Bangar, Rawat help Railways to a draw
Posted on Dec 02, 2008 at 19:44 | Updated Dec 02, 2008 at 20:11
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New Delhi: Sanjay Bangar and Mahesh Rawat defied odds to hit gritty half-centuries as Railways secured an unlikely draw against Uttar Pradesh in their Ranji Trophy Super League group B match here on Tuesday.
Chasing 297 to win, Railways were staring at defeat after being reduced to 33 for six but former India all-rounder Bangar (70 not out) and stumper Rawat (80) came up with defiant half-centuries to dash the visitors' hopes.
Railways were 215 for eight when play was called off for the day and match ended in an exciting draw.
Bangar's unbeaten 70 came off 265 balls with nine fours in it, while Rawat hit 14 boundaries en route to his 127-ball 80. They added 112 runs for the eighth wicket to pull off a very satisfying result.
Medium pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar (5/35) ran through the Railways top-order, sending half the team back to the hut.
Bhuvanehswar's heroics with the ball, however, were negated by the splendid Bangar-Rawat duo and Uttar Pradesh were left to mourn a lost opportunity to get full points.
India Test discard Murali Kartik also made a significant contribution with his 30 runs down the order.
Earlier, Uttar Pradesh, resuming at 118 for four, declared their second innings at 150 for six after losing Tanmay Srivastava (62) and Bhuvneshwar (12).
Tanmay added 11 runs to his overnight total while Bhuvneshwar was out after making 12 runs.
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