Mumbai eke out a draw against Jharkhand

Having conceded the vital first innings lead to minnows Jharkhand, champions Mumbai had no other option but to fight for a draw which they did successfully after surviving anxious moments in their Ranji Trophy Group A game here today.
Placed at the bottom of table Jharkhand, overnight 176 for five in the second innings after taking a first innings lead of 86, delayed the declaration as they wanted Ishant Jaggi to complete his century after he was unbeaten on 51 on the third evening yesterday.
The visitors finally declared at 278 for seven, Jaggi's contribution being 103 not out in 217 minutes, 41 minutes to lunch, but this delay calling off their their innings robbed Jharkhand bowlers of some valuable time with Mumbai needing a stiff target of 365 in 64 overs for a win.

When stumps were drawn finally, Mumbai had lost five of their top-order batsmen with 115 runs on board. At point of time the hosts were in deep trouble at 78 for five in the 44th over.
The extra pace of Varun Aaron, who grabbed four wickets in Mumbai's first innings, once again did the early damage.
The pacer sent back seasoned Wasim Jaffer (10) cheaply for the second time in the match and Sidesh Lad (4) to reduce the hosts to 28 for three after Shiv Shankar Rao trapped Sushant Marathe leg before as the opener made a pair of ducks.