Jiwanjot strikes a ton, leads Punjab to draw against Gujarat

Young batsman Jiwanjot Singh struck his eighth first class century to help Punjab salvage a draw against Gujarat in their Ranji Trophy Group A match, here today.
Resuming the final day trailing by 341 runs, Jiwanjot (101) and Manan Vohra (47) added 49 runs for the second wicket before the latter was removed by Jasprit Bumrah.
Jiwanjot, though, found fantastic support from Uday Kaul, who scored a fighting 64 as the duo raised an unbeaten 165-run partnership.
Gujarat needed wickets to push for an outright win but Jiwanjot and Kaul dashed their hopes with their resilient batting even as Gujarat got three points courtesy first innings lead.

Jiwanjot faced 261 balls and hit 15 boundaries in his knock while Kaul took 178 balls with the help of seven boundaries.
Brief Scores:
Gujarat 1st innings: 624 for 6 declared
Punjab 247 and 241 for 2 (Following on) in 89 overs. (Jiwanjot Singh 101 not out, Uday Kaul 64 not out; Rush Kalaria 1/26, J Bumrah 1/30).