Thanks to an unbeaten 57 by Amit Sinha, Saurashtra ended the first dayat 269 for eight in their Vijay Merchant Trophy Under-16 quarterfinalmatch against Punjab at the Tala Park in Calcutta on Thursday.Opting to bat, Saurashtra made a steady start with openers BhusanChohan (37) and Jayesh Jadhav (37) adding 76 in 24.5 overs. Jadhav wasthe first to be dismissed caught by V Bhalla off Ankur Jund. Hispartner Chohan soon followed him back to the pavilion, caught byBhalla off Vipul Sharma. But Nikhil Rathore (44) and C Potara (12)steadied the innings with a 44-run third wicket stand in 17.2 overs.Seven runs after the fall of C Potara (120/3), his replacement RahulParmer was caught by G Gupta off Vipul Sharma. After a 93-minute stayat the crease, Rathore was bowled by Vipul with the scorecard reading141. Then Utpal Rana (32) with the help of the tailenders took thescore on to 193/7. New batsman K Mavla made no significant impact anddeparted caught by Bhupinder of Vinod Minhas. At 205 for 8,Saurashtra’s chances of batting till stumps looked bleak. But AmitSinha came to the rescue with a timely half century. He shared a 64-run unbeaten ninth wicket partnership, taking the team to stumps withno further hiccups. Vinod Minhas (3 for 93) and Vipul Sharma (3 for33) were the successful bowlers for Punjab.
Saurashtra end opening day at 269/8
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