da lvbet: The Cooch Behar clash between Railways and Haryanaat the Deccan Gymkhana in Pune ended in a draw onWednesday
Anand Vasu07-Dec-2000The Cooch Behar clash between Railways and Haryanaat the Deccan Gymkhana in Pune ended in a draw onWednesday. Resuming on 117/4 in response toHaryana’s mammoth 616/8 declared, Railways wereskittled out for 180. Amit Mishra (5/29) and NitinAggarwal (4/67) were the architects of the Haryanasuccess story. Manoj Sriwatav with an unbeaten 66was the only Railways batsman to offer anyresistance.Surprisingly, Haryana decided not to enforce thefollow on. After having Railways on the ropes theylet them off the hook. In their second essay,Sumit Sharma slammed an unbeaten 128 and tookHaryana to 258/4. The draw gave Haryana enoughpoints to qualify for the semifinal stage of thetournament.