Kaif helps UP manage a draw with Punjab

UP skipper Mohammed Kaif scored an impressive 71 on the fourth and final day to manage a draw with Punjab in their Ranji Super League Group 'B' match in Mohali on Monday.

Resuming at overnight score of 238 for seven, the hosts Punjab declared their innings at 351 for nine to set a challenging target of 358 for the visitors but Kaif propelled the team to 230 for loss of five wickets. Kaif was removed by Charanjit Singh, who also claimed the wicket of another in-form batsman Suresh Raina (5).

M Gony took two wickets for Punjab in the second innings while VRV Singh, who took seven in the first innings, managed to bag just one this time. 

Earlier, Ravneet Ricky struck an unbeaten 111 for Punjab after resuming at his overnight score of 76. Batting down the order, Ricky got a good support from debutant Charanjit Singh, who contributed 64. UP's Piyush Chawla had a tally of four wickets.

Punjab got three points while UP got one point from the match.

Punjab (1st innings):                381
     Uttar Pradesh (1st innings):         375
     Punjab (2nd innings):
    S Sohal       lbw         b RP srivastava      33
    K Goel                    b Kumar              10
    R Inder       c Amir Khan b Piyush Chawla      62
    P Dharmani    c Amir Khan b Kumar              15
    U Kaul         lbw        b Tyagi               0
    R Ricky     not out                         111
    A Kakkar      c Kaif      b Piyush Chawla      17
    M Gony                    b Piyush Chawla      10
    C Singh c Amir Khan b Abid Khan        64
    VRV Singh                 b Piyush Chawla      11
    B Singh   not out                        0
    Extras:    (b 8, lb 2, w 3, nb 5)               18
    Total:  (for nine wickets dec in 111 overs)        351

Fall of wickets: 1-37, 2-48, 3-91, 4-92, 5-166, 6-192, 7-213, 8-334, 9-351

Bowling: P Kumar 14-5-28-2, S Tyagi 24-4-97-1, M Abid Khan 19-0-74-1, R Srivastava 16-6-42-1, P Chawla 30-9-75-4, S Shukla 8-0-25-0

Uttar Pradesh (2nd innings):
    R Srivastava    c Inder     b Gony             24
    S Shukla         c Inder     b Gony             10
    T Srivastava     c Dharmani  b Singh            66
    M Kaif            c Singh     b Charanjit Singh  71
    S Raina          c Singh     b Charanjit Singh   5
    R Shukla   not out                        23
    P Kumar           not out                        15
    Extras:    (b-1, lb-3, w-4, nb-8)                  16
    Total: (for five wickets in 51 overs)            230

Fall of wickets: 1-38, 2-38, 3-164, 4-174, 5-203

Bowling: VRV Singh 15-1-82-1, M Gony 11-3-31-2, B Singh 5-0-29-0, C Singh 15-1-63-2, A Kakkar 5-0-21-0