da winzada777： Baroda were on the brink of a crushing innings victory over Saurashtrain a West Zone Ranji Trophy game at the Gujarat State FertilizerCorporation Ground in Baroda
Sankhya Krishnan27-Nov-2000Baroda were on the brink of a crushing innings victory over Saurashtrain a West Zone Ranji Trophy game at the Gujarat State FertilizerCorporation Ground in Baroda. After bowling out Saurashtra for 197 intheir first knock, Baroda had them struggling on 92/5, the second timeround.Carrying off at 64/3, Saurashtra’s overnight pair of Rakesh Dhruv andPrakash Bhatt were separated at 115 after a 79 run stand. Dhruv wasthe first to go and when Bhatt followed him back to the pavilion,after top scoring with 63 (130 balls, 9 fours), the innings fellapart. Saurashtra closed at 197, the last six wickets tumbling for 46.Sixteen year old left arm seamer, Irfan Pathan grabbed 5/55 while leftarm spinner Valmik Buch finished with a haul of 3/26.Following-on, 284 runs behind, Saurashtra lost both openers with justfour runs on the board. Skipper Sitanshu Kotak led a rally with a fine51 (72 balls, 7 fours) which ended when he was bowled by Buch. Thechief destroyer this time was medium pacer Rakesh Patel, a product ofthe National Cricket Academy, who finished with 3/22. When stumps weredrawn, Saurashtra needed a further 192 to make their opponents batagain.