Jaipur: Rajasthan qualified for the quarterfinal of the Cooch Behar U-19 Trophy after their four-day Elite match ended in a draw at the Solitaire Cricket Ground in Saharanpur on Saturday.Rajasthan were quite close to register an outright win but Uttar Pradesh managed to draw the match as they ended up with 166 for 7 in their second innings.Rajasthan medium-pacer Honey Pratap Singh (4-27) and left-arm spinner Jatin Saini (3-45) tried hard to force the win but UP tailenders prevented an outright defeat.After bundling out UP for 178 in their first essay, Rajasthan amassed 494 for 9 before declaring to take a huge 316-run lead.Naved Khan (183: 228b, 18×4, 8×6) and Rajat Baghel (171: 200b, 19×4, 9×6) were the bulk of the scorers. They added 188 runs for the fifth wicket to help Rajasthan gain a huge lead. Naved was adjudged player-of-the-match.Brief ScoresUttar Pradesh 178 in 52.5 overs and 166/7 in 45 overs (Bhavi Sharma 58, Yuvraj 46, Shantanu Singh 20, K Krishna 12*; Honey Pratap Singh 4-27, Jatin Saini 3-45) drew with Rajasthan 494/9 in 116.2 overs (Naved Khan 183, Rajat Baghel 171, Kushagra Ojha 48, Jatin Saini 24; Aditya Kumar Singh 4-88, Ravi Saini 2-66).
