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South Africa’s one-day squad got down to work this afternoon when they practised at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore ahead of Wednesday’s floodlit match against the City Nazim XI. After a 36-hour journey from Johannesburg and the effects of jet-lag, it was a deliberately low-key session.”They were probably between 70 and 80% of optimum capacity, which is fine at this early stage of the trip,” said Eric Simons, the coach. “But it’s going to be a really tough tour, so we will be winding up the pace over the next few days.”For some, like Boeta Dippenaar, the session offered a first taste of the conditions so peculiar to these parts. “The nets were superb, flat and a decent pace, the ball came on to the bat very nicely, I hope they are the same in the middle.”The bowlers all had brief spells of target bowling as they eased themselves back into the different lines and lengths demanded on pitches of such benign nature. Alan Dawson, who won the Man of the Series award in the ODI series in Bangladesh in April, enjoyed his first outdoor net since playing against England in July.”The winter in Cape Town is good for business, but not great for outdoor practice,” said Dawson, who is a professional landscape gardener. But with pace variation a prime weapon on the subcontinent, Dawson was pleased with his control. “Yes, it came out really well today – particularly the slower ball, which is good news.”Simons is hoping to get the go-ahead to use all 14 players on a rotation basis in the warm-up match. “It’s not the best way to prepare for a major international game, but time and circumstances mean that we need to give everyone a fair crack in the middle so that they can all make the necessary adjustments in batting and bowling disciplines. These are very different conditions from those we experienced in England.”The City Nazim XI is made up of Lahore-based players with a sprinkling of international experience. Misbah-ul-Haq will captain the team, although the batsman Faisal Iqbal is the only member of the current Pakistan ODI squad who will play tomorrow. The opening match of the series is on Friday under the lights at the Gaddafi Stadium.

Victorian batsman Brad Hodge feared he had suffered a broken cheekbone after being struck a vicious blow in the face while fielding in the Bushrangers’ Pura Cup match against South Australia here today.Hodge sent a major scare into the Victorian camp when he collapsed at third slip with his face bloodied after failing to pick up a regulation edge from Redbacksopener Ben Johnson.After having a 5cm gash under his right eye stitched in the rooms, Hodge was taken to hospital where X-rays revealed no structural damage and he will batsometime during Victoria’s first innings tomorrow.Hodge’s error turned into a costly miss for the Victorians as Johnson, on 23 at the time, went on to carry his bat in making 138 not out in the Redbacks’ first innings of 229.But it could have had far more serious implications for Hodge.Considered an outside chance of forcing his way into the Australian side for the upcoming tri series against New Zealand and South Africa, Hodge intially feared he had suffered a potentially season-ending injury.”It could have been a lot worse,” Hodge admitted after escaping with a black eye and headache to go with the stitches.”I knew it got me somewhere around the eye and I thought with the way the eye is structured, I might have chipped a bone under the eye.”Relieved at not having sustained a serious injury, Hodge was at a loss as to how he came to lose sight of the ball.One of Victoria’s best slip fielders, he had already taken a more difficult chance at third slip to remove opener Jeff Vaughan.He admitted he saw Johnson’s edge initially fly off the bat but then lost the ball in transit.”I’m not sure what happened. All I know is I found myself on the ground,” he said.”I just thought I was going to catch it once I saw it (the edge) off the bat.”

A counterattacking hundred by Nurul Hasan was the highlight of Khulna Division‘s drawn game against Dhaka Division in Fatullah. Khulna remained on top of the Tier-1 tournament standings with 39 points, followed by Dhaka Division on 34 points.Khulna batted first and were bowled out for 117, with Dhaka’s seamer Nuruzzaman Masum taking four wickets in his first NCL match in nearly two years. But any hopes of a sizable lead came crashing down as Mustafizur Rahman picked up four wickets of his own to restrict the lead to 37.Mahedi Hasan and Anamul Haque then added 148 runs for the second wicket to drive Khula forward – Mahedi making a run-a-ball 104. Two quick wickets fell thereafter, but Anamul and Hasan’s 153-run stand for the fifth wicket took the team out of troubled waters.Anamul made 100 off 267 balls, while Hasan went on to make an unbeaten 182 off 223 balls. Hasan and Ziaur Rahman added 154 for the sixth wicket, with the latter hammering 89 off 113 balls in the team’s 506 for 7. Dhaka needed to bat out time, and they did by surviving 40 overs on the final day. Saif Hassan top-scored with an unbeaten 67, and Abdul Mazid made 60 in the drawn contest.Tanveer Haider came up with fine all-round display in Rangpur Division‘s draw against Dhaka Metro at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna.Batting first, Dhaka Metro were bowled out for 242 with Tanveer taking four wickets with his legspin. Shamsur Rahman and Asif Hossain wasted strong starts, and were dismissed for 51 and 56 respectively. Rangpur took a 57-run lead in the first innings, with Tanveer making a patient 78 thanks to support from the tailenders. Sharifullah took four wickets.Dhaka Metro were then helped by Mehrab Hossain jnr’s 109 as they declared the second innings on 352 for 7. Tanveer got into the act again, picking three wickets, but Rangpur managed to walk away with a draw. They finished with 72 for 3 in chase of 296 when the game ended.In Tier-2, Barisal Division crushed Sylhet Division by 150 runs at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra.What started as a low-scoring game turned dramatically courtesy a 230-run fourth wicket partnership between Salman Hossain and Al-Amin in Barisal’s second innings, after they conceded a 17-run lead.Al-Amin made 157 off 197 balls with 16 fours and three sixes, while Salman’s 146 came off 284 balls. Barisal declared on 464 for 7, leaving Sylhet a target of 448. Zakir Hasan apart, none of the other Sylhet batsmen offered resistance. Zakir brought up his maiden first-class hundred, remaining unbeaten on 137 with 20 boundaries. Offspinner Sohag Gazi took five wickets in the second innings to take his match haul to 8 for 156.Chittagong Division took the honours in their drawn game against Rajshahi Division at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.Batting first, Rajshahi were bowled out for 208 runs after offspinner Iftekhar Sajjad took five wickets. Chittagong then took a lead of 142 courtesy Tasamul Haque’s second consecutive first-class hundred. He batted for nearly eight hours on his way to an unbeaten 134. Sunzamul Islam took eight wickets for 106, his second best first-class innings bowling figure.Rajshahi had to bat out for over five sessions to walk away with a draw. Nazmul Hossain Shanto rose to the occasion and made 101, his second first-class century, after batting for more than 80 overs. Shanto had earlier top-scored in the first innings too by making 63.

Group A

Khalid Latif, the former Pakistan Under-19 captain, made his way to a career-best 153 as Karachi Whites posted 391 against Multan at the UBL Sports Complex. Latif was at the crease for close to nine-and-a-half hours and faced 449 balls, hitting 11 fours and three sixes. Latif was able to extend his overnight score of 70 with the help of wicketkeeper Javed Mansoor (40), with whom he added 90 runs for the sixth wicket. By the close of play, Multan had lost the Tariq brothers – Hammad and Usman, for the addition of 29 runs.At the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, at 227 for 8, still needed 18 more runs to claim the first-innings lead against Hyderabad. They were led by skipper Ijaz Ahmed jnr, who scored 72 off 176 balls, with seven fours. Left-arm spinner Pir Zulfiqur ensured that Hyderabad were kept in the hunt with figures of 4 for 50.Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) bowled out group leaders Habib Bank Limited (HBL) for 138 to claim the first-innings lead at the Sheikhupura Stadium. Kashif Raza, the right-arm medium-pacer, took 5 for 55 and was assisted by seamer Azharullah, who had figures of 3-30, as three top-order batsmen from HBL fell without scoring. Opener Rafatullah Mohmand scored 52 off 138 balls, and along with captain Hasan Raza (32)and Humayun Farhat (23), ensured that HBL went past the 100-run mark. Earlier, WAPDA could only add four runs to their overnight first-innings score to be bowled out for 194; left-arm spinner Mohammad Aslam finishing with 5 for 28. By the close of play, WAPDA had stumbled to 46 for 3, but more importantly, extended their lead to 102.Lahore Ravi were propelled to 371 after a maiden first-class hundred from Waqas Ahmed, who put the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) bowlers to the sword at the Lahore Country Club. Waqas, the No. 9 batsman, resuming on his overnight score of 54, smashed his way to 114 off 79 balls with 13 fours and four sixes. SSGC made a positive reply, reaching 169 for 3 when stumps were drawn. Opener Asif Zakir was still at the crease, unbeaten on 90 off 167 balls.At the Jinnah Stadium, Pakistan Customs reached 80 for no loss to even out the first-innings lead gained by Sialkot. Opener Usman Ahmed, with 63 not out, led the Customs’ response after Sialkot had scored 225 in their first innings to claim an 80-run lead. Faisal Khan (66) and wicketkeeper Khalid Mahmood, who scored 55 off just 53 balls, were the best Sialkot batsman on view.

Group B

Abbottabad, relying on an unbeaten 78 from Riaz Kail, reached 198 for 4 in response to Karachi Blues’ 363 at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium. Kail was involved in a 94-run fourth-wicket stand with captain Adnan Raees (42) after Abbottabad had lost their first three wickets for 67 runs. Earlier, Karachi Blues added 91 runs to their overnight score, with 41 of those runs scored by the left-handed opener Shadab Khabir (167). Abbottabad’s left-arm spinner, Noor-ul-Amin, had a satisfying outing, finishing with figures of 5 for 131 as the last six Blues wickets fell for the addition of 83 runs.Pakistan International Airlines had Islamabad reeling at 88 for 6 after declaring at 404 for 8 at the Diamond Cricket Club Ground. The wrecker-in-chief from PIA was seamer Aizaz Cheema, who took 4 for 11. Cheema was supported by Fazl-e-Akbar, who had figures of 2 for 29. Earlier, PIA, riding on useful knocks by Shoaib Khan snr (76), Anwar Ali (74), and Fahad Iqbal (41), managed to extend their overnight score, which stood at 214 for 3.At the Mirpur Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi had Lahore Shalimar in trouble at 92 for 5 after scoring 284 in their first innings. Earlier, Lahore opening bowler Mohammad Naved took 6 for 91 to bowl out Rawalpindi. When they resume tomorrow, Lahore will need 43 more runs to make Rawalpindi bat again.Khurram Shehzad’s heroics enabled Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) to reach 298 from their overnight score of 52 for 5 and claim a 140-run lead against Peshawar at the Arbab Niaz Stadium. Shehzad powered his way to 166, his maiden first-class hundred, a knock which contained 24 fours and two sixes. By the close of play, Peshawar had crashed to 64 for 4, still needing 76 runs to avoid defeat.Quetta posted 460 after resuming on their overnight score of 200 for 5 against Zarai Taraiqiati Bank Limited at the Khan Research Laboratory Ground. After Jalat Khan (75) fell early on the second day, some solid batting from Arun Lal (68) and a 83-run ninth-wicket partnership between Naseer Khan (52) and wicketkeeper Sanaullah Khan (50 not out) ensured that Quetta extended their score. ZTBL were eight for no loss when stumps were drawn.

Nicky Boje, who announced his retirement from international cricketearlier in the week, has slammed South Africa’s selection policies, andexpressed fears that there could be something of an exodus once the WorldCup squad is named early in 2007.”Enough is enough,” he said in an interview with , anAfrikaans Sunday paper. “I’m fed up with reading in newspapers and hearingon a daily basis that I am not good enough, that I am not Warne or Murali.They are good, but take them out of the picture and see what world cricketis left with.”Boje was named in the Test squad for the series against India, but it’sthought that comments made by Haroon Lorgat, convener of the selectionpanel, triggered his decision to retire. “The time comes when you have toask yourself where you are going and where your loyalties lie,” said Boje.”And mine are not with the Proteas anymore. The last straw was Lorgat’scomment that apart from our spinners, our bowling attack is on par withAustralia. There was a long build-up to my retirement, but it was still adifficult decision as I feel I still have a lot to offer the country.”Boje’s relationship with Graeme Smith, captain since 2003, has frequentlybeen an uneasy one, and it was noted in many quarters that he communicatedhis decision to retire to Tony Irish, of the players’ union, and GeraldMajola, Cricket South Africa’s chief executive. Lorgat and Mickey Arthur,the coach, were not initially informed. “Haroon did try to phone me,” saysBoje, “but unfortunately I missed the call.”Lorgat’s unflattering comments about South African slow bowlers had comeafter a shock recall for Paul Adams, and Boje admitted that it was adecision that did little for the morale of other spinners in the country.”We have got spinners that can do a good job for SA,” he said. “ClaudeHenderson, Con de Lange, Paul Harris and Johan Botha have got thepotential to do well. Thandi Tshabalala is still young, but with the rightleadership, he can become a factor. He just needs to know he’s got theselectors’ backing.”It’s funny that they say we don’t have spinners of quality in thecountry, but yet the spinners are the leading wicket-takers in domesticcricket. I will share my experience with the young spinners in thecountry, but for now I’m focusing all my attention on the Eagles. They,after all, pay my salary.”Boje clearly feels that he never had the support from those that matter.”They treated me poorly,” he says frankly, and another player quoted inthe article also spoke of poor channels of communication between theselection panel and the players. “You never know what is expected of youor what your role should be,” said the player, name withheld by request.”And you never know for sure that, despite a good performance, you willplay in the next match.”With the so-called quota system the source of considerable disquiet -Kevin Pietersen weighs in with a comment every other week, or so it seems- Boje fears that things will only get worse. “I feel sorry for [someonelike] Boeta Dippenaar,” he said. “It can happen that some players decideto play overseas once the World Cup squad is selected, and they’re not init. With this uncertainty about their places, I get the idea that someplayers only play for themselves. That’s not healthy for cricket in SouthAfrica.”

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Shankara Rao, the left-arm spinner, picked up career-best figures to pummel Gujarat on the final day in Delhi, giving Railways an emphatic 193-run victory. Gujarat, 57 for 2 overnight, lost Niraj Patel on the fifth ball of the morning with Rao snapping up the return chance off his own bowling. From this point on, Rao spun a web around Gujarat’s batsmen and barring a defiant 48 from Parthiv Patel it turned out to be a shambolic performance overall. With just two points from three games, Gujarat have an ardous road ahead if they harbour thoughts of a semi-final berth. The win, though, came as a welcome relief for Railways after two disappointing outings in the opening two rounds.
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Gagandeep Singh’s five-wicket haul enabled Punjab to complete a thumping innings-and-151-run win on the final morning at Mohali, with Hyderabad collapsing for 199 in their second innings. Ibrahim Khaleel, Hyderabad’s wicketkeeper, had batted exceptionally well to delay the inevitable, scorching 102 off just 119, but Gagandeep had the final say, snapping up three wickets in the morning to make it nine in the match. Punjab picked up a bonus point to put them level with Baroda at the top of the Group B points table.
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Haryana’s middle order finally made an appearance in their match against Baroda at Sirsa – Siddharth Verma, Pardeep Sahu and Mahesh Rawat all hitting crucial fifties to complement Sachin Rana’s efforts – but the match meandered to a draw even as the home side totaled a mammoth 451. The focus of the morning session had been on Rana, who looked good for his second hundred of the match – and his career – but he fell agonisingly short, nicking one from Zaheer Khan when on 99. His dismissal capped a fine 156-run partnership with Verma, who batted 299 minutes for his 66, but thereafter Rawat and Sahu added a further 135 to further frustrate Baroda. In the end, Baroda took two points owing to their first-innings lead, giving them top honours with Punjab atop the points table.
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Jasvir Singh’s dogged fifty helped Services secure a draw against Uttar Pradesh at Lucknow, finishing on 161 for 6 despite testing spells from the spin duo of Piyush Chawla and Avinash Yadav. Earlier, a brilliant 102-run stand for the final wicket between Gyanendra Pandey, the captain, and Ashish Zaidi had given UP a shot at victory. This was a match in which the better half of was dominated by UP’s extended batting line-up, and in the end their first-innings 436 was enough to give them two points.
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Rohan Gavaskar’s 17th first-class century and Nilesh Kulkarni’s seven-wicket haul were the highlights on the fourth day at the Wankhede Stadium as Mumbai drew with Bengal. Gavaskar’s gritty knock included 13 hits to the fence, and was instrumental in staving off the threat posed by Kulkarni in the morning session; by the time he fell to the same bowler, Bengal were well set in their second innings. Set an improbable 310 from just 39 overs, Mumbai were given a cautious 50-run start by Sahil Kukreja and Wasim Jaffer, before Ashok Dinda’s medium pace accounted for Jaffer. Mumbai took two points after scoring 244 in its first innings, and now sit behind Bengal in the points table, with 6. 370 for 9
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Hrishikesh Kanitkar top-scored with an unbeaten 73 as Maharashtra salvaged a draw at the Jamia Millia Cricket Ground in Delhi, but the hosts still walked away with two first-innings points. Chaitanya Nanda, the legspinner, triggered a middle-order collapse with three key wickets, but Kanitkar found able allies in Dhruv Mohan and Munaf Patel, his opening bowler. Patel showed admirable defiance in adding 51 with Kanitkar after Maharashtra hiccupped in the post-tea session. Maharashtra have no points to show from three matches played this season, and will have to show immense improvement if they are to progress up the table.
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WIth wet conditions hampering play throughout the four days, the game between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka was called off without a ball being bowled on the final day. Only 22.2 overs were possible throughout the game, a period when Tamil Nadu’s openers, S Vidyut and Hemant Kumar, put on 80 without being seperated. Both teams collected one point apiece.

The Northern Territory batsman Ken Skewes has been called up by South Australia, his adopted state, for the ING Cup match against Western Australia at Adelaide Oval tomorrow.Skewes, a 20-year-old in this year’s Cricket Academy intake, arrived at the Redbacks last year on a SACA traineeship after moving through the Northern Territory’s under-age teams. Mark Higgs, the slow-bowling allrounder, has also been added to the squad as the pair replaces Ben Cameron and Paul Rofe.Luke Williams, the 24-year-old opening batsman, will return to the South Australia side for the first time in four seasons after being picked for the Pura Cup match against the Warriors, starting on Sunday. Williams played two first-class matches in 2000-01 and was chosen after scoring 172 in the Cricket Australia Cup match against the ACT this week.South Australia ING Cup squad Graham Manou (capt, wk), Nathan Adcock, Greg Blewett, Mark Cleary, Mark Cosgrove, Daniel Cullen, Callum Ferguson, Ryan Harris, Mark Higgs, Ken Skewes, Jack Smith, Shaun Tait.South Australia Pura Cup squad Graham Manou (capt, wk), Paul Rofe, Nathan Adcock, Greg Blewett, Mark Cleary, Mark Cosgrove, Daniel Cullen, Callum Ferguson, Tom Plant, Jack Smith, Shaun Tait, Luke Williams.

Canterbury Cricket reported a disappointing $NZ96,937 loss during the last financial year, $NZ42,706 worse than the previous year. The situation was compounded when an investigation revealed that income believed due of $80,345 was unrecoverable.David Shackleton, the chairman of the Canterbury board, commented: “Very late in the financial year the board became aware that some financial information presented to it on a regular basis was inaccurate. A thorough investigation occurred and a report was commissioned seeking an external review of the Association’s financial position and systems.”This report highlighted that there were significant accounting errors in the presentation of reports to the board. This meant that the breakeven position that the board had been advised would occur in the year ended May 31, 2003 was subsequently determined to be a loss of $NZ96,937,” he said.Part of Canterbury’s accounting processes will now be handled by New Zealand Cricket which would allow for more reliable information to be presented to the board each month. Shackleton did say that since the balance date, the financial position of the association had improved substantially.The Jade Stadium connection is still troubling Canterbury Cricket. Shackleton said it was paramount that Canterbury retain the right to play cricket at Jade Stadium. Negotiations between the two parties have been protracted but were close to finality. However, no Test play has been allocated to the ground next season, although there will be two one-day internationals at the ground.Canterbury has been looking for an alternative ground, and while the extensive work that has gone into the ground at Queen Elizabeth II Park was a vast improvement, there was still a desire for another ground.”We have been able to identify an alternative second-tier ground, and a number of meetings have been held with interested parties in an effort to reach a win-win outcome for all concerned. Once a Heads of Agreement is concluded we will be in a position to make a joint announcement concerning this venue. The board is confident that all involved in cricket will agree that this proposal, when announced, will be in the best interests of cricket,” said Shackleton.Richard Reid, the CCA chief executive, hinted further that the venue would be close to the central city, somewhere at Hagley Park. He said: “Following the success of the 125th jubilee match at Hagley Oval it was obvious, to me as an outsider, that the long term venue needed to be somewhere within the confines of Hagley Park. I am hopeful that we will be in a position very shortly to publicly state our intentions with regard to our preferred option as to a long term venue for Canterbury Cricket.”Canterbury have also been undergoing a change to their metropolitan club structure in time for the season of 2004-05. Shackleton commented on the change: “We consider that if the status quo remained there was little likelihood that there would be any improvement in the quality of club cricket at the top level. It is important that clubs take full advantage of all the opportunities that are available to develop their resources in order to enhance their opportunity to either remain in the premier competition or to advance to that level.”Reid also reported that the intended coaching and development plan for the province was underway in what will be a three-to-five year plan. He said that the Association’s new indoor centre, which is part of its office complex, had been a revelation. “It makes me wonder how we did things beforehand,” commented Reid.

Less than 24 hours before the start of the triangular one-day international series involving West Indies, Zimbabwe and host Sri Lanka, it has been confirmed that the West Indian fast bowler, Mervyn Dillon has been sent packing from Sri Lanka.The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) today confirmed that the fast bowler has been sent home for what it calls “disciplinary reasons”. It was widely reported here in the Caribbean that Dillon, fearing for his personal safety on 5th December (general elections in Sri Lanka), did not attend the team’s practice session and incurred the wrath of the tour’s disciplinary committee.The incident was reported to the WICB, who, after reviewing the facts surrounding Dillon’s action, have accepted the tour disciplinary committee’s recommendation that Dillon be sent home immediately.Dillon is the fifth player to return to the Caribbean from the tour of Sri Lanka. The others are Reon King, Dinanath Ramnarine, Leon Garrick and Wavell Hinds, all of whom have returned for injury of one kind or the other, with the exception of Hinds, who had a death in the family.The West Indies selectors called hard-hitting batsman Ricardo Powell and Trinidadian all-rounder Darryl Brown into the squad.

ScorecardFile photo: Jalaj Saxena was unbeaten on 99, and put up 181 for the first wicket with Aditya Shrivastava•MPCA

Baroda opened their Ranji account with a bonus-point win in Vadodara, as the hosts toppled Railways by an innings and 113 runs inside three days. Baroda were already at a commanding 448 for 6 when the day began, and Hardik Pandya’s 85-ball 64 lifted the team to 500, after which they declared. Railways needed to score at least 334 to make Baroda bat again, but just like in the first innings, the visitors lost early wickets to stumble to 44 for 5. Prashant Awasthi (67) and Karn Sharma (51) put up a brief resistance by stroking fifties and stringing together a 108-run partnership, but no other batsman contributed with a significant knock. Pandya capped off a fine all-round display by picking up 3 for 30 – taking his match tally to eight wickets – as Railways were eventually bundled out for 221. Yusuf Pathan, Bhargav Bhatt and Sagar Mangalorkar ended with two scalps each.
ScorecardThere was little to separate Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in Indore, as Tamil Nadu compiled 596 for 9, only for the hosts to make a solid reply, scoring 181 without the loss of a wicket by stumps. Tamil Nadu, who began at 517 for 7, suffered an early setback as their overnight centurion Malolan Rangarajan was dismissed for 131 five overs into the day. However, the visitors’ tail continued to frustrate MP, as L Vignesh, the No.10 batsman, stroked a brisk 50 to take the team close to the 600-run mark, after which Tamil Nadu declared.MP, though, were unfazed, as the openers Aditya Shrivastava and Jalaj Saxena batted together for 65 overs without any damage. Shrivastava stroked 10 fours for his 73 not out, while Saxena was unbeaten on 99, with 17 fours.
Scorecard A brace of middle-order half-centuries from Murumulla Sriram and D Siva Kumar helped Andhra consolidate their strong start and take a first-innings lead of 113 against Gujarat.Having begun the day on 196 for 1, Andhra lost Srikar Bharat early for 127, but Mohammad Kaif went on to score a half-century and take his team towards earning first-innings lead points. He added 66 for the third wicket with AG Pradeed but then there was a slump during which Andhra lost four wickets for 29 runs.Sriram and Siva Kumar, however, took Andhra past Gujarat’s score of 308 during a seventh-wicket stand of 94. Rush Kalaria had taken a five-for for Gujarat, claiming five of the top six wickets, and his team-mates mopped up the tail – taking the last four Andhra wickets for 27 runs. The hosts were dismissed for 421.Gujarat lost Samit Gohel for 1 in reply, and ended the day on 24, 89 runs behind with nine wickets in hand.Mumbai v Punjab – Punjab fight, but Mumbai inch towards win