Published: Oct 08, 2016, 06:14 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 08, 2016, 06:14 PM (IST)
Himachal Pradesh started the day on top and ended the day with being much more higher in the sky on the conclusion of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy 2016-17. Day 2 started with Sumeet Verma secures the second hundred of the Himachal innings. Sumeet added 142 runs in 194 balls (17 four’s and 3 sixes) which enabled Himachal’s score past the 300 run mark. Prashant Chopra on Day 1 whipped a 152-ball 117 to help Himachal stay in the game. Andhra Pradesh bowlers were tight and kept bowling in the right areas, Stephen was the star with the ball with 3 for 74, alongside Siva Kumar and Ayyappa Bandaru’s two-wicket each.
In reply, Andhra Pradesh played just 14 overs, where most of the game was delayed due to bad outfield. Andhra were off to a poor start losing K S Bharat for just 6 runs, after Rishi Dhawan got him leg-before. It was the pair of Prashanth Kumar and Hanuma Vihari who steady their ship. The pair added 41 runs for the second wicket with Prashanth on 21 not-out and VIhari on 20 not-out.
Brief scores:
Himachal Pradesh: 357 (Prashant Chopra 117, Sumeet Verma 142; Stephen 3 for 74) lead Andhra Pradesh 47 for 1 (Prashant Kumar 21*, Hanuma Vihari 20*; Rishi Dhawan 9 for 1 )by 310 runs .
