Ishwar Pandey was the pick of the bowlers for Madhya Pradesh picking up three wickets for 37 runs on Saturday © Getty Images
Rajkot: Dec 29, 2012
Ishwar Pandey led an impressive bowling effort by Madhya Pradesh as they left Saurashtra struggling at 212 for nine on the first day of their Group 'A' Ranji Trophy match on Saturday.
Pandey returned impressive figures of three for 37 while Ankeet Sharma and Rameez Khan took two wickets each after the visitors elected to bat at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium.
However, it was Anand Rajan who was the first one to strike for Madhya Pradesh, having Shintanshu Kotak trapped in front.
The hosts could not recover from the early blow and lost wickets at regular intervals.
Barring opener Sheldon Jackson (53) and Arpit Vasavada (54) and to some extent, Kamlesh Makvana, who was batting on 41 at the draw of stums, none could make an impact for Saurashtra.
The day's play ended with the wicket of Dharmendrasinh Jadeja.
Brief scores: Saurashtra 212 for 9 (Arpit Vasavada 54, Sheldon Jackson 53; Ishwar Pandey 3 for 37) vs Madhya Pradesh
First Published: December 29, 2012, 9:00 pm
