Defending champions Jammu and Kashmir survived a major scare to escape with a draw against Madhya Pradesh in their Ranji Trophy Group ‘A’ opener after rain and bad light denied the visitors an opportunity to push for victory on the fourth and final day here on Wednesday.

Chasing a daunting target of 326 after MP declared their second innings at 249-6, J&K were reeling at 88-7 when the match ended, with the home team staring at defeat before the weather intervened.