Maharashtra take first innings points in drawn clash

Saurashtra and Maharashtra played out a draw on Friday in a Cooch Behar Trophy contest in the West Zone league, with the latter gaining five points by virtue of their first innings lead.

At Rajkot's Municipal Stadium, Maharashtra won the toss and were bowled out for 273 late on the opening day. The top ten batters all reached double figures, AS Bhosale top scoring with 58. Saurashtra's skipper Uday Karavadra, a National Cricket Academy graduate, picked up 5/73 with his off spinners.

Saurashtra fell away to 200 all out, notwithstanding opener and wicket keeper AK Dawda's 75. Maharashta's own offie, Kashinath Khadkikar bested Karavadra's figures with a haul of 6/69. The visitors showed no inclination to force an outright result, batting out the third day to finish on 289/7.