Saurashtra piled up a huge 580 for nine declared in their first innings before reducing Mumbai to 19 for two to gain an upper hand on the second day of their Group A Ranji Trophy Elite division match.
Published: Dec 07, 2011, 08:17 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 07, 2011, 08:17 PM (IST)
Zaheer Khan bagged three wickets for 82 runs © Getty Images
Rajkot: Dec 7, 2011
Saurashtra piled up a huge 580 for nine declared in their first innings before reducing Mumbai to 19 for two to gain an upper hand on the second day of their Group A Ranji Trophy Elite division match.
Riding on a solid batting effort, that includes opener Bhushan Chauhan’s career-best 157, Saurashtra added another 336 runs to their overnight score of 244 for two to post a mammoth first innings total.
In reply, Mumbai lost opener Sushant Marathe (0) and one down batsman Abhishek Nayar (6) early to find themselves in deep trouble at stumps. Kaustubh Pawar was unbeaten at the crease on eight.
Left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat and Sandip Maniar shared two Mumbai wickets between them, giving away 13 and four runs, respectively.
Earlier, overnight batsmen Chauhan started from where he left yesterday and added another 70 runs to his personal score before he was caught by Shah off left-arm spinner Iqbal Abdullah.
Apart from Chauhan, captain Jaydev Shah (78), Shitanshu Kotak (59), Maniar (43 not out) and Kamlesh Makvana (31) also chipped in with useful contributions with the bat for the home team.
Burly off-spinner Romesh Powar was the most successful bowler for Mumbai with figures of four for 176, while Zaheer Khan (3/82), who is playing Ranji Trophy matches to prove his fitness ahead of the upcoming Australia tour, also found himself among wickets.
Abdullah accounted for the other two Saurashtra wickets giving away 103 runs. (PTI)
Brief Scores: Saurashtra 580 for 9 dec (Bhushan Chauhan 157, Jaydev Shah 78, Shitanshu Kotak 59; Romesh Powar 4 for 176, Zaheer Khan 3 for 82) lead Mumbai 19 for 2 (Kaustubh Pawar 8*; Sandip Maniar 1 for 4) by 561 runs.
