da fazobetai： Thanks to an unbeaten 57 by Amit Sinha, Saurashtra ended the first dayat 269 for eight in their Vijay Merchant Trophy Under-16 quarterfinalmatch against Punjab at the Tala Park in Calcutta on Thursday
Staff and agencies04-Jan-2001Thanks to an unbeaten 57 by Amit Sinha, Saurashtra ended the first dayat 269 for eight in their Vijay Merchant Trophy Under-16 quarterfinalmatch against Punjab at the Tala Park in Calcutta on Thursday.Opting to bat, Saurashtra made a steady start with openers BhusanChohan (37) and Jayesh Jadhav (37) adding 76 in 24.5 overs. Jadhav wasthe first to be dismissed caught by V Bhalla off Ankur Jund. Hispartner Chohan soon followed him back to the pavilion, caught byBhalla off Vipul Sharma. But Nikhil Rathore (44) and C Potara (12)steadied the innings with a 44-run third wicket stand in 17.2 overs.Seven runs after the fall of C Potara (120/3), his replacement RahulParmer was caught by G Gupta off Vipul Sharma. After a 93-minute stayat the crease, Rathore was bowled by Vipul with the scorecard reading141. Then Utpal Rana (32) with the help of the tailenders took thescore on to 193/7. New batsman K Mavla made no significant impact anddeparted caught by Bhupinder of Vinod Minhas. At 205 for 8,Saurashtra’s chances of batting till stumps looked bleak. But AmitSinha came to the rescue with a timely half century. He shared a 64-run unbeaten ninth wicket partnership, taking the team to stumps withno further hiccups. Vinod Minhas (3 for 93) and Vipul Sharma (3 for33) were the successful bowlers for Punjab.