Chennai: Led from the front by the skipper Jaydev Shah (115, 103b, 10x4, 7x6), Saurashtra has reached 397 for nine against Kerala on day one of their quarterfinal encounter in the Buchi Babu All-India Tournament on Monday.
Shah along with Rahul Dave (80), added 151 for the fourth wicket to revive initially after they went down at 77 for three
Arpit Vasavada also scored an all important half century later on in the innings. He scored 77.
Sachin Baby, Kerala skipper was the pick of the bowler with three wickets.
Meanwhile in another match Baroda piled up an impressive 339 against the formidable Maharashtra. Key contributors for Baroda were
Waghmode (90), Yusuf Pathan (81) and Pinal Shah (80) where for Maharashtra left-arm spinner Satyajit Bacchav was the wrecker in chief as he picked up his second five wicket haul of the competition. He ended with 82-5.
The scores (quarterfinals):
Mumbai 257 in 89.5 overs (Kaustubh Pawar 63, Siddhesh Lad 51, Paresh Patel four for 95)
Baroda 339 in 87.3 overs (Dhiren Mistry 41, Aditya Waghmode 90, Yusuf Pathan 81, Pinal Shah 80, Satyajit Bacchav five for 82)
TNCA President’s XI 233 in 89.5 overs (M. Vijay 51, K. Shri Vasudevadas 98)
Saurashtra 397 for nine in 90 overs (Jaydev Shah 115, Rahul Dave 80, Arpit Vasavada 77) .
By Indian Sports News Network