Pujara's unbeaten 158 in vain as India A book final berth

Dhawan stroked his way to 152 from 139 balls with the help of 20 fours as India A scored a huge 335 for four from their allotted 50 overs after they chose to bat at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium.

Chasing the huge total of 336, India B were in a difficult position at the end of the 40th over as they needed 111 runs from the last 10 overs though they had seven wickets in hand.

But then Pujara hit a flurry of fours and sixes in the slog overs as the match went down the wire. He scored 56 runs from 33 balls in the last 10 overs. He hit four fours in the 46th over bowled by Pravinder Awana and then smashed a six each off Harshal Patel and Abhimanyu Mithun.

India B needed 16 runs from the final over but Pujara failed to take his side to victory as only 11 runs could be scored as his side ended at 331 for five.

Pujara's unbeaten 158 came from 126 balls and he hit 16 fours and two sixes in the process.

This was India A's second consecutive win after they beat Bengal yesterday. India B play Bengal tomorrow in the last league match to decide who take on India A in the summit clash on Tuesday. MORE