Rajasthan-MP game ends in thrilling draw
The three day Central Zone Cooch Behar (under-19) match between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh ended in a thrilling draw at the Mansarovar stadium in Jaipur on Tuesday
Partab Ramchand
24-Oct-2000
The three day Central Zone Cooch Behar (under-19) match between Rajasthan
and Madhya Pradesh ended in a thrilling draw at the Mansarovar stadium in
Jaipur on Tuesday.
Ahead by nine runs on the first innings, MP were all out for 136
in their second knock. Opening bowler Naresh Gehlot was the wrecker
in chief taking five wickets for 19 off 22 overs. MP were at one
stage 68 for one, thanks to a second wicket stand of 55 runs off
16.4 overs between Sachin Dholpur (31) and Mohnish Mishra (29).
But the remaining batsmen offered little resistance.
Rajasthan had to get 146 runs for victory in 29 overs and though
they lost wickets at regular intervals, they maintained a brisk
scoring rate. Opener Vivek Sharma (23 off 19 balls), Ankiush Singh
(39 off 52 balls), Tahir Khan (25 off 31 balls) and Vivek Yadav
(19 not out off 11 balls) all did their best to get Rajasthan near
the target. Ultimately, they fell four runs short, finishing on 142
for seven. Ambalal Patidar, with three for 54 off eleven overs, was
the most successful bowler.