UP skipper Mohammed Kaif scored an impressive 71 on the fourth and final day to manage a draw with Punjab in their Ranji Super League Group 'B' match in Mohali on Monday.
Resuming at overnight score of 238 for seven, the hosts Punjab declared their innings at 351 for nine to set a challenging target of 358 for the visitors but Kaif propelled the team to 230 for loss of five wickets. Kaif was removed by Charanjit Singh, who also claimed the wicket of another in-form batsman Suresh Raina (5).
M Gony took two wickets for Punjab in the second innings while VRV Singh, who took seven in the first innings, managed to bag just one this time.
Earlier, Ravneet Ricky struck an unbeaten 111 for Punjab after resuming at his overnight score of 76. Batting down the order, Ricky got a good support from debutant Charanjit Singh, who contributed 64. UP's Piyush Chawla had a tally of four wickets.
Punjab got three points while UP got one point from the match.
Punjab (1st innings): 381
Uttar Pradesh (1st innings): 375
Punjab (2nd innings):
S Sohal lbw b RP srivastava 33
K Goel b Kumar 10
R Inder c Amir Khan b Piyush Chawla 62
P Dharmani c Amir Khan b Kumar 15
U Kaul lbw b Tyagi 0
R Ricky not out 111
A Kakkar c Kaif b Piyush Chawla 17
M Gony b Piyush Chawla 10
C Singh c Amir Khan b Abid Khan 64
VRV Singh b Piyush Chawla 11
B Singh not out 0
Extras: (b 8, lb 2, w 3, nb 5) 18
Total: (for nine wickets dec in 111 overs) 351
Fall of wickets: 1-37, 2-48, 3-91, 4-92, 5-166, 6-192, 7-213, 8-334, 9-351
Bowling: P Kumar 14-5-28-2, S Tyagi 24-4-97-1, M Abid Khan 19-0-74-1, R Srivastava 16-6-42-1, P Chawla 30-9-75-4, S Shukla 8-0-25-0
Uttar Pradesh (2nd innings):
R Srivastava c Inder b Gony 24
S Shukla c Inder b Gony 10
T Srivastava c Dharmani b Singh 66
M Kaif c Singh b Charanjit Singh 71
S Raina c Singh b Charanjit Singh 5
R Shukla not out 23
P Kumar not out 15
Extras: (b-1, lb-3, w-4, nb-8) 16
Total: (for five wickets in 51 overs) 230
Fall of wickets: 1-38, 2-38, 3-164, 4-174, 5-203
Bowling: VRV Singh 15-1-82-1, M Gony 11-3-31-2, B Singh 5-0-29-0, C Singh 15-1-63-2, A Kakkar 5-0-21-0