da esport bet： After dominating the match throughout, Indian Railways predictablycompleted an emphatic innings and 120-run victory over Maharashtra onthe final day of their MRF Buchi Babu invitation cricket tournamentfirst round tie at the Southern Railway
da cassino： Staff Reporter14-Aug-2001After dominating the match throughout, Indian Railways predictablycompleted an emphatic innings and 120-run victory over Maharashtra onthe final day of their MRF Buchi Babu invitation cricket tournamentfirst round tie at the Southern Railway ground in Chennai on Tuesday.Resuming at 365 for four, Railways piled on the agony for Maharashtrabefore declaring at 527 for nine off 131.5 overs. Yere Goud, 157overnight, went on to get 221 before he was fifth out at 472. He andthe other overnight batsman Santhosh Sahu added exactly 200 runs forthe fifth wicket off 39.4 overs. The 29-year-old captain who battedalmost 7-1/2 hours, faced 329 balls and hit 26 fours and four sixes.Sahu who had in the meantime got to his century, was out in thefollowing over. For his 100, Sahu faced 117 balls and hit 13 fours anda six. Kulamani Parida chipped in with a bright unbeaten 30 off 37balls with four hits to the ropes before Goud applied closure. Tenbowlers were tried out by Maharashtra skipper Abhijit Kale but onlyMandar Sane who took four for 100 did anything of note.The first innings deficit of 260 runs knocked the fight out of theMaharashtra ranks. With off spinner Sanjay Satpathy in fine form,wickets fell at regular intervals. About the only show of defiance wasprovided by Ranjith Khirid who had top scored in the first inningstoo. This time he made 58 off 73 balls with nine hits to the fence.Coming in when the first wicket fell in the first over, he was fifthout at 121. He and opening batsman Jaideep Narse (25) added 58 runsfor the second wicket. Thereafter it was all downhill as Satpathyfinished with seven for 52 off 13.2 overs for match figures of ninefor 129. Opening bowler SD Kannan took the other three wickets for 18runs off 10 overs.All India Associate Banks in quarterfinalsContrary to expectations, the final day’s play in the MRF Buchi Babuinvitation cricket tournament first round match between Tamil NaduDistricts and All India Associate Banks at the MA Chidambaram stadiumin Chennai was rather uneventful. At stumps on Monday, with Districts164 for four in reply to AIAB’s total of 344, the stage seemed set fora keen battle for the all important first innings lead. But it was ananti climactic final day. Districts, who collapsed towards the closingstages of Monday’s play, after a century stand for the first wicketbetween Noorul Riaz and Haroon Basha, slid further and the side wereall out for 238. Only R Satish with 44 off 143 balls with four hits tothe fence put up a show of defiance. Left arm spinner Sridhar was thewrecker-in-chief and ended with five for 33 off 30.2 overs.In the second innings during a truncated day (play started 90 minuteslate in the morning because of overnight rain), AIAB scored 105 forone off 33 overs when play was called off after the first mandatoryover.AIAB now await the winner of the first round match between IndianAirlines and Jolly Rovers in the quarterfinal.
