The four day Goa-Hyderabad Ranji encounter at the Panjim Gymkhana Grounds ended in a draw on Friday. Hyderabad secured five points by virtue of the 94-run first innings lead that they had secured on Thursday. Goa, meanwhile, had to be content with three.

Earlier, Goa, who resumed their second innings at 28 for no loss, decided to bat out the remainder of the day. Their openers - captain Vivekanand Kolambkar and Sudin Kamat - put on 90 before Kolamabkar was dismissed for 36. Kamat went on to make 47.

Of the remaining batsmen, No. 4 Kiran Powar stood out, making an unbeaten 101 off just 142 balls before stumps were drawn. Powar went after the bowling on completing his fifty, scoring his last 51 runs off just 48 with five fours and two sixes. Goa ended the match with their second innings score reading 263 for six.

Andhra claim five points from drawn encounter

The final day's play between the Andhra and Tamil Nadu teams at the Municipal Corporation Stadium, Vishakpatnam was called off after just an over had been bowled on Friday. The home team claimed five points after securing the all-important 65-run innings lead on Thursday. Tamil Nadu, decidedly the stronger side, received three points from the encounter.

Andhra had earlier made 355 in reply to Tamil Nadu's 290. The strong Andhra reply was based on a 99 from No. 6 RVC Prasad. KS Shahabudeen, who made 53, and Fayaz Ahmed (48) also made significant contributions. For Tamil Nadu, S Sriram, three for 16, and MR Shrinivas, three for 72, shared the bowling honours.

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