Vododara: Yusuf Pathan gave Madhya Pradesh a mighty scare before the visitor's rode on Mihir Hirwani and Punnet Datey's fine bowling to register a 87-run win over Baroda in an exciting Ranji Trophy Group B cricket match, here yesterday.

Chasing a stiff 262-run target for an outright win, Baroda were in dire straits at 31 for the loss of five wickets. But then walked in dangerous Yusuf (86 off 98 balls) and in Swapnil Singh's (47) comapany raised hopes of an improbable victory for Baroda before the challenge fizzled out.