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Services relegated to Plate group January 13, 2006 20:26 IST Haryana gained two points on account of their first innings lead against Services, who were relegated to the Plate Group, after their Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match ended in a draw in New Delhi on Friday. Resuming at their overnight score of 182 for 3, Services were all out for 342, setting a target of 302 runs for Haryana. In reply Haryana, who had taken a first innings of lead of 41 runs, scored 108 runs without losing a wicket at the end of the match today. Haryana finished with 10 points from the league stage while Services, languishing at the bottom of the tables, will have to play in the Plate Group next year. Overnight batsmen MP Reddy scored 120 while Jasvir Singh made 69 and were involved in a 146-run third wicket partnership. After both fell in a space of nine balls, wickets kept tumbling for Services. A Mishra cleaned up the tail and returned figures of six for 93. Scorecard Services 1st innings: 241 all out Haryana Ist innings: 282 all out Services 2nd innings: (overnight 182 for 3) Fall of Wickets: 1-36, 2-77, 3-107, 4-253, 5-258, 6-285, 7-289, 8-325, 9-329, 10-342. Bowling: Joginder Sharma 24-4-97-1; Rana 23-3-66-1;Vashisht 36-13-75-2; Mishra 39-9-93-6; Sumit Sharma 2-0-4-0; Sahu 2-1-1-0 Haryana 2nd innings (target: 302 runs) Bowling: Mohammed 4-0-10-0; Pankaj Kumar 4-0-20-0; Mohanty 7-1-29-0; Sharma 11-2-26-0; Amrinder Singh 4-0-18-0.
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