PANAJI
Goa are on the verge of defeat against Baroda in the Col. C. K. Nayudu Trophy Under-23 four-day tournament.
Resuming their first innings at 164 for eight on the second day, Baroda added just five runs on Wednesday before being bowled out for 169. This gave Goa a substantial first-innings lead of 153 runs.
However, the match changed dramatically thereafter, as Goa’s second innings collapsed to just 91 on the third day. Baroda made a strong comeback, reaching 166 for one in 37 overs at stumps and moving closer to victory.
Baroda now need just 79 runs on the final day to secure victory, with nine wickets in hand.
Brief Scorecard
Goa, First Innings: All out 322
Baroda, First Innings: All out 169
Goa, Second Innings: All out 91 in 45.2 overs (Chittem Devankumar 0, Shaantanu Nevgi 9, Aman Dhooper 21, Aryan Narvekar 0, Dishank Misquin 9, Chittem Jeevankumar 46, Anuj Yadav 1, Deep Kasvankar 0, Fardeen Khan 1, Rahul Vishwakarma not out 0, Rudresh Sharma 0) Bowling: Deep Patel 5-35, Hrishikesh Rakhe 3-39, Harshit Maurya 2-11.
Baroda, Second Innings: 166/1 in 37 overs (Nitya Pandya 65, Bhavishya Patel not out 88, Ayush Rajgor not out 6) Bowling: Deep Kasvankar 1-30.
