Jaipur: As expected Rajasthan's campaign ended in the quarterfinal of the Col CK Nayudu U-23 Trophy at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Tuesday.
On the basis of 105-run first innings lead, Chhattisgarh qualified for the semifinals as the match finished in a draw.
Resuming at their overnight score of 154 for 5, the hosts added 130 runs to stretch their total to 284. Both Mayank Verma (90) and skipper Deepak Yadav (84) missed hundreds but they shattered the hopes of Rajasthan with a big partnership of 126 runs for the sixth wicket. Chetan Sharma and Ganesh Suthar picked up three wickets each, while Anirudh Singh bagged a couple.
When both captains agreed for a draw in the last session of the day, Rajasthan were 84 for the loss of five wickets.
Brief Scores
Chhattisgarh 286 and 284 in 102.2 overs (Mayank Verma 90, Deepak Yadav 84, Dev Aditya Singh 44, Vasudev Bareth 22, Ayush Pandey 13; Chetan Sharma 3-53, Ganesh Suthar 3-57, Anirudh Singh 2-44, Mohit Changra 1-63) drew with Rajasthan 181 and 84/5 in 11 overs (Darshan Jain 21*, Sumit Godara 21, Rajat Baghel 18, Sachin Yadav 13; Dev Aditya Singh 4-39, Prashant Sai Painkra 1-10).
Suhas Nayse, Special correspondent, Sports, The Times of India, J...
Read MoreSuhas Nayse, Special correspondent, Sports, The Times of India, Jaipur edition.
He joined TOI Jaipur edition in February, 2023. He was also part of the TOI Nagpur edition from 2006 to 2020 as a sports reporter. He has been covering sports for more than two decades.
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