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UP thwarts Baroda’s spirited fightback

Chennai: A match of fortune swings ended with Uttar Pradesh thwarting a spirited fightback by Baroda on the final day of the Ranji Trophy Super League match in Vadodara on Thursday.

Uttar Pradesh, which had gained the first innings lead, was 151 for six in its second essay when the contest concluded. Skipper Mohammed Kaif was unbeaten on 45.

Hyderabad opener Ravi Teja’s 113 at Hyderabad meant there would be no comebacks for holder Delhi after conceding the lead. The host picked up three points and Delhi, one.

Ravindra Jadeja followed up his unbeaten double century with five for 44 with his left-arm spin to bowl host Saurashtra to an innings win over Orissa at Rajkot.

In a dramatic Plate Division match at Gwalior, Madhaya Pradesh collapsed to 63 for six in its second innings but hung on to a draw and the three points from the first innings lead against Bengal.

The scores: Super League: At Hyderabad: Hyderabad 334 & 230 for three (Ravi Teja 113, A.S. Yadav 54 not out) drew with Delhi 284. Points: Hyderabad 3, Delhi 1.

At Rajkot: Saurashtra 620 bt Orissa 302 & 234 (P.S. Pati 44, N. Behera 42, R. Jadeja five for 44). Saurashtra 6, Orissa 0.

At Vadodara: Baroda 235 & 314 (S. Parab 67, A. Bilakhia 42, R. Solanki 71, S. Gaekwad 45, P. Chawla four for 122) drew with Uttar Pradesh 286 & 151 for six (M. Kaif 45 not out). Uttar Pradesh 3, Baroda 1.

At Nashik: Andhra 348 & 210 for five decl. (L.N.P. Reddy 53, Y. Gnaneswara Rao 48, B. Sumanth 58 not out) drew with Maharashtra 393 & 27 for one. Maharashtra 3, Andhra 1.

Plate Division: At Margoa: Goa 337 & 180 bt Jammu & Kashmir 267 & 140 (S B. Jakati five for 39). Goa 5, Jammu & Kashmir 0.

At Rohtak: Haryana 500 for nine decl. bt Jharkhand 113 & 326 (S. Ghosh 89, M.S. Vardhan 44, I.R. Jaggi 101, Dhruv Singh five for 56). Haryana 6, Jharkhand 0.

At Gwalior: Bengal 210 & 227 (A.S. Chowdhary 60, W.P. Saha 83, S. Pitre five for 50) drew with Madhya Pradesh 278 & 63 for six. Madhya Pradesh 3, Bengal 1.

At Delhi: Vidharba 151 & 346 for five decl. bt Services 77 & 285 (S. Tomar 63, Jasvir Singh 45, D. Israni 53). Vidarbha 5, Services 0.

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