Published: Nov 03, 2012, 09:28 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 03, 2012, 09:28 PM (IST)
Parvez Rassol was the pick of the bowlers for Jammu & Kashmir with figures of three for 96 © AFP
Nadaun (Himachal Pradesh): Nov 3, 2012
After bundling out Kerala for 229, Himachal Pradesh rode on Paras Dogra‘s century to reach a comfortable 250 for four at the end of the second day’s play in their Group C Ranji Trophy match.
Dogra scored a brilliant 121 off 183 balls, studded with 18 fours and three sixes to help the hosts take a 21-run first innings lead with six wickets remaining.
At stumps on day two, Amit Kumar was unbeaten on 18, while Aatish Bhalaik was yet to open his account.
Resuming at 196 for eight, Kerala’s overnight unbeaten centurion Sanju Samson continued with his good work before he ran out of partners at the other end to be left stranded at 127 not out.
Another overnight batsman, Prasanth Parameswaran, who resumed on 13, could add only four more runs before Vikramjeet Malik sent him packing, adding third wicket to his kitty.
The last batsman — KR Sreejith — got run out for nought.
For Himachal, Malik (3/47) and Rishi Dhawan (3/77) claimed three wickets each, while Gurvinder Singh took two for 47 and Mohinderraj Sharma claimed one for 50.
Replying to Kerala’s modest total, Himachal lost Prashant Chopra for a quickfire 24. Thereafter, Aakash Chopra (18) and Dogra put on a 78-run stand together for the second wicket.
After Aakash Chopra’s departure, C Hemanth Kumar (45) also chipped in with crucial runs.
In another Group C match at Jammu, Jharkhand took a massive 159-run lead over Jammu & Kashmir after posting 354 for eight in their first innings on the second day of the match.
Resuming at 81 for one, Jharkhand’s overnight batsman Rameez Nemat (75), Saurabh Tiwary (72) and Shiv Gautam (80) made crucial contributions to put their team in the drivers’ seat.
For J&K, Parvez Rassol was the pick of the bowlers with figures of three for 96, while Ram Dayal took two for 64.
Yesterday, the hosts were all out for 195.
Brief Scores:
Kerala: 229 in 82 overs (Sanju Samson not out 127, Abhishek Hegde 26; Vikramjeet Malik 3/47, Rishi Dhawan 3/77) trail Himachal Pradesh 250 for 4 in 78 overs (Paras Dogra 121, C Hemanth Kumar 45; PU Anthaf 2/38) 21 runs.
Jammu & Kashmir 195 all out trail Jharkhand 354 for 8 in 116 overs (Shiv Gautam 80, Rameez Nemat 75, Saurabh Tiwary 72; Parvez Rassol 3 for 96) by 159 runs.
