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CUTTACK
Goa medium pacer Rituraj Singh bagged 6/60 as Chhattisgarh collapsed from 103 for 2 to 198 all out on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group C cricket fixture at Barabati Stadium on Sunday. In response, Pankaj Rao and Kant Singh shared five wickets between them as Chhattisgarh bounced back to leave Goa on 127 for 6, trailing by 71 runs at close.
Resuming on 103 for 2 with Amandeep Khare on 58, Goa got the breakthrough in the second over of the day when Singh cleaned up the batsman for an addition of just two runs to his overnight total. Continuing his fine spell, Singh castled Chauhan in the next over as Chhattisgarh lost two wickets on 105 before Ashutosh Singh showed some resistance and remained unbeaten on 55.
Ashutosh and Mohammad Kaif (14) looked to build a partnership before Singh trapped Chhattisgarh skipper LBW to end the partnership for 37 and their end was hastened after he had wickets of Pratik Sinha and Kant Singh off successive deliveries.
In reply, Goa failed to get a partnership going with Chhattisgarh bowlers getting regular breakthroughs. At close, Samar Dubhashi (38 batting) and Shadab Jakati (29 batting) were at crease as Chhattisgarh still needed 71 to overcome the deficit.
Brief Scores
Chhattisgarh 198 all out in 71.3 overs (Amandeep Khare 60, Ashutosh Singh 55; Rituraj Singh 6/60) vs Goa 127 for 6 in 57 overs (Kant Singh 3/27)
