Ranji Trophy 2017-18, Round 6, Day 4 Results: Group C matches end in draw

Andhra Pradesh settled for a fighting draw against Mumbai in Group C on the fourth day of Round Six of the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy at Ongole.

At Ongole: Andhra Pradesh settled for a fighting draw against Mumbai in Group C on the fourth and final day of Round Six of the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy. Mumbai had taken a 117-run lead. They declared on 279 for 6 courtesy Shreyas Iyer’s 89. Andhra fought resolutely. Srikar Bharat (68) and Prashant Kumar (40) added 68 for the opening stand. Ricky Bhui scored 55. Andhra eventually finished on 219 for 6. Prithvi Shaw was adjudged the Man of the Match for his first-innings 114. FULL Cricket Updates, Ranji Trophy 2017-18, Round 6, Day 4

Brief scores

Mumbai 332 (Prithvi Shaw 114, Siddhesh Lad 86; Bandaru Ayyappa 4 for 110) and 279 for 6 decl. (Shreyas Iyer 89; Paidikalva Vijaykumar 2 for 63) drew with Andhra 215 (Hanuma Vihari 70, Ricky Bhui 69; Shardul Thakur 5 for 55) and 219 for 5 (Srikar Bharat 68, Ricky Bhui 55; Karsh Kothari 3 for 55).

At Indore: Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh played out a draw. Tamil Nadu had taken the crucial first-innings lead. MP probably delayed their declaration, setting Tamil Nadu an improbable 290. Tamil Nadu scored 79 for 1 in the remaining time.

Brief scores

Madhya Pradesh 264 (Ankit Dane 63, Ankit Sharma 77; Krishnamoorthy Vignesh 4 for 32) and 351 for 4 (Rajat Patidar 89, Harpreet Singh 100*; Krishnamoorthy Vignesh 3 for 42) drew with Tamil Nadu 326 (N Jagadeesan 101, Yo Mahesh 103*; Puneet Datey 3 for 55) and 79 for 1 (Abhinav Mukund 32*; Ishwar Pandey 1 for 15).

At Vadodara: Baroda and Odisha played out a tame draw. Baroda had secured a first-innings lead of 58. Their batsmen had some fun on the final day, finishing on 259 for 1 in 43.5 overs. Aditya Waghmode (101* in 114 balls), Vishnu Solanki (53 in 54) and Deepak Hooda (100* in 96) all had a field day. Subhransu Senapati was adjudged the Man of the Match for his first-innings 173.

Brief scores

Baroda 503 (Kedar Devdhar 104, Vishnu Solanki 109; Basant Mohanty 5 for 85) and 259 for 1 (Aditya Waghmode 101*, Deepak Hooda 100*; Dhiraj Singh 1 for 85) drew Odisha 445 (Subhranshu Senapati 173, Rajesh Dhupar 86; Swapnil Singh 5 for 50).

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