Andhra earn their first points

Andhra Pradesh bagged two points by virtue of their 99-run first innings lead as their Ranji trophy match against Services ended a tame draw at the Palam ground in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Resuming at their overninght score of 347 for eight, Andhra added 48 more runs to their total before they were bowled out for 395.

Services had made 296 in their first essay. The hosts were 255 for five in their second innings.

Having conceded the crucial lead, there was nothing much for Services to look forward to in the last day and their batsmen used it for batting practice. Yaspal Singh cracked 87 and Jasvir Singh scored his second successive half century in the match, hitting unbeaten 50.

The match was called off in the 68th over, immediately after the dismissal of skipper Sarabjit Singh on 11.

Andhra earned their first points in the session while Services have yet to open their account.

Scorecard

Services 1st innings 296

Andhra Pradesh 1st innings (overnight 347 for 8)
T Suman c Reddy b Amrinder Singh 13
MSK Prasad c Sarabjit Singh b A.Sharma 63
ASK Varma lbw b AMohanty 29
Y Venugopal Rao c Yashpal Singh b Amrinder Singh 41
A Rayudu lbw b A Mohanty 44
Y Gnaneswara Rao c Reddy b Mohanty 86
K Sahabuddin run out 27
B Singh c Yashpal Singh b A Mohanty 39
M Faiq lbw b A Mohanty 18
Lakshman Kishore not out 04
Extras (B-9, LB-2, NB-13) 24
Total (All out in 145.1 overs) 395

Fall of wickets: 1-29, 2-77, 3-143, 4-187, 5-235, 6-289, 7-334, 8-341, 9-390

Bowling: F Mohammed 23-6-65-0, Pankaj Kumar 23-7-55-1, A Sharma 33-4-104-1, Amrinder Singh 37-13-82-2, A Mohanty 27.1-8-71-5, Yashpal Singh 2-0-7-0

Services (2nd innings)
Narender Singh c MSK Prasad b Venugopal Rao 9
M Reddy c MSK Prasad b Lakshman Kishore 40
S Tomar b Venugopal Rao 38
Yashpal Singh st MSK Prasad b Lakshman Kishore 87
Jasvir Singh not out 50
Sarabjit Singh b Lakshman Kishore11
Extras (b 8, lb 4, nb 3, pen 5) 20
Total (For five wickets in 67.3 overs) 255

Fall of wickets: 1-25, 2-85, 3-105, 4-227, 5-255

Bowling: Sahabuddin 2-1-7-0, Kalyankrishna 4-1-9-0, Lakshman Kishore 20.3-4-80-3, Venugopal Rao 14-2-46-2