Vidyut stars for Haryana at Gurgaon

S Vidyut scored an unbeaten century to help Haryana to a draw against Punjab in their Ranji Trophy league match at Gurgaon on Tuesday.

Unbeaten on 23 overnight, Vidyut made 105 off 143 balls with little support from other batsmen, spurring his side to an unforseen secondinnings total of 309. For Punjab, Sandeep Sanwal picked 3-67.

Set a target of 196 runs to win, Punjab lost quick wickets in the middle to put all thoughts of an outright win right out of their minds. Although Ravneet Ricky made unbeaten 41 off 62 and Yuvraj Singh slammed 24 off 27, three wickets fell within the space of 12 runs, forcing the batsmen to opt for a draw. 108/5 at the close of play, Punjab picked up five points from this encounter, while Haryana picked up three.