Chandigarh, Nov. 4 -- Andhra showed resilience with the bat on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Elite, Group B clash against Punjab, reaching 240/2 in 87 overs at stumps in reply to Punjab's mammoth first-innings total of 592/9 declared at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh on Wednesday.

Despite trailing by 352 runs, Andhra made steady progress through an unbeaten century from Shaik Rasheed and a valuable contribution from Karan Shinde, keeping their hopes of mounting a strong response alive.

Rasheed remained unbeaten on 110 off 223 deliveries, striking 12 boundaries in a composed innings. He showed tremendous patience and determination, holding one end up after Andhra lost two early wickets...