da realbet： Following on 264 runs behind, Gujarat managed to reach 73 for the lossof two wickets at the close of play on the third day of their WestZone Ranji Trophy match against Maharashtra at the Chatrapati ShivajiStadium in Karad on Monday
Natarajan Sriram27-Nov-2000Following on 264 runs behind, Gujarat managed to reach 73 for the lossof two wickets at the close of play on the third day of their WestZone Ranji Trophy match against Maharashtra at the Chatrapati ShivajiStadium in Karad on Monday. Gujarat in their first innings were bowledout for 212 inspite of valiant efforts by centurion MH Parmer.Resuming at the overnight score of 63 for 4, Gujarat added just onerun before TN Varsani (10) fell leg before to Shaikh. K Damani (29)joined Parmer (115) and took the score on to 140. Damani fell for areturn catch to MV Sane in the 78th over of the innings. Sane thenstruck the very next ball, sending back BN Mehta with the lattercaught by NA Dixit.Then Parmer departed after a patient 390 minute stay at the creaseduring which he found the signboards 19 times. It was just a matter oftime before the Gujarat innings folded up. The 105th over saw the lastwicket, that of L Patel, falling with the score card reading 212.Siddiqui (4 for 47) and Shaikh (3 for 63) shared the bowling honoursfor Maharashtra.Gujarat, in their second innings were fishing in troubled watersalmost immediately. Opener ND Modi (1) was sentback in the 5th over bySiddiqui, caught by Dixit. The other opener AS Kotecha (5) retiredhurt soon after and one drop K Damani (2) followed him to the pavilioncaught by Kondhalkar off Siddiqui. But NK Patel (32) and TN Varsani(31) took the team safely to stumps.