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N Srinivasan returned to the BCCI’s administrative fold but didn’t chair the working committee meeting in Kolkata on Sunday

Amol Karhadkar01-Sep-2013

NCA-pace academy tie-up, tightened security at CLT20

• The BCCI’s working committee approved, in principle, recommendations of the National Cricket Academy board, which include a tie-up with the MRF Pace Foundation, the use of facilities at the KSCA ground in Alur, near Bangalore, and the setting up of zonal academies in each of the five zones, including a dedicated academy for the northeastern states in Guwahati, Assam.

• The working committee approved several steps to cut out the possibility of corruption in the Champions League T20. An anti-corruption official and security official will be attached to each team and access to the team dug-out will be restricted with a strict code of conduct being implemented. Players, support staff and match officials have been ordered to refrain from accepting gifts during the tournament. They are also directed to disclose the value of any gifts they receive 15 days prior to the tournament. Players and support staff are required to declare and disclose their mobile phone numbers to security officials and any calls received on the hotel exchange will have to be approved by the team manager.

• The BCCI also decided that the disciplinary committee would meet on September 13 in Delhi to discuss the probe report submitted by Ravi Sawani on the alleged spot-fixing and corruption during IPL 2013.

N Srinivasan returned to the BCCI’s administrative fold but didn’t chair the working committee meeting in Kolkata on Sunday. Instead, Jagmohan Dalmiya, the interim board head, presided over the last meeting of the BCCI’s annual cycle.After arriving in Kolkata on Sunday morning, Srinivasan is understood to have had brief one-on-one meetings with almost all the working-committee members. The exercise was primarily aimed at staking a claim for a one-year extension as BCCI president in the annual general meeting, which will now be held on September 29 in Chennai.The BCCI president had voluntarily stepped aside after his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, also a senior Chennai Super Kings official, was arrested during the IPL spot-fixing scandal. Despite Srinivasan’s keenness on chairing the meeting, it is understood the decision not to do so was based on suggestions from the legal team.Since the BCCI has already submitted an affidavit in court in connection with a public interest litigation filed by the Cricket Association of Bihar saying Jagmohan Dalmiya is running the day-to-day affairs of the board, had Srinivasan chaired the meeting, it might have been viewed as a contempt of court. As a result, Dalmiya chaired the meeting, with Srinivasan attending as the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association president, thus making it a rarest-of-rare incident of a BCCI president attending a working committee meeting but not chairing it.While he didn’t have a direct discussion with former IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla, who is believed to be opposing Srinivasan’s return to power, two other senior board members – vice-president Arun Jaitley and joint secretary Anurag Thakur – preferred to join the meeting via video conferencing from New Delhi.Even though Srinivasan didn’t chair the meeting, as confirmed by the BCCI press release, he executed “statutory and constitutional” duties of the BCCI president. Srinivasan also confirmed after the meeting that he will “chair the AGM”, as required by the BCCI constitution.While many would have seen Srinivasan’s inability to preside over the meeting as a setback for him, the BCCI president’s supporters were happy with the manner in which the day unfolded. “It was important to first execute all his powers and duties as the BCCI president,” a Srinivasan aide said. “More importantly, the one-on-ones he had in the morning would help him avoid opposition while seeking an extension for another year.”With four weeks remaining for the AGM, the anti-Srinivasan camp would now be hoping that former BCCI and ICC president Sharad Pawar decides to enter into the fray. If Pawar, who is also a senior minister in the federal government, has to contest against Srinivasan, he would need a proposer and a seconder from the South Zone. All the members from the zone are staunch supporters of Srinivasan. However, with Pawar having proven his vote-management skills in the past, Srinivasan’s detractors would be banking on him to return to the BCCI fold. While Pawar has not revealed any plans so far, a BCCI insider close to the former president said his possible candidature for the top post “cannot be ruled out”.

Manprit Juneja’s fifth first-class century helped India A end the third day of the unofficial Test in Visakhapatnam within a touching distance of New Zealand A’s first-innings total

ESPNcricinfo staff04-Sep-2013
ScorecardManprit Juneja was unbeaten on 178 at the end of the third day•BCCI

Manprit Juneja’s fifth first-class century helped India A end the third day of the unofficial Test in Visakhapatnam within a touching distance of New Zealand A’s first-innings total. Juneja was unbeaten on 178 and with only three wickets remaining, he will be key on the fourth morning if India are to take the lead.India trailed by 343 at the start of the day but Juneja and VA Jagadeesh, the overnight batsmen who had stabilised the innings on the third afternoon after the early losses, helped the home team progress past 200. The two shared a stand of 197 for the third wicket before Doug Bracewell dismissed Jagadeesh nine short of what could have been his seventh first-class century.It took another 18 overs, however, for New Zealand to make the next strike as Juneja scripted an 88-run stand with his captain Abhishek Nayar, who reached his half-century in quick time. Nayar, fresh from his century in the previous match, needed only 55 deliveries for his 57. But New Zealand clawed back with a couple of wickets in quick succession when Bracewell picked up his third and Corey Anderson had CM Gautam caught behind.However, Juneja found adequate support from the lower order and he added 37 and 33 with Jalaj Saxena and Shrikant Wagh. He went onto frustrate New Zealand during the last 15 overs of the day with an unbroken 34-run partnership with Dhawal Kulkarni, who played out 50 balls for his 4.

Allrounder Ramith Rambukwella has been named in Sri Lanka’s 24-man preliminary squad for the New Zealand limited-overs tour in November, after having had a good match for Sri Lanka A last week

ESPNcricinfo staff09-Oct-2013

Sri Lanka preliminary squad

Angelo Mathews (ODI captain), Dinesh Chandimal (T20 captain), Tillakaratne Dilshan*, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Perera, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Lahiru Thirimanne, Ashan Priyanjan, Kithuruwan Vithanage, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suranga Lakmal, Shaminda Eranga, Thisara Perera, Rangana Herath, Sachithra Senanayake, Ajantha Mendis, Seekkuge Prasanna, Chaturanga de Silva, Isuru Udana, Ramith Rambukwella, Dilruwan Perera, Milinda Siriwardene

Allrounder Ramith Rambukwella has been named in Sri Lanka’s 24-man preliminary squad for the New Zealand limited-overs tour in November, after having had a good match for Sri Lanka A last week. Opener Upul Tharanga, who had been in the Sri Lanka side for their last one-day assignment, has been left out, as has middle-order batsman Jehan Mubarak.Opener Dimuth Karunaratne, who has been a Test specialist in internationals so far, finds a place in the squad and other additions include allrounders Chaturanga de Silva and Milinda Siriwardene, and batsman Ashan Priyanjan. Seam bowler Isuru Udana, who last played for Sri Lanka in July 2012, is also in the squad.The three ODIs, which begin on November 8, will be followed by two Twenty20s. The final squads will be selected closer to the series’ start.*Tillakaratne Dilshan was added to the squad list after he had been mistakenly omitted

Waqar Younis said that despite Pakistan being ranked No. 9 in ODIs, and facing a challenge to qualify for the Champions Trophy, he will continue to try new players for the development of the team

Umar Farooq in Lahore09-Jun-2015Pakistan coach Waqar Younis has said that despite his side being ranked No. 9 in ODIs and facing a challenge to qualify for the 2017 Champions Trophy, which will be contested by only the top eight sides, he will continue to try new players for the development of the team.Waqar also said Pakistan will have to “live without Saeed Ajmal” and make up for the offspinner’s absence through teamwork, as they left Lahore for a 52-day tour of Sri Lanka just after midnight on Tuesday.Pakistan need to beat Sri Lanka in the five-ODI series to get to eighth and remain in contention for the Champions Trophy. It is their only opportunity ahead of the September 30 cut-off date, when the participants will be finalised based on the ICC’s rankings. After exiting in the quarterfinals of the 2015 World Cup, Pakistan were beaten 0-3 in Bangladesh and then beat Zimbabwe 2-0 at home.”I am not saying we have a weak ODI team, but we are not as strong as we are in Tests,” Waqar said. “Our disciplines in Tests are stronger because we have inexperienced players in the one-day format. Of course when you are trying new players it takes time. This series is very important for us to qualify for the Champions Trophy but we won’t hesitate in trying new boys because we have to keep our plan going to develop the team.”I am confident that we will qualify for the Champions Trophy. We obviously have to win the series and it’s important for us to win at least 3-2, but we will push to win more than three matches.”Misbah-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi quit ODIs at the end of the World Cup, and Ajmal was dropped from all formats because he was ineffective with his remodeled bowling action. After losing those three experienced players, Pakistan were also without first-choice bowlers Mohammad Irfan and Rahat Ali because of fitness issues. Rahat is expected to recover from a hamstring injury ahead of the second Test in Colombo from June 25 and so Junaid Khan, who only returned from injury in May, and Wahab Riaz will lead the attack in the first match.”The biggest setback we had was the ouster of Saeed Ajmal, who was a matchwinner for us for many years,” Waqar said. “Our x-factor Irfan got unfit, Hafeez was unavailable for some time, so there were things that were beyond our control. There is a big vacuum created without Ajmal and now we have to live without him. We have tried many youngsters and I am hoping the bad phase is fading away and we are developing a better team.”It was a big jolt to lose Ajmal initially, but we are trying new players to fill that void. We suffered on the tour of Bangladesh and then we didn’t win as convincingly against Zimbabwe. We are trying to fill the gap with youngsters who might not able to perform instantly, but we have to cover that up with teamwork.”Pakistan have a full tour of Sri Lanka ahead of them, comprising three Tests, five ODIs and two T20 internationals. They will begin with a three-day tour game in Colombo from June 11, before the first Test in Galle from June 17.

Ryan Sidebottom completed the fourth ten-wicket haul of his career as Yorkshire moved a step closer to retaining their Division One title

Andrew Miller at Edgbaston08-Jul-2015Yorkshire 213 (Bairstow 108, Wright 5-40) and 289 for 7 dec (Rhodes 79, Finch 73*) beat Warwickshire 69 (Sidebottom 6-34) and 259 (Hain 106, Sidebottom 5-42) by 174 runs
ScorecardRyan Sidebottom completed the fourth ten-wicket haul of his career•Getty Images

Is anyone capable of catching Yorkshire now? A patient but ultimately irresistible fourth-day performance secured the reigning County Champions their sixth victory of an increasingly formidable campaign. With 20 more points in the bag, and their nearest challengers Middlesex forced to settle for a draw at Trent Bridge, they take on Worcestershire at Scarborough next week knowing that the title is theirs to lose.Ryan Sidebottom, inevitably, was the catalyst, just as he had been in Warwickshire’s first innings. Having extracted Varun Chopra with his fourth ball last night, he claimed each of the next three wickets to fall to complete the fourth ten-wicket haul of his tireless career, then returned after tea to bowl Oliver Hannon-Dalby to complete match figures of 11 for 76, the second-best of his 18-year career.”Ryan bowled a ruthless line and length,” said Jason Gillespie, Yorkshire’s coach. “He put a shoebox on a length and was hitting it all the time and attacking that off stump. He was the challenging the batsmen with every ball he bowled. It was an exceptional performance. His days of playing for his country are over, but to have that desire is full credit to him and shows how much he loves the game of cricket. It’s fantastic for us to have a resource like Ryan Sidebottom.”For Warwickshire, the only notable source of resistance came from the 19-year-old Sam Hain, whose technique and mannerisms are eerily reminiscent of Jonathan Trott and whose ability to bat within a bubble was equally laudable in his team’s trying circumstances. With only the No. 11, Boyd Rankin for company, he brought up a richly deserved century from 190 balls with 16 fours and a six, before being pinned lbw by Tim Bresnan to cue Yorkshire’s gleeful celebrations.”It was nice on a personal level,” Hain said of his hundred. “But as a team, you just have to hand it to Yorkshire over the past four days. They were just better than us and we have to stand back and say well played.”With more dank weather in the offing, Warwickshire had resumed in the morning on 43 for 1 and if, as seems highly unlikely, there had ever been an intention of hunting down their target of 434, it was emphatically scotched in the seventh over of the day. Trott, so adept at picking runs off his legs, was for once bowled around them as Sidebottom curled one into his stumps and then, two balls later, unfurled that trademark inswinger to pin Laurie Evans plumb lbw for a duck.From 58 for 3, Warwickshire rallied through a fourth-wicket stand of 51, but it was never comfortable viewing. Ian Westwood, who might have been run out from short cover inside the first ten minutes of the day, survived two dropped catches in consecutive overs as Aaron Finch at second slip and Jack Leaning at third deprived Steve Patterson and Bresnan respectively of the breakthrough.Back, though, came Sidebottom, with a full and straight delivery that moved just enough to pin Westwood flush in front of the stumps for 40, and at 109 for 4, Yorkshire had broken the back of Warwickshire’s batting.Peter McKay, who had missed much of the match with a finger injury, came and went at No 6, well caught this time by Finch off Patterson, and though Rikki Clarke resisted for a while, much as he had done in Warwickshire’s abject first innings, the introduction of spin lured him into an error. James Middlebrook tossed one up onto his toes, and Leaning under the lid clung onto a firm clip.Jeetan Patel crashed three fours in an all-too-brief stay before wellying Jack Brooks to short extra cover for 13, and Brooks struck again two overs later to bowl Chris Wright for 6.Hannon-Dalby resisted long enough to allow Hain to move into striking distance of his hundred but then unwisely elected to shoulder arms to Sidebottom armed with the new ball. Chopra and Westwood had shown the folly of such an approach in the first innings and Hannon-Dalby duly departed with his middle stump flattened for 8.The margin of Yorkshire’s victory – 174 runs – was especially impressive given their struggles with the bat on the first day. And Gillespie, never one to count his chickens, was mindful of the room for improvement even after their fourth Championship win in a row.”With the bat, Jonny B aside, we could have done better,” he said. “But after day one, I think the way we went about our work was exceptional. I’m very happy.”We have plenty of games to go, and there are some very good teams in this competition. We just need to focus on our process and continue to play the consistent cricket.”You look down Warwickshire’s line-up, and they’ve got all bases covered. To come away with a win is incredibly satisfying.”

Rohit Sharma has said his Test spot is in a tricky position with India likely to play only five batsmen in Tests in Asia

ESPNcricinfo staff28-Jul-20153:59

Test spot did not come easy to me – Rohit

Rohit Sharma has some unfinished business with Sri Lanka. Not the team but the country. He might have broken all records while scoring that 264 in an ODI against them, but the country itself has not been a happy hunting ground for him. The last time he went there for a bilateral series, in 2012, he returned ODI scores of 5, 0, 0, 4, 4. By some warped logic, Rohit, the next in line for Test debut until then, actually lost those rights to Suresh Raina for the upcoming home season. When he later went to Sri Lanka for the World Twenty20, he managed to face just 63 balls in four innings as India failed to make the semi-finals.Now Rohit goes across the Palk Strait with his Test spot precariously placed. Ever since the two centuries he scored in his debut series, at home against West Indies, he has passed 50 only twice in 17 innings, with a best of 72. Also, whenever India played five bowlers, Rohit was the batsman who sat out: and the numbers suggest he didn’t have much to complain about. Then, during the last two Tests that India have played, under new captain Virat Kohli, Rohit has been preferred to Cheteshwar Pujara, and has batted at No. 3, for scores of 53, 39 and 6. That’s neither here nor there, and it might well mean he might start in a five-batsmen set-up come August 12 in Galle, but he knows he needs big runs if he is to maintain that spot.”It is very priceless,” Rohit told bcci.tv about his spot in the Test side. “It is very close to me. I don’t want to let go of it so easily. It’s not just me. Any cricketer you ask nobody wants to lose that spot. You know how hard you had to work for that spot. For me it was never easy. Let’s make it very clear. I had to wait for five-six years before making my debut. I was scoring pretty heavily in Ranji Trophy. Because we had such a strong middle order at that time, it wasn’t easy. We knew we had to wait.”Now, you know, I stand in a position where it’s in a very tricky position. I definitely want to do well every Test match I play. But knowing how Test matches are played these days, it’s not easy. In fact it was never easy. Test cricket. It is a challenge, and I love challenges.”Rohit knows the frustration of being left out of the Test set-up only too well. Before he lost that chance in 2012, he had been set to make his debut, against South Africa in Nagpur in February 2010, but injured himself doing warm-ups minutes before the toss. “Honestly, during that period when I didn’t play any Test cricket it was quite frustrating,” Rohit said. “Knowing that I was going to make Test debut in 2010, and I got injured, and had to wait three years for it. It’s not easy.”To work hard for that Test cap… I was quite happy with whatever I was doing. I was working hard, I was happy, I was still playing ODIs, but Test cricket is something I wanted to play. Certain things are not in your hands. You can’t do much about it. I had to only wait. But it was worth waiting for those four years. It was good to get a century on your debut, but after my debut it has not been such a great time. I am still working hard, I am still learning, and it was a good experience to play Test cricket outside India.”Had Rohit made his debut back when he was first supposed to, he would have had the privilege of being part of a No. 1 Test side, albeit not for too long. He wants to experience it for himself. “I wasn’t a part of the Test team when we became No. 1,” Rohit said. “So that’s a goal, to be part of the Test team where we become No. 1 in Test rankings. That’s my aim, to bring India back to No. 1. I know it’s not going to be easy, but we have the squad, we have got the guys to do it so I don’t see any reason why we can’t do it.”Rohit knows there is going to be competition for that privilege even if India do rise dramatically in the rankings. India are scheduled to play a lot of Test cricket in Asia over the next two seasons, and that means a five-bowler combination, which leaves little breathing spot for Rohit as a batsman. “When it comes to competition, it is always good to be in that zone,” he said. “You always want to be competing for whatever you do. Just not for the spot, but even when you cement your place, you want to keep competing against the best in the world. I don’t take it as pressure. I always enjoy competition, I have always loved it.”At the end of the day what you do on the field is what matters. When you get an opportunity you have to make the most of it. You are the person in charge, you are the person responsible for what you make of it. It is in your hand what you do. You have all the opportunity. You just have to grab it. How you do it is up to you.”

Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz has failed to recover from his hand injury and has been ruled out of the two-match T20 series against Sri Lanka in Colombo. Zia-ul-Haq replaces him

ESPNcricinfo staff24-Jul-2015Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz has been ruled out of the two-match T20 series against Sri Lanka in Colombo. Zia-ul-Haq, another left-arm fast bowler, replaces him as the PCB had previously announced.Wahab had been included in the 15-man squad subject to a return to full fitness, but the fracture he sustained to his bowling hand during the Test series last month has not completely healed. He resumed bowling today at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore but later tweeted that he might need another week to feel 100%”Wahab Riaz bowled in nets today at NCA, ” a PCB message said. “He still feels stiffness in his bowling hand. Thus he withdrew himself from T20s squad. Zia-ul-Haq already announced in the squad will replace him.”Twenty-year old Zia played all six tour matches in Sri Lanka – three List A and three first-class fixtures – and picked up nine wickets. He is yet to play international cricket, though. He has 18 domestic T20s and 17 wickets under his belt, including a five-for on debut for Lahore Lions against Faisalabad Wolves in 2012.

From 42 for 4, Northants recovered to post 325 against Leicestershire. Three wickets late in the day as the visitors began their reply completed the comeback

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ScorecardAlex Wakely recorded his fourth first-class hundred•Getty Images

Alex Wakely’s first-class best 123 led Northamptonshire from danger on the opening day at Wantage Road. From 42 for 4, Northants recovered to post 325 against Leicestershire. Three wickets late in the day as the visitors began their reply completed the comeback.Mark Cosgrove’s decision to bowl first initially paid dividends when Clint McKay struck four times in the opening hour but Wakely settled and went through to his fourth first-class century, helping his side to a healthy total but perhaps only a par score on a good batting surface.Wakely looked in superb touch from the start of his innings with a delightful back-foot drive off Ben Raine and an imperious pull against Wayne White among the 10 fours that he scored in reaching his fifty from 68 balls. He survived a strong shout for lbw on 52 and was becalmed in the hour after the lunch break. But he began to move his tally along again, opening the face to run White towards vacant third man, and a second pull stroke took him to 90. Clipping the off spin of Rob Sayer through midwicket nudged him three away from a century and a paddle sweep brought up his fourth first-class hundred with his 18th boundary.It was Wakeley’s second century in four Championship matches, made in similar circumstances to his first of the season at Cheltenham six weeks ago with his side also in trouble. Here, he shared stands of 71 with Josh Cobb, 78 with Steven Crook and 69 with David Murphy to make good progress throughout the afternoon.Northants could well have been shot out for far fewer after the Australian McKay took four wickets in his opening eight-over spell. He struck in his second and third overs to remove both Northants openers. First the in-form Ben Duckett was lbw to an inswinging yorker and then Rob Newton, pushing hard at a ball swinging across him, got a leading edge to mid-off and fell for just 9 in his first Championship match since June.Two further wickets fell in the first hour. Both Rob Keogh, trying to leave, and Richard Levi, attempting a cut, dragged into their own stumps. Wakely and Cobb settled the situation but a dropped catch by Angus Robson at first slip – Cobb on 11 – was a sliding-doors moment. It would have given McKay a fifth wicket shortly after lunch. As it was Cobb saw off McKay and the Leicestershire back-up bowling was not as incisive. An injury to Raine did not help; he limped off having taken a knock diving for a catch at long-on.Cobb only added 19 after being dropped but Steven Crook, after his whirlwind first-class best against Australia last weekend, continued the counter-attack. He flicked his first ball for four through midwicket, and immediately took on the offspin of Sayer, slog-sweeping him over midwicket. But having late-cut his eighth four, he skipped down to Sayer, missed, and was stumped for 40 in 31 balls.Overall, the last six Northants wickets added 283 with Rory Kleinveldt making 43 to push Northants to a third batting point.And they were able to apply pressure in the 15 overs they had to bowl at Leicestershire late in the day. Lewis Hill failed to deal with a rising Kleinveldt delivery that he gloved down the leg side and the same bowler produced a good delivery to square up Ned Eckersley and take out his off stump for a duck. A third wicket fell five overs from the close with Sam Robson chasing a wide ball and edging behind. Leicestershire closed 295 runs behind.

Ravi Shastri will remain India team director till the World T20 in March-April 2016, the BCCI has announced

ESPNcricinfo staff13-Sep-20152:04

India’s win in Sri Lanka clinches it for Shastri

Ravi Shastri will remain India team director till the World T20 in March-April 2016, the BCCI has announced. Based on the recommendations of the cricket advisory committee, the tenures of the three assistant coaches – Sanjay Bangar, B Arun and R Sridhar – have also been extended till the same tournament.”Acknowledging the performance of the Indian Cricket team and the efforts of the coaching staff in recent times, the CAC endorsed the extension of their tenure,” a BCCI release stated. The cricket advisory committee consists of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, board president Jagmohan Dalmiya and secretary Anurag Thakur.Shastri, and the three assistant coaches, had been brought in from the limited-overs leg of the England tour in August 2014 after India had lost the Test series. Their terms were then extended till the end of the World Cup by the BCCI working committee. They had been assured before the Bangladesh tour in June that their contracts would be renewed, but the tenure had been not agreed upon.

A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy Group B matches played on October 25, 2015

ESPNcricinfo staff25-Oct-2015
ScorecardAnkit Rajpoot claimed his fifth five-wicket haul to guide Uttar Pradesh to their first win of the season•BCCI

Uttar Pradesh completed a stunning turnaround win – their first of the season – despite being bowled out for 170 in the first innings against Andhra. Chasing 183 for victory, Andhra collapsed for 126 on the final day as Ankit Rajpoot ran through their top order to finish with figures of 5 for 35.Andhra struggled to form partnerships throughout the chase, the highest being 39 for the ninth wicket between Bandaru Ayyappa and Paidikalva Vijaykumar, both of who were stumped off Kuldeep Yadav.Resuming on 26 for 1, Andhra lost Srikar Bharat in the first over before losing their captain Mohammad Kaif for 11 soon after. Fast bowler Amit Mishra also picked up two wickets before Kuldeep cleaned up the tail.
ScorecardSuryakumar Yadav struck his sixth first-class century on the final day as Mumbai played out 61.3 overs to draw their Group B match against Baroda in Vadodara. Baroda hung on to hopes of a first-innings lead at the start of the day, with 93 needed to overtake Mumbai’s first innings total of 447 with only one wicket in hand. Murtuja Vahora (57) and Sagar Mangalorkar (30)added 42 to their overnight score of 345 before Shardul Thakur had Mangalorkar caught behind.Mumbai lost Shrideep Mangela for a duck in the fourth over and Shreyas Iyer was caught and bowled off the bowling of Aditya Waghmode for 13. Akhil Herwadkar (58) and Yadav then combined for a 104-run stand as the game meandered to a draw. Swapnil Singh was the pick of the bowlers, taking 3 for 70.
ScorecardJalaj Saxena anchored Madhya Pradesh’s second innings with a steady 95 off 213 balls against Punjab in their Group B game in Patiala before the match ended in a dull draw.Starting the day at 81 for 3, Madhya Pradesh played out 74 overs on the final day to ensure three points through a 12-run first-innings lead. Saxena combined with Puneet Datey (31) and Naman Ojha (18) in successive fifty-plus run partnerships to quash any hopes of a Punjab comeback before he was sixth man out in the 84th over.Captain Devendra Bundela and Rameez Khan both hit half-centuries and formed a 112-run seventh-wicket stand before the game was drawn. Bundela struck three fours and a six in his quickfire 55 while Rameez hit eight fours in his 93-ball 54. Punjab employed nine bowlers with Sarabjit Ladda being the most successful, claiming three top-order batsmen.