Anuj Yadav
THE GOAN NETWORK
PANAJI
The four-day Under-23 C.K. Nayudu Trophy Elite `A` Group match between Goa and Baroda reached an interesting stage on the second day at the GCA ground in Sanguem. After being bowled out for 298, from their overnight score of 275 for 6 in the first innings, Goa replied by reaching 221 for 9 at the close of play on Day Two. Goa are still trailing by 77 runs on the basis of the first innings.
Goa were in dire straits at 87 for 7, but Yash Kasvankar stitched together a crucial 52-run partnership for the eighth wicket with Chigurupati Venkata. Kasavankar was dismissed after scoring 43 runs off 171 deliveries. Thereafter, Chigurupati Venkata added the highest partnership of the innings, putting on 56 runs with Manish Kakode. Manish scored 33 runs off 52 balls, including five boundaries.
Venkata remained unbeaten on 68, having faced 148 balls and struck nine fours and one six. He also shared an unbroken 26-run stand with the last batsman Samarth Rane (1).
BRIEF SCORES
Baroda, 1st innings(from 275/6): all out 298 in 98.5 overs (Dhruv Patel 13, Raj Limbani 22, Karan Ummat 6, P.N. Prajapati 3, Hrushikesh Rakhe not out 0, Extras 2; Chigurupati Venkata 30-3, Samarth Rane 44-2, Yash Kasvankar 66-1, Lakhmesh Pawane 24-0, Anuj Yadav 63-0, Manish Kakode 69-0)
Goa, 1st innings: 221 for 9 in 91 overs (Chittem Jeevanakumar 22, Chittem Devankumar 20, Aryan Narvekar 9, Yash Kasvankar 43, Lakhmesh Pawane 5, Kaushal Hattangadi 11, Shivendra Bhujbal 1, Anuj Yadav 1, Chigurupati Venkata not out 68, Manish Kakode 33, Samarth Rane not out 1, Extras 7; Raj Limbani 32-2, Karan Ummat 33-0, P.N. Prajapati 45-2, Hrushikesh Rakhe 61-4, Priyanshu Moliya 44-1)
