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RP Singh's five-for leads Gujarat to victory

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group B matches on November 18, 2015

Gujarat 311 (Juneja 61, Bhatt 51) and 202 for 9 dec (Juneja 41, J Saxena 6 for 60) beat Madhya Pradesh 200 (N Ojha 56, Bumrah 3 for 46) and 160 (A Sharma 55, RP Singh 5-33) by 153 runs
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RP Singh's five-wicket haul on the final day handed Gujarat a 153-run victory over Madhya Pradesh in Surat. RP Singh ran through Madhya Pradesh's batting line-up, reducing them to 5 for 32 in their chase of 314 on the final day. Ankit Sharma provided Gujarat with some lower-order resistance by scoring 55, but his team was eventually bowled out for 160. RP Singh's 5 for 33 in the second innings earned him the Man-of-the-Match award.
Tamil Nadu 231 (Shankar 92, P Kumar 4-65) and 212 for 4 (Mukund 71, Aparajith 71) drew with Uttar Pradesh 348 (Shaukat 88, Raina 61) and 273 for 5(Raina 145*, Shaukat 75)
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Openers Baba Aparajith and Abhinav Mukund top-scored with 71 each, as their side's fixture with Uttar Pradesh winded down to a draw on the final day. Chasing 391 after Suresh Raina's blitzkrieg innings on day three, Aparajith and Mukund put on a 135-run opening stand. Dinesh Karthik then batted out the day after Tamil Nadu lost a couple of quick wickets, scoring a patient 38. Raina won the Man-of-the-Match award for his unbeaten 145 in the second innings.