Gujarat deny Mumbai victory

Some determined batting by Gujarat in their second innings prevented Mumbai from scoring an outright victory in their West Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy (under-16) match which concluded in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

Mumbai were in a position of considerable strength at stumps on the second day, having taken a first innings lead of 121 runs and then scoring 61 for one in their second innings. Going for quick runs on the final morning they declared at 170 for seven, leaving Gujarat the task of getting 292 for victory. Gujarat, with valuable contributions from Parthiv Patel (57 not out off 181 balls) and VS Dave (41 off 102 balls) ended at 132 for two off 65 overs.