Opener Vinayak Mane's unbeaten century was the highlight of a drab fourth and final day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match between Mumbai and Railways that ended in a tame draw in Delhi on Wednesday.
The Mumbai opener scored 111 runs as the defending champions, resuming at the overnight score of three for no loss, reached 221 for three wickets in their second innings in 86 overs at stumps, at the Karnail Singh stadium.
The visitors, who had posted 361 in the first essay before restricting Railways to 284, clinched two points on the basis of the first innings lead.
The day started on a promising note for the home side as first innings centurion Wasim Jaffer returned to the pavilion cheaply.
Jaffer, who had scored an attractive 157 in his earlier knock, was trapped leg before by medium pacer Harvinder Singh after making just 11, inclusive of two boundaries.
The dismissal came in the fifth over of the day but that was the lone success Railways tasted in the morning session on a placid track that hardly provided any help to the bowlers.
Mane, seeking to make amends for the failure in the first innings when he made just six, did it in style by holding fort for close to six hours.
After Jaffer's dismissal, the opener was ably supported by Vinit Indulkar, who struck a patient 53. The duo added 106 runs in 45 overs for the second wicket before off-spinner Kulamani Parida struck, trapping Indulkar leg before when the team's score was 132.
Scoreboard
Mumbai (1st innings): 361
Railways (1st innings): 284
Mumbai (2nd innings):
V Mane not out 111
W Jaffer lbw Harvinder Singh 11
V Indulkar lbw Parida 53
A Muzumdar c and b Verma 32
V Samant not out 0.
Extras: (b-5, lb-1, nb-7, w-1) 14
Total: (for 3 wickets in 86 overs) 221
Fall of wickets: 1-26, 2-132, 3-221.
Bowling: Harvinder Singh 9-1-26-1, G Shankar Rao 23-5-61-0, J P Yadav 7-3-10-0, Sanjay Bangar 15-2-39-0, Kulamani Parida 16-2-33-1, Tejinder Pal Singh 6-0-20-0, Shreyas Khanolkar 5-2-12-0, Siddharth Verma 3-1-8-1, Amit Pagnis 2-0-6-0.
