da bet7k: The Central Zone under-22 match between Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthanat Indore ended in a tame draw on Sunday
Partab Ramchand31-Dec-2000The Central Zone under-22 match between Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthanat Indore ended in a tame draw on Sunday. There was some engrossingcricket over the first two days but rain washed out play on the finalday.Opting to bat on Friday, MP were all out for 189 early on the secondday. They failed to build upon a good start given by openers S Tomar(35) and N Ojha (40) who put on 70 runs. At one stage, the home teamwere 151 for three but then ensued a sharp collapse which saw sevenwickets falling for 38 runs. The visitors replied with 217 for five atstumps on the penultimate day. Skipper AS Jain who opened the battingscored a patient 44 off 102 balls. V Saxena who came in at No 3 got avaluable 57 which was compiled off 133 balls with seven hits to theropes. S Bhatia batted more aggressively in scoring an unbeaten 67 off116 balls. He hit five fours and a six. Rajasthan got five points andMP three.