Less than 24 hours after being dropped from the India Test squad, Cheteshwar Pujara struck an uncharacteristic 83-ball 91 for Saurashtra in their Ranji Trophy match against Mumbai here on Sunday.

The Elite Group D match ended in a draw with Saurahtra making 372-9 in their second innings on the fourth and final day.  Saurashtra were only 48 runs ahead when the stumps were drawn, but the lack of time meant Mumbai could not go for an outright victory. So the record 41-time winners settled for three points from the game for taking the first-innings lead while defending champions Saurashtra bagged one.