Railways score 18 run win over MP

The Ranji One-Day clash between Railways and Madhya Pradesh at the Karnail Singh Stadium in Delhi saw the Railways side win by 18 runs. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Railways slumped to 1/2 as the twenty-four year old mediumpacer Sanjay Pandey got rid of Amit Pagnis and Gagan Khoda in the very first over. Soon after, there was more trouble and Railways were reeling at 41/4. An innings of 108 from Raza Ali at number six saved Railways the blushes. Ali's 119 ball essay saw the ball reach the fence on 12 occasions. Riding on his innings, Railways managed 240/6 in their allotted 50 overs.

In response, the Madhya Pradesh team started well, as openers Jai P Yadav (54) and Chandrakant Pandit (40) put up a century partnership for the first wicket. Amay Khurasiya at number three was among the runs as well, making 62 from just 63 balls (5 fours, 1 six). After the top three gave MP an ideal start, things began to go wrong. India Test left arm spinner Murali Kartik and TP Singh scalped 3 wickets apiece as MP lost their way completely. Just ten balls short of the fifty over mark, MP were all out for 222.