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PANAJI
Uttar Pradesh were in
a position of strength at 473/3 against Goa on the
second day of the Elite Group C Ranji Trophy season-opener at the Green Park, Kanpur, on Friday evening.
The home side sent Goa on a leather hunt adding another 320 runs to their
overnight score of 153/1 and losing just two wickets in the process.
Former U-19 World Cupper Aksh Deep Nath was playing a captain’s knock of
a masterly unbeaten 155 coming from 254 balls
and studded with 13 hits to the pickets and a
maximum.
Keeping him company was Priyan Garg on 82 (111b, 9x4). At close of play, the Nath-Garg pair had raised an unbroken 181-run stand for the fourth wicket.
Earlier in the day, Goa struck early when left-arm seamer Lakshay Garg snapped Uttar Pradesg opener
Madhav Kaushik for 92 (189b,10x4), an addition of nine runs to his overnight score.
From thereon, one-down batsman Mohammad Saif in company of new man,
Nath strung a 123-run third wicket stand until
Saif was dismissed by pacer
Felix Alemao for a
well-compiled 126 (250b, 14x4).
Brief Scores
Goa 1st innings 152 (Darshan Misal 43; Shivam Mavi 4/21)
UP 1st innings 473/3 (Aksh Deep Nath 155*, Mohammad Saif 126; Lakshay Garg 2/95)
Milind hits double ton as Sikkim eye maiden win
Kolkata: Sikkim rode on Milind Kumar’s sensational 261 to inch closer to a big win over Manipur in their debut Ranji Trophy Plate group match here on Friday.
Starting at overnight personal score of 202, the former Delhi batsman’s marathon innings came to an end after an hour’s play on the day after being trapped by Manipur captain Yashpal Singh with the team posting a huge 372.
In reply, Manipur were shot out for 79 in 28 overs with Gujarat recruit Ishwar Chaudhary claiming four for 37, while Bipul Sharma (3/17) accounting for three wickets.
Following on, Manipur showed restraint in their second essay as they were 132 for 2 with Lakhan Rawat (62 batting) and skipper Yashpal Singh (48 batting) at the crease.
However it’s still a big ask for Manipur to avoid an innings defeat as they still needed 170 runs to make Sikkim bat again.
Brief Scores
In Kolkata: Sikkim 372 in 112.2 overs (Milind Kumar 261, Bipul Sharma 45; Shelley Shaurya 4/39, Rex Singh 3/97) vs Manipur 79 in 28 overs (Ishwar Chaudhary 4/37, Bipul Sharma 3/17) and 123/2 in 34 overs (Lakhan Rawat 62 batting, Yashpal Singh 48 batting).
In Dehradun: Bihar 60 and 169 in 50.5 overs (Sunny Kashyap 4/51, Deepak Dhapola 3/48) vs Uttarakhand 227 in 71.3 overs (Karanveer Kaushal 91, Saurabh Rawat 63; Ashutosh Aman 4/34, Samar Quadri 3/77) and 4 for no loss.
In Shillong: Arunachal Pradesh 166 in 64.3 overs (Samarth Seth 50; Gurinder Singh 5/50, Lakhan Singh 3/38) and 104/6 in 41 overs (Kshitiz Sharma 41; Abhay Negi 3/29) vs Meghalaya 141 in 40 overs (Jason Lamare 70; Licha Tehi 3/31, Subhash Sharma 3/47, Sandeep Thakur 3/19).
In Dimapur: Mizoram 106 and 16/2 vs Nagaland 530/8 declared in 117.2 overs (Arbar Kazi 200, Jonathan Rongsen 72, Mughavi Wotsa 58, Imliwati Lemtur 50)
