da aviator aposta： Rajasthan snatched the vital first innings lead on the final day oftheir Central Zone Ranji Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh atGwalior on Thursday
Sankhya Krishnan09-Nov-2000Rajasthan snatched the vital first innings lead on the final day oftheir Central Zone Ranji Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh atGwalior on Thursday. Indian ODI discard and skipper of the visitingRajasthan team, Gagan Khoda, rose to the occasion with a pricelesscentury. Chasing Madhya Pradesh’s formidable 408, Rajasthan overhauledthe hosts for the loss of just six wickets, settling finally at 449.In the fifteen overs that remained, MP scored 24 without loss in 43minutes of desultory batting. The draw gave Rajasthan five points andMadhya Pradesh three.Resuming at 285/3, overnight batsmen Khoda and PK Krishnakumarextended their fourth wicket association to 121 before the latter wasdismissed by left arm spinner Sunil Lahore for 56 (155 balls, 4fours). Leg spinner Narendra Hirwani now burst into a sudden frenzy ofactivity after having gone wicketless thus far. Although unable toprevent Rajasthan from gaining the lead, he had the belatedsatisfaction of scalping the last six wickets, including that of Khodawho was eighth out for 112 (271 balls, 6 fours, 3 sixes). Hirwanifinished with 6/90 in 37.3 overs. Madhya Pradesh skipper ChandrakantPandit blamed the setback on his bowlers who conceded a staggering 48noballs in the innings, more than the margin of the first inningslead.