Devdutt Padikkal and Manish Pandey cracked attractive hundreds to power Karnataka to a commanding 461 for 6 against Punjab on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match here Saturday. (More Cricket News)
(193, 216b, 24x4, 4x6) and (118, 165b, 13x4, 3x6) ensured that Karnataka led by a massive 309 runs in the first innings at 🅘close, after bundling out their rivals for a lowly 💞152 on the first day.
Padikkal, overnight 80, and Pandey, st🔯arting fromꦅ 13, milked 234 runs for the third wicket as the hosts motored on with purpose.
Wick🅰etkeeper batter Sharath Srinivas made an unbeaten 😼55 to add to the total.
Brief scores: Punjab (1st innings): 152 all out vs Karnataka (1st innings): 461 for 6 in 123 overs (Devdutt Padikkal 193, Manish Pandey 118, S൩. Sharath 5ও5 not out; Arshdeep Singh 2/71).
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TN take vital lead
At Valsad, ꦿTamil Nadu managed to eke🀅 out a small yet crucial 14-run first innings lead over Gujarat.
After bowling out Gujarat for 236, TN struggled to get going in their first innings as they lost regular wickets as leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi (4/73) and pacer Arza𒁃n Nagwaswalla (3/35) rocked them.
But a ninth-wicket alliance between M. Mohammed (85, 99 balls) 🅷an꧃d Sandeep Warrier (38) helped TN take the vital lead.
Pacer Warrier retu🌠rned to take three wickets as TN reduced Gujara♑t to 38 for three in their second innings and the latter now leads by 24 runs.
Brief scores: Gujarat (1st innings): 236 all out & 2nd innings: 38/3 in 13 overs (Sandeep Warrier 3/5) vs Tamil Nadu (1st innings): 250 all out in 67.5 overs (M. Mohammed 85, Sandeep Warrier 38; Ravi Bishnoi 4/73, Arzan Nagwas👍walla 3/35).
Vivek guides Railways
At Chandigarh, powered by a hundred by opener Vivek Singh, Railways 🍌reached 313 for 4 in their first essay when stumps were drawn a🔴nd they now lead the home side by 217 runs.
Vivek received good support from Shivam Chaudhary (53) and Mohammed Saif (58 bไatting), after Railways had bowled out Chandigarh for 96 in their🐟 first dig.
Brief scores: Chandigarh (1st Innings): 96 all out vs Railways (1st innings): 313/4 i🗹n 83 overs (Vivek Singh 114, Shivam Chaudhary 53, Mohammed Saif 58 not out).
Paul ton powers Tripura
Sridam Paul made a fine century, while veteran wicketkeeper batter Wriddhiman Saha (97) and Manishankar Mura Singဣh (50) scripted fifties as Tripura reached a position of strength against Goa.
Tripura amassed 484 in their first innings and then reduced Goa to 53 for 4, and the latter trail b൩y 431 runs.
Brief scores: Tripura (1st Innings): 484 all out in 123.4 overs (Sridam Paul 112, Gan♉esh Satish 73, Wriddhiman Saha 97, Mura Singh 50; Mohit Redkar 4/74, Arjun Tendulkar 2/94) vs Goa (1st Innings): 53/4 in 22 overs (Abhijit Sarkar 3/13).
