Ranchi: Himachal Pradesh opener Sangram Singh sparkled with an explosive 91 in the second essay as their Ranji Trophy Plate Group A match against Jharkhand ended in a draw on the fourth and final day here.
Sangram, who had remained unbeaten on 202 in his first innings, thrashed the home bowlers for eleven fours and two sixes before getting out to a rash shot as the visitors ended their second innings at 181 for two, bagging three points owing to their first innings lead.
Earlier, Jharkhand, who could secure only one point, began on their overnight score of 341 for six with junior India cricketer Saurabh Tiwari (169) saving his team from the ignominy of a follow-on, lifting them to 431 all out in reply to Himachal's first innings total of 551 for 8 declared.
Carrying on from his overnight individual score of 144 not out, Tiwari batted confidently till a lapse of concentration ended in a catch to Indulkar off a delivery of Test discard spinner Sarandeep Singh.
Tiwari, who was a member of the victorious India U-19 World Cup team, hit 18 fours and a six in his 451 minutes stay on the crease.
Mohnindraraj Sharma (4-68) and AK Thakur (3-122) were the successful bowlers for the visitors.
Brief scores:
Himachal Pradesh: 551-8 declared and 181-2 (Sangram Singh 91, M Gupta 75)
Jharkhand: 431 all out (S Tiwari 169, M Sharma 4-68, AK Thakur 3-122).
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