Tare hits ton, Mumbai play safe for 3 points
NEWDELHI: Former Mumbai skipper Aditya Tare scored his eighth first-class hundred on an inconsequential final day of their Ranji Trophy group A encounter against Railways at the Karnail Singh Stadium on Sunday.
Having ensured three points by virtue of 104-run first innings lead by the end of the third day, Mumbai decided against sporting declaration — reaching 321 for 5 when captains decided to call time. Tare (100*, 187 balls) and allrounder Shivam Dube (69*, 99 balls) added 163 runs for the unbroken sixth wicket stand. Tare’s innings had 11 fours and two sixes and Shivam smashed eight fours and a couple of sixes.
The duo came together when Mumbai were 158 for 5 in their second innings but Tare-dube didn’t feel much pressure as the overall lead had already swelled to 262 runs by then.
RAJASTHAN BEAT J&K
JAIPUR: Rajasthan defeated a gritty Jammu and Kashmir by 75 runs in their Elite Group C game.
Rajasthan bowlers rose to the occasion even as a Jammu and Kashmir skipper Parvez Rasool (110*) played a defiant knock in the second outing at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
Chasing a daunting target of 395, Jammu and Kashmir, who began at overnight score of 34/0, were eventually bundled out for 319 in their second innings.
For the hosts leg spinner Rahul Chahar (4/89) and Nathu Singh (4-83) took four wickets each in the second innings, as they earned six crucial points.
TN-MP SHARE POINTS
DINDIGUL: Baba Indrajith hit an unbeaten century as Tamil Nadu finished at 236/4 on the final day of the rain-curtailed Elite Group B tie against Madhya Pradesh.
The two teams finished with one point each as the first innings was incomplete.
In other Group B matches, Bengal and Andhra Pradesh secured three points each by gaining first innings lead against Himachal Pradesh and Punjab respectively.