Andhra batsmen frittered away good starts as the visitors lost their way while pursuing Gujarat's first-innings score of 499. When stumps were drawn at the end of the third day's play at the Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad, Andhra were 251 for six. Former India wicketkeeper MSK Prasad, batting on 33, and the late-order batsmen were left with the herculean task of adding another 249 runs to secure the first-innings lead that would help Andhra continue their fairytale run this season.

In the morning, Mohammad Faiq, who made 71, was the only Andhra batsman to notch up a fifty. GN Shrinivas (34) and Y Venugopal Rao (37) might have been among the runs but they could not convert it into a innings of substance. Just when Andhra seeemed down and out, the Prasads - MSK and RVC - put together a 63-run partnership to give their team a glimmer of hope. RVC on 29 was keeping MSK company when stumps were drawn. For Gujarat, Kalpesh Patel returned figures of five for 48 off 25 overs.

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