Kerala batters didn’t construct on to their begins because the host squandered a possibility to bat out Chattisgarh however nonetheless ended the second day in command within the Ranji Trophy cricket match on the KCA-St.Xavier’s College floor right here on Wednesday.
Resuming on the in a single day complete of 100 for 2, Kerala was sitting fairly at 229 for 3 however Sachin Baby’s (77) run out gave Chhattisgarh a foothold. Rash strokes by Kerala decrease order batters noticed the host collapse to 311 however with a useful lead of 162 runs.
Kerala spinners Jalaj Saxena and Vaisakh Chandran prised out Chhattisgarh openers cheaply within the second innings to depart the customer struggling at 10 for 2 at Stumps.
The in a single day pair of Rohan Prem and Baby didn’t have any bother negotiating the Chhattisgarh bowlers within the first session. Rohan, who accomplished 5,000 First-Class runs, steadily progressed to 50 and had a giant slice of fortune on 66 when he was bowled off a no-ball from left-arm spinner Ajay Mandal.
However, the batter didn’t capitalise on his luck and was dismissed for 77, slashing a large supply from Mayank Yadav to wicketkeeper M.S.S.Hussain. The third wicket partnership between Rohan and Baby added 123 runs as Kerala regarded set for a giant complete.
Baby (77) was circumspect in opposition to the medium pacers however opened up in opposition to the spinners and was progressing calmly to a giant knock when he ran for a non-existent run and couldn’t beat the throw from Mayank.
Sanju Samson deposited the primary ball he confronted from Mandal over long-on for a six and adopted it with a crisp boundary to point out his aggressive intent. However, Samson was left to bat with the tail as Akshay Chandran (12), Saxena (11) and Sijomon Joseph (6) fell in fast succession. Sumit Ruikar cleaned up Samson (46) because the batter tried a giant hit throughout the road. Sumit dismissed F. Fanoos and N.P. Basil to complete with figures of three for 37.
Saxena and Vaisakh courted success of their opening overs to depart Chhattisgarh gasping as 0 for 2. Harpreet Singh Bhatia (3 batting) and Amandeep Khare (0 batting) had been spared of the ordeal as dangerous gentle ended play with 15 overs left to be bowled.
SCORECARD
Chhattisgarh – 1st Innings: 149.
Kerala – 1st innings: P.Rahul lbw Ajay 24, Rohan Kunnummal b Sourabh 31, Rohan Prem c Hussain b Mayank 77, Sachin Baby run out 77, Akshay Chandran c Hussain b Shashank 12, Sanju Samson b Sumit 46, Jalaj Saxena c Sanidhya b Ravi 11, Sijomon Joseph c Shubham b Ajay 6, Vaisakh Chandran not out 8, F. Fanoos c Sanidhya b Sumit 9, N.P. Basil st. Hussain b Sumit 0. Extras (b 3, 1b 5, nb 2): 10. Total (in 107.1 overs): 311.
Fall of wickets: 1-47, 2-69,3-192, 4-229, 5-229, 6-265, 7-283, 8-295, 9-311.
Chhattisgarh bowling: Ravi 22-4-66-1, Sourabh 11-1-39-1, Mayank 12-1-42-1, Ajay 23-4-74-2, Sumit 19.1-4-37-3, Sanidhya 12-1-22-0, Shashank 8-2-23-1.
Chhattisgarh – 2nd Innings: Rishab Tiwari c Sanju b Jalaj 0, Sanidhya Hurkat lbw Vaisakh 0, Harpreet Singh Bhatia batting 3, Amandeep Khare batting 0. Extras: 0. Total (for 2 wkts. in six overs): 10.
Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-0.
Kerala bowling: Jalaj 3-1-6-1, Vaisakh 3-1-4-1.