Shaik Rasheed century helps Andhra resist Punjab on Day 3
Andhra reached 240/2 at stumps on Wednesday to reduce the deficit against Punjab's first-innings total of 592/9 declared.
Andhra reached 240/2 in 87 overs at stumps on Wednesday during their Ranji Trophy Elite, Group B match against Punjab at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh, according to the Hindustan Times.
Despite trailing by 352 runs, Andhra maintained steady progress through an unbeaten 110 from Shaik Rasheed and 73 from Karan Shinde. The pair shared an unbroken 169-run partnership for the third wicket.
Earlier, Andhra lost Revanth Reddy for 3 to Gursimran Singh, while CR Gnaneshwar scored 49 before being dismissed by Harpreet Brar. Harpreet Brar and Gursimran Singh have taken one wicket each for Punjab.
Punjab had declared their first innings at 592/9 after Sanvir Singh scored 205, Salil Arora made 144, and Emanjot Singh Chahal hit 122. Kavuri Saiteja and Saurabh Kumar took three and two wickets respectively for Andhra.
In a separate Elite Group D encounter, Chandigarh reached 189/7 at stumps on Day 3 against Tamil Nadu. Chandigarh still trails by 288 runs after being forced to follow on.
Tamil Nadu declared their first innings at 571/7, featuring 208 from Pradosh Ranjan Paul and an unbeaten 115 from Ajith Ram. Ajith Ram also took 4/32 in Chandigarh's second innings.