Mahipal Lomror regains form with century but Puducherry on verge of win in Ranji Trophy

Jaipur: Mahipal Lomror finally regained his form to strike a century but Puducherry is on the verge of win on the penultimate day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match at Siechem Stadium, Puducherry on Saturday.The home team needed another 121 runs to win after they reached 51 for two, chasing 172 runs against Rajasthan, who were bowled out for 352 in the second innings.
Breaking the sequence of poor scores, Rajasthan captain Lomror belted 131 off 154 balls studded with twenty boundaries and a six. The southpaw was involved in an 82-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Kunal Rathore (44: 60b, 6x4, 1x6).Both the openers -- Ramnivas Golada (47) and Salman Khan (35) -- provided a solid start but couldn't convert starts into big scores. Debutant Deepak Choudhary, who slammed 64 in the first innings, also came good in the second essay by scoring 30 which included three maximums.Off-spinner Karan Kannan (6/139) and left-arm spinner Sagar Udeshi (4/88) shared all the wickets.Brief ScoresRajasthan 168 & 352 in 94.3 overs (Mahipal Lomror 131, Ramnivas Golada 47, Salman Khan 35, Kunal Rathore 44, Deepak Choudhary 30, Deepak Hooda 25, Amol Chelani 25; Karan Kannan 6/139, Sagar Udeshi 4/88) vs Puducherry 349 & 51/2 in 15 overs (R Shreeram 29*, Puneet Datey 13*; Mohit Changra 2/15).