Fifty-two for one overnight and facing a Himalayan target of 504, Madhya Pradesh could only hope to salvage three points from a draw in their Ranji tie against Vidarbha. This they did, just barely, on Day Four.

Naman Ojha, unbeaten on 35, contributed the only significant score in the visitors' innings, making a fast 90 off 123 balls at the top of the order. Ojha's was the second wicket to fall, with the score on 120. Nightwatchman Devendra Parmar also helped the team's cause by spending 259 minutes at the crease, making only 21 but ensuring that Vidarbha's bowlers toiled to dismiss his side.

Further down the order, Nikhil Patwardhan made 56 off 99 balls. Wickets fell towards the end of the day, however, and Narendra Hirwani and Omprakash Yadav, the last two batsmen, stayed together long enough to ensure a draw.

For Vidarbha, Pritam Gandhe took four wickets and Samir Khare took three. They, however, could not help their side pick up the full complement of 10 points from an outright win, getting only five by virtue of their first-innings score.

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