Punjab settle for draw against UP

Kanpur, November 26

Uttar Pradesh lower-order batted with purpose to force a draw against a dominant Punjab, but could not deny the visitors’ three points on the basis of the first innings lead in the Group B match. Chasing 342 for a win at Green Park, UP lost their top four batsmen early on, but Akshdeep Nath (76 not out), Eklavya Dwivedi (27) and Piyush Chawla (58) stalled Punjab’s push for victory.

J&K draw against Goa

Jammu: Centuries by skipper Mithun Manhas and Ian Dev Singh helped Jammu and Kashmir post an impressive 501 in reply to Goa’s mammoth 552 before their Ranji Trophy Group C match ended in a tame draw.

Resuming at 325/5, J&K rode on Singh’s 115 (184 balls) and Manhas’ 135 (231 balls) to post the huge total.

Lower down the order, Aamir Aziz (47) and Samad Bhat (42 not out) also made useful contributions. For Goa, RP Singh and Shadab Jakati picked up four wickets apiece. — PTI

Ranji Trophy 

Brief scores: Punjab: 272 and 295/7 (U Kaul 109 no, M Singh 84; A Rajpoot 3/67); UP: 226 and 204/6 in 72 overs (A Nath 76 no, P Chawla 58; H Singh 2/57) Points: Punjab 3, UP 1.

J&K: 501 in 140.5 overs (ID Singh 115, M Manhas 135, RP Singh 4/118, S Jakati 4/103); Goa: 552/5d and 82/1 19 overs (D Misal 41). Points: Goa 3; J&K 1

Haryana: 112 and 324 in 121.5 overs (N Saini 146, M Hooda 56; P Singh 5/85); Rajasthan: 279 and 161/1 in 38.5 overs (P Yadav 107 no, M Singh 41 no). Points: Rajasthan 7; Haryana 0.