da betway： Railways steamrolled Vidarbha in their Central Zone Ranji one-day encounter at Indore on Thursday, but despite the five-wicket victory margin, they could not pick up the bonus point
da 888： Staff Reporter13-Dec-2002Railways steamrolled Vidarbha in their Central Zone Ranji one-day encounter at Indore on Thursday, but despite the five-wicket victory margin, they could not pick up the bonus point.Asked to bat first, Vidarbha racked up 241 for nine in their allotted 50 overs, with RS Jadhav top-scoring with 73 (80b, 9×4, 1×6). He was given some support by HV Shitoot’s quickfire 42 (43b, 3×4, 2×6), but no other batsman could really contribute significantly. For Railways, Jai P Yadav picked up four for 51.Railways experienced a few setbacks to get to 81 for three, but then Yere Goud and Raja Ali added 110 runs for the fourth wicket, virtually sealing the game in their team’s favour. Raja Ali made 67 (76b, 8×4, 1×6), while Goud made an unbeaten 85 (108b, 7×4, 1×6) that saw Railways home in 48.3 overs.Gagan Khoda ton spurs Railways winA sparkling 121 from opener Gagan Khoda saw Rajasthan register a 33-run win over Uttar Pradesh at the Daly College Ground in Indore on Thursday.Winning the toss, Rajasthan opted to bat first, and when 85 runs came for the first wicket, the decision proved sound. Uttar Pradesh were further tormented when Khoda and RJ Kanwat added 108 runs for the second wicket, the latter scoring 51 off 87 balls (2×4). Khoda himself hit his 121 off 133 balls (11×4, 1×6). Skipper PK Krishnakumar’s whirlwind 29 off 10 balls (4×4, 1×6) spurred Rajasthan to 276 for six in 50 overs.Despite battling scores of 56 apiece from Jyoti Yadav and R Shamshad, Uttar Pradesh were never in the hunt, and Kishan Choudhary scalped four for 61 off nine overs to send UP tumbling to 243 all out in 47.5 overs.Punjab crush Haryana at RohtakPunjab chased down Haryana’s total of 132 for the loss of only two wickets at Rohtak’s Maharaja Agarsingh Stadium to register a comfortable win. Haryana could not capitalise on winning the toss, and only Joginder Sharma at number seven could register a significant score. Sharma made 44 off 62 balls with a four and three sixes before his side was bowled out in 39.1 overs.Punjab cruised to their win largely on opener Manish Sharma’s sedate 53 (127b, 5×4, 1×6). Ravneet Ricky at number three then hit an unbeaten 42 to guide Punjab to victory in 43 overs.Services humbled by Himachal Pradesh and Aashish KapoorA solid batting performance from Himachal Pradesh saw them register a thumping 116-run win over Services at Gurgaon, garnering them a bonus point in the process.Winning the toss, Himachal started poorly, at one stage stumbling at 64 for three. But Amit Sharma and Nischal Gaur then added 137 for the fourth wicket, with the former making 94 (109b, 5×4, 2×6) and the latter 64 (82b, 2×4, 1×6). A dazzling 40 off just 19 balls (3×4, 3×6) from Aashish Kapoor then enabled Himachal to surge to 269 for eight in 50 overs.Kapoor was not content with that. Bowling his off-spinners, he took five for 38 off eight overs to hasten Services to a paltry 153 all out in 34.5 overs. Only one batsman – Yashpal Singh – managed to cross 20 before Jaya Krishnan hit out at number 11 to make 26 off 13 balls in a vain cause.Akash Chopra guides Delhi to eight-wicket winDelhi opener Akash Chopra hit a responsible 87 (100b, 7×4) to steer his side to an eight-wicket win over Jammu & Kashmir in their Ranji one-day tie at Faridabad.Batting first after winning the toss, Jammu & Kashmir could only reach 170 all out in 49.3 overs, with opener W Majeed top-scoring with 48. The target of 171 proved inadequate by far as Chopra and Mithun Manhas (53, 52b, 6×4) took their team from 59 for two to victory in just 31.5 overs, garnering a bonus point in the process.
