Published: Dec 07, 2016, 08:23 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 07, 2016, 08:23 PM (IST)
Former champions Uttar Pradesh seemd to be in good control of their opening innings, as they are comfortably batting at 360 for the loss of 7 wickets, against fellow former champions Baroda, at stumps on Day 1 of Round 9 of the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2016-17 at the Golf Club Ground in Nasik on Wednesday. Among the top scorers for UP, it is Kuldeep Yadav, who is currently unbeaten on 77, while Saurabh Kumar is batting on 85. As for Baroda, Babashafi Pathan has so fa claimed the most wicket, i.e. 3 wickets, while Sagar Mangalorkar has clamied 2 wickets so far. The match is again evenly poised and difficult to predict a winner as of stumps on Day 1.
Earlier, Baroda skipper Irfan Pathan won the coin toss, and elected to bowl first, as UP were off to a shaky start, losing Shivam Chaudhary (16) at the score of 27, followed by fellow opener Almas Shaukat (28), 46 runs later. At the score of 93, it was skipper Suresh Raina (6), followed by Akshdeep Nath (45), 29 runs later. At the score of 168, it was Rinku Singh (40) to fall, followed by Upendra Yadav (23), at the same score, while 39 runs later, it was Praveen Kumar (23), the final wicket of the day. Irfan Pathan was the costliest bowler, giving away 70 runs, without a wicket.
Full Cricket Score Ranji Trophy 2016-17, Round 9, Day 1
Unbeaten half-centuries by Uttar Pradesh tail-enders – Kuldeep Yadav (77 not out) and Saurabh Kumar (85 not out) – guided the team to 360 for seven against Baroda on the opening day of their Group A Ranji Trophy match. Put in to bat by Baroda, Uttar Pradesh lost three batsmen for less than 100 runs on the board, reported PTI.
Brief scores:
Uttar Pradesh 360 for 7 (Kuldeep Yadav 77*, Saurabh Kumar 85*; Babashafi Pathan 3 for 84) vs Baroda.
