The following news is from a post in misc.news.southasia.
India: Ranji Trophy: Pre-quarterfinals: Feb 17
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Maharashtra vs Bihar (Match draw, Maharashtra enter quarterfinals):
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pune, feb 17 (pti) bihar scored 424 for seven in the
second innings to salvage some pride in their charminar
challenge ranji trophy pre-quarterfinal match against
maharashtra, which ended in a draw at the nehru stadium here
today.
as maharashtra had already made the quarter-final stage
by virtue of their 487-run first innings lead, the only
interest left in today's play was whether bihar would avoid an
innings defeat.
this they did, thanks to some shoddy catching by the
maharashtra fieldsmen and some gutsy batting by the bihar
batsmen, particularly wicketkeeper saba karim, who made 176.
karim's fighting knock, which included 25 fours and two
sixes, was his ninth first class hundred and his 184-run
fourth wicket partnership with subhash chatterjee (79) took
bihar towards safety.
still, maharashtra could have forced a victory, had they
not dropped three clear chances, with skipper surendra bhave,
prashant roy and ravi yeravadekar being the culprits.
in the quarter-final, maharashtra would take on holders
haryana from february 28 to march three at the same venue. pti
Score card:
maharashtra (1st innings) 757 for 7 declared.
bihar (1st innings) 270
bihar 2nd innings:
sunil kumar lbw prasad kanade 90
pradeep khanna c abhijit deshpande b srikant jadhav 11
hari gidwani b prashant roy 23
saba karim lbw prasad kanade 176
subhash chatterjee b ravi yeravadekar 79
afri syed b prasad kanade 8
venkat ram not out 16
k v p rao c nandan phadnis b santosh jedhe 5
avinash kumar not out 8
extras (lb-6, wide-1, nb-1) 8
total: (for seven wickets in 150 overs) 424
fall of wickets: 1/13, 2/65, 3/201, 4/385, 5/385, 6/394,
7/401.
bowling analysis: subhash ranjane 13-4-32-0, ravi
yeravadekar 14-5-32-1, srikant jadhav 12-3-40-1, prasad kanade
27-9-85-3, prashant roy 40-16-90-1, milind gunjal 6-0-24-0,
santosh jedhe 24-11-61-1, abhijit deshpande 5-1-19-0, surendra
bhave 6-1-31-0, nandan phadnis 2-1-4-0. pti corr sss rk
M.P. wriggling into drivers seat against Hyderabad:
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hyderabad, feb 17 (pti) madhya pradesh grafted its way
slowly but surely to the drivers seat against hyderabad on the
third day of the charminar challenge ranji trophy cricket
pre-quarter final here today.
amitabh vijayavargiya (85), kirti patel (54), ameya
khurasia (batting) and prashant dwivedi (batting) cautiously
to add 191 runs today on a wicket of low bounce to see their
team to 286 for two wickets at close in reply to hyderabad's
409.
the track bellied all expectations of assisting spinners
and with the exception of off-spinner kanwaljit singh, the
tweakers' reluctance to experiment with flight ensured that
the watchful batsmen were not troubled at all.
the left handed khurasia saw off the threat--the second
new ball taken after tea--hammering three boundaries off
rajesh yadav and four off m v ramanamurthy to hasten the tempo
of scoring. pti raj kvp
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* In my earlier article (Re: Miscellaneous Stuff - II, I guess), when I talked
about Indian off-spinners, I forgot about Kanvaljith Singh (I read his name
as Kunvaljith Singh in some places earlier. But I think this is correct).
He is young. He started playing for Hyderabad about two years back. He was
quite successful in the domestic matches. The competition with another
(experienced) off-spinner in his own Ranji team did good to him (I wonder
why Hyderabad always happens to have two offies). He is another prospect.
* Look at the scores: 757/7, 270 (all out) [an exception], 424/7, 409 (a.o),
286/2. How common it has become to score 400-800! BCCI should do something
fast.
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PVR Narasimha Rao