da stake casino： The Ranji Trophy North Zone league match between Services and HimachalPradesh ended in a draw at the Palam Ground in Delhi today
Sankhya Krishnan08-Nov-2000The Ranji Trophy North Zone league match between Services and HimachalPradesh ended in a draw at the Palam Ground in Delhi today. Servicesresumed in the morning still requiring another 93 to make theiropponents bat again but as it turned out they quite comfortably battedthrough the day to finish on 339/6 from 121.5 overs.Earlier, Harish Bhaskar and Amit Nadkarni carried off from where theyleft at 80/1 last evening. Nadkarni was bowled by Jaswant Rai for 65(135 balls, 9 fours) but Bhaskar was a more durable customer,remaining to negotiate 256 balls for his 82, which included 8 fours.Late in the day, JP Pandey and Syed Javed put together an entertaining95 run stand in just over 23 overs.Pandey’s 50 (8 fours and a six) took 96 deliveries while Javed’s 52 (6fours, 2 sixes) was the quicker effort, coming off just 75 balls. Bothwere still unconquered when the match was called off. Amit Sharma wasthe most successful bowler with 3/98. Himachal Pradesh collected fivepoints and Services three from the drawn encounter.