AHMEDABAD
Goa produced a solid batting display to reach 239 for 4 after dismissing Saurashtra for 347 in their first innings in their Ranji Trophy Group D match at Narendra Modi Stadium A Ground, on Friday.
Suyash Prabhudessai (64), Shubham Ranjane (59 not out) and Eknath Kerkar (52 not out) scored fifties, while Amogh Sunil Desai (47) hit a 105-ball 47 at the top. For Saurashtra, Parth Bhut (2/69) picked up two wickets, while Chetan Sakariya and Dharmendrasinh Jadeja accounted for one wicket. Saurashtra could add just four runs to their overnight score as both Sheldon Jackson (97) and Jadeja were run out, while Unadkat couldn't open his account.
Brief scores: Goa 1st innings: 239 for 4 in 85 overs (Suyash Prabhudessai 64, Shubham Ranjane 59 not out, Eknath Kerkar 52 not out; Parth Bhut 2/69) vs Saurashtra 1st innings: 347 all out in 87.4 overs (Chirag Jani 140, Jackson Sheldon 97; Suyash Prabhudessai 2/36).
