Puducherry and Madhya Pradesh match ends in draw

The Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match between Puducherry and Madhya Pradesh ended in a draw due to persistent rain and overcast conditions on the final day. No play was possible on Wednesday, preventing Puducherry from continuing their second innings, where they had reached 98/1.

Madhya Pradesh secured three points from the match by virtue of their first-innings lead. After Puducherry was bowled out for 177 in their first innings, Madhya Pradesh responded with 345. Rajat Patidar led the Madhya Pradesh scoring with 122 runs, supported by Chanchal Rathore (78) and Shubham Sharma (58).

For Puducherry, Ritesh Gudge top-scored in the first innings with 53 and remained 47 not out in the second. Sagar Trivedi led the Puducherry bowling attack with 4/44 in the first innings.