Simply earlier than the ultimate ball of the match, Kerala skipper Sachin Child walked as much as the stumps on the striker’s finish and swapped the bails, reminding of Stuart Broad.
But it surely hardly made a distinction as Shoaib Mohammed Khan’s textbook ahead defensive shot to the subsequent supply from Jalaj Saxena thwarted Kerala because the Ranji Trophy match in opposition to Andhra led to an thrilling draw on the Dr. P.V.G. Raju ACA Sports activities Advanced stadium right here on Monday.
It’s debatable whether or not Sachin Child ought to have completed the bail swap earlier or ought to his crew have scored quicker on the third day as Kerala ran out of time to power a win.
Andhra, which began the day at 19 for one and completed at 189 for 9, owes the draw to medium pacer Shoaib, who confronted 93 balls for an unbeaten 11.
Shoaib and final man Satyanarayana Raju (0 not out) survived the final 31 deliveries to disclaim Kerala.
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Kerala seemed to be heading in the right direction for a win when it decreased Andhra to 43 for 3 which included the prize scalp of Andhra skipper Ricky Bhui (1), who courted a uncommon failure. Nevertheless, Ashwin Hebbar (72) and Karan Shinde (28) figured in a dour 61-run stand for the fourth wicket to resurrect the innings. N.P. Basil made a supply to carry and compelled an edge from Shinde to finish the stand. However Ashwin negotiated the Kerala assault with none fuss and regarded set for a giant rating when he was given out caught behind off Thampi, a call which shocked the batter.
The competition turned thrilling after tea. G. Hanuma Vihari (5), whose actions had been restricted attributable to a nasty again, was trapped in entrance by Jalaj Saxena to offer Kerala hope.
Nevertheless, S.Ok. Rasheed (36) and Shoaib parried the Kerala bowlers for almost 12 overs. Thampi broke by when he ripped out S.Ok. Rasheed’s off-stump with an inswinger. Shoaib and Girinath stored the Kerala bowlers at bay for one more 5 overs. Thampi yorked Girinath (0) to brighten Kerala’s possibilities. Manish Golmaru (4) was caught by Azharuddeen off Vaisakh Chandran to show the final man, Satyanarayana Raju. However Raju survived amid the rising pressure to frustrate Kerala.
Scores
Andhra-Ist innings: 272
Kerala-1st innings: 514/7 decl.
Andhra-2nd innings
Ok.Revanth Reddy lbw Basil 5, Ok. Maheep Kumar b Basil 13, Ashwin Hebbar c Azharuddeen b Thampi 72, Ricky Bhui c Akshay b Basil 1, Karan Shinde c Azharuddeen b Bazil 26, S.Ok. Rasheed b Thampi 36, G. Hanuma Vihari lbw Jalaj 5, Shoaib Mohammed Khan not out 11, Girinath Reddy b Thampi 0, Manish Golmaru c Azharuddeen b Vaisakh 4, Satyanarayana Raju not out 0
Extras (b-8, 1b-3, p-5): 16
Complete (for 9 wkts in 97 overs): 189
Fall of wicket: 1-5, 2-30, 3-43, 4-104, 5-139, 6-147, 7-166, 8-172, 9-185
Kerala bowling: Thampi 20-7-36-3, Basil 21-9-43-3, Akshay 14-10-4-0, Akhil 4-1-8-0, Vaisakh 15-6-36-2, Jalaj 23-11-46-1.