MP set milestone

RAJNANDGAON, Feb 15: Madhya pradesh had a great day today, but two of their players returned with shattered dreams.Madhya Pradesh declared t...

RAJNANDGAON, Feb 15: Madhya pradesh had a great day today, but two of their players returned with shattered dreams.

Madhya Pradesh declared their first innings at 596 — their highest-ever total in the national championship — losing eight wickets against Vadodara in the Ranji Trophy Super League tie. But, for vice-captain Amay Khurasia and middle-order bat Raja Ali it was not something to cheer about as both of them missed milestones.

Khurasia, after notching up his 14th first-class hundred, was out at 195, while Raja Ali fell five short of his maiden first-class century.

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Earlier, MP resumed at their overnight total of 312 for three wickets. Pandit completed one more first-class ton in the very first over. Two overs later, the MP skipper departed at his individual score of 104 (12×4, 1×6) caught by Williams off R A Swaroop.

Khurasia, joined by Raja Ali, celebrated his century and came back with more power after lunch break hitting five sixes.

SCOREBOARD

MP (1st innings): (overnight312-3) JP Yadav run out (Wakaskar) 63, K Patel run out (Swaroop) 79, A Khurasia c Parab b Arothe 195, P Dwivedi c More b Swaroop 1, C Pandit c Williams b Swaroop 104, R Ali c & b Swaroop 95, R Chauhan c Swaroop b Buch 18, D Bundela n.o. 19, N Hirwani run out 11. Extras: (b 7, nb 2, lb 2) 11. Total (for 8 wickets declared): 596.

Fall of wickets: 1-138, 2-159, 3-160, 4-327, 5-546, 6-564, 7-568, 8-596.

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Bowling: Tandon 22.4-4-77-0, Wakaskar 9-1-31-0, Kadri 10-1-54-0, Buch 24-3-115-1, Swaroop 55-10-149-3, Arothe 33-5-138-1.