Chhattisgarh, who lost to Rajasthan by nine wickets in their Ranji Trophy opener, deprived Mumbai from getting their second successive outright win of the season on Tuesday thanks to a grinding century scored by opener Ayush Pandey (117 not out, 17x4, 1x6).

Pandey’s fighting knock and rain interruptions ensured the Elite Group ‘D’ game at the MCA-BKC ground ended in a draw on Tuesday with Mumbai picking up three points by virtue of the first innings lead and Chhattisgarh opening their account with one point.