Maharashtra fail to close out match

Maharashtra just failed to get an outright victory in their West Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy match against Gujarat at Ahmedabad on Sunday. Chasing a victory target of 63, they limped to 36-5 in the ten overs available with Swapnil Patel taking all five wickets in a five over spell. It was a day on which 18 wickets fell as Maharashtra (overnight 242-7) were all out for 295 to take a lead of 89. Timil Patel finished with the figures of 7-95 from 37 overs. Gujarat then collapsed from 113-3 to 151 all out in their second innings with the visiting captain Kiran Adhav taking 5-42. For Gujarat one-drop Varun Dave top scored with 74 (147 balls, 9 4's). Maharashtra then floundered in their runchase losing two wickets each in the 2nd and 4th overs of the innings (bowled by Swapnil) and settled for a draw. They took five points on account of their first innings lead while Gujarat had to be content with three.