Bangar and Rawat secure draw for Railways
A determined Sanjay Bangar and Mahesh Rawat, playing with viral fever, took Railways to a tense draw, after Uttar Pradesh had reduced them to 33 for 6, then 77 for 7. UP declared 5.5 overs into the final day, and 33.4 overs and seven wickets later were only formalities short of an incredible win. But Bangar and Rawat frustrated them for close to two-and-a-half hours, before Bangar and Anureet Singh batted out 13.2 overs to keep the visitors at bay.
Although UP had batted slowly in their second innings, adding 150 runs in 55.3 overs, their declaration early on the final day (setting Railways 297 on a slow, friendly pitch) made any result possible. UP’s opening bowlers, though, were not as friendly. Read more
Courtesy: ind.cricinfo.com
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