfrom this tie, while Madhya Pradesh pick up three.
