Published: Oct 17, 2015, 06:54 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 18, 2015, 12:01 AM (IST)
Ghaziabad: Uttar Pradesh batting crumbled like a pack of cards as the hosts lost their last eight wickets for 95 runs to give Railways the vital first innings lead at stumps on the third day of their Group B Ranji Trophy cricket match on Day Three at Ghaziabad. Resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 160 for two in reply to Railways 375 all out, Uttar Pradesh’s middle-order cut a sorry figure in front of Railways’ incisive bowling to be bowled out in 103.5 overs. LIVE UPDATES: Uttar Pradesh vs Railways, Ranji Trophy 2015-16, Group B match, Day 3 at Ghaziabad
Overnight batsman Tanmay Srivastava added 18 runs to his yesterday;s tally before being dismissed for 93. Lower down the order leg-spinner Piyush Chawla made a fighting 49 off 85 balls. Medium-pacer Ranjit Mali (5 for 88) was the pick of the bowlers for Railways with a five-wicket haul, while Anureet Singh (3 for 67) and Krishnakant Upadhyay (2 for 61) were the other wicket takers.
Railways reached 154 for three in 44 overs in their second innings with Faiz Ahmed unbeaten on 62 and opener Ashish Singh making 60 before being dismissed. Kuldeep Yadav (1 for 12), Ankit Rajpoot (1 for 29) and Praveen Kumar (1 for 47) were the wicket takers for Uttar Pradesh. Railways, thus, lead Uttar Pradesh by 265 runs with seven wickets in hands and day to spare.
Brief Scores:
Railways 375 (Ashish Singh 101, Faiz Ahmed 74; Kuldeep Yadav 3 for 64) & 154 for three in 44 overs (Faiz Ahmed 63*, Ashish Singh 60; Kuldeep Yadav 1 for 13) lead Uttar Pradesh 264 (Tanmay Srivastava 93, Almas Shaukat 76; Ranjit Mali 5 for 88) by 266 runs.
