2024-02-17 12:31:44
Visakhapatnam: Kerala close to first innings lead in Ranji Trophy match against Andhra Pradesh. After dismissing Andhra for 272 in the first innings, Kerala were 258 for the loss of three wickets at the second day of batting in reply. Sachin Baby (87) and Akshay Chandran (57) are at the crease. Earlier, Basil Thambi took four wickets to beat Andhra. Captain Ricky Bhui remained unbeaten on 87 runs.
It was a bad start in Kerala. Kerala lost opener Jalaj Saxena (4) early on. But for the third wicket, Rohan Kunnummal (61) and Krishna Prasad (43) added 86 runs. The partnership broke in the 28th over. Prasad got out when the team score was 94. Soon Rohan also returned. Shoaib Muhammad Khan was the wicket. But later it was seen that the Sachin-Akshay alliance is leading Kerala in a better way. Both have added 124 runs so far. Sachin has hit 12 boundaries in 161 balls. Akshay Chandran has five boundaries in his account.
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Earlier, Andhra started batting on the second day at 260 for seven and lost the remaining wickets in 12 runs. Andhra lost the wickets of Manish Golmaru (1), Girinath Reddy (0) and Raju (0) today. Kerala will go without Sanju Samson. Sachin Baby is leading Kerala in Sanju’s absence. With eight runs on the scoreboard, opener Revand Reddy (0) was dismissed for Kerala. Later they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Ashwin Hebbar (28) and Hanuma Vihari (24) also failed to contribute much. But at one end, Maheep kept his wicket. But Maheep returned with Vaisakh’s ball. The star’s innings included 12 boundaries.
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With Maheep’s return, Andhra were 144 for four. Then Ricky – Karan Shinde (43) added a century partnership. It was this combination that saved the hosts from collapse. Both of them added 104 runs to the total. But Shinde was kicked out by Akshay Chandran. In the last overs of the first day, SK Rasheed (0) and Shoaib Mohammad Khan (5) returned, Kerala put Andhra on the defensive. Earlier, Kerala’s knockout hopes were over. That’s why Sanju came to Kerala with rest.
Kerala: Sachin Baby (capt), Basil Thambi, Mohammad Azharuddin, Rohan Kunnummal, Krishna Prasad, Akshay Chandran, Jalaj Saxena, Salman Nisar, Akhil Skaria, Vysakh Chandran, NP Basil.
Last Updated Feb 17, 2024, 6:01 PM IST
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