Goa v Himachal Pradesh - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kumar-Shri-Ranjitsinhji-c71870 Trophy - Group C - Day 4 – Live Score and Update
Himachal Pradesh 338 and 237/4 v Goa 347 - Match drawn
The Group C match between Goa and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Himachal-Pradesh-c791 was disappointing, as this Ranji Trophy clash ended in a draw at District Institute of Education and Training Ground, Porvorim, on Tuesday, 18 December.
After getting punished for a massive score of 338 by Himachal Pradesh, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Goa-c786 matched their rivals by hammering 347 by stumps on the third day for the loss of eight wickets.
However, today was a different story where they got bowled-out without adding a run in their overnight tally.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robert-Hartman-Joseph-c85857 Pinto was the highest scorer for Goa in this innings with an impressive knock of 85 runs.
Himachal Pradesh were then put on the back foot by Goa, as they lost two quick wickets with only 13 runs on the board in their second innings.
This was a troublesome start for them, as they were facing the danger of being wiped-out in a matter of hours, which could cost them the match.
However, the third-wicket partnership between P Dogra and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Varun-Sharma-c94930 was resilient, as the batsmen kept the scoreboard ticking without taking too many risks.
The batsmen succeeded in frustrating the bowlers, as the fielding side was left confused and desperate.
Nonetheless, their worries finally came to an end when Gadekar got Varun Sharma to edge a delivery to Bisla after the batsman had clobbered a knock of 18 runs off 40 deliveries.
Still, this was not the end for Himachal Pradesh as the arrival of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Amit-Kumar-c44023 was a breath of fresh air that led the side towards 105 runs.
This was a massive partnership which not only saved the day, but also broke the Goa bowlers, who now knew that they were far away from victory.
Amit Kumar, was then the final wicket to fall after he had bolstered 29 runs.
With Dogra punishing the bowlers from his end, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mukesh-Sharma-c77926 teased the opponents without remorse as both batsmen stayed unbeaten with 119 and 51 runs to their names, watching their side post 237 on the board.
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