Resuming their second innings at the overnight score of 107 for three, needing 168 runs to avoid innings defeat, Rajasthan showed some semblance of a fight with Ashish Kapoor scoring 52 and Vilas Joshi producing a 42-run knock before being all out just before tea for 231.

Rajasthan, who were skittled out for 85 in the first innings, never recovered in the match as Railways scored 360 in their first innings, taking a 275-run lead.

Railways earned eight points from the match while Rajasthan remain without any points.

Brief scores: Rajasthan 85 and 231 (Vilas Joshi 42, A Kapoor 52; Murali Kartik 4-62, K Parida 3-65) vs Railways 360.

Yadav, Bundela shine

INDORE: Career-best bowling performances by J P Yadav and Devendra Bundela helped Madhya Pradesh take a 54-runfirst innings lead over Vidarbha and garner five points after the Central Zone match between the two ended in a draw.

Brief scores: Madhya Pradesh 451 (Devendra Bundela 165, Raja Ali 75, Amay Khurasia 59, Chandrakant Pandit 50, Yogesh Chandurkar 3-109, Manish Doshi 2-20, Deilip Parteki 2-105) and 187-0 (J P Yadav not out 111, H S Sodhi not out 67) vs Vidarbha 397.