Rajkot: Other India took a strong first innings lead in the Irani Cup cricket match against Ranji champions Saurashtra. In the ongoing match at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, India won the toss and batted first… Saurashtra was all out for just 98 runs in 24.5 overs. Next, the other Indian team, who started the first innings, scored 205 runs for the loss of 3 wickets at the end of the first day. Captain Hanuma Vihari started the 2nd day yesterday with 62 runs and Sarbaraskan 125 runs.
Hanuma scored 82 runs (184 balls, 11 fours, 1 six), Sarbaras got out on 138 runs (178 balls, 20 fours, 2 sixes). Sreekar Bharat 12, Jayant Yadav 37, played responsibly and scored a half-century, Saurav Kumar returned to the pavilion with 55 runs (78 balls, 10 fours). Mukesh Kumar 11, Kuldeep Sen 1, India were bowled out for 374 in the first innings (110 overs). Umran Malik was not out with 16 runs.
On the Saurashtra side Chetan Zakaria took 5 wickets conceding 93 runs including 5 maidens in 28 overs. Captain Jaidev Unathgat and Chirag Jani took 2 wickets each. Following this, Saurashtra, who started the 2nd innings with a deficit of 276 runs, scored 49 runs for the loss of 2 wickets at the end of the 2nd day. Openers Harvik Desai scored 20 runs, Snell Patel scored 16 runs and Saurav Kumar was bowled. Chirag Jani with 3 runs and Dharmendrasingh Jadeja with 8 runs. Today is the 3rd day of the match.