NEW DELHI: In the Ranji Trophy Group C match in Porvorim, Goa's opener Suyash Prabhudessai played a commanding innings, remaining unbeaten on 124 as the hosts reached a strong position with a score of 267/3 on the opening day.
Opting to bat, Goa had a solid start with Prabhudessai and Ishaan Gadekar (45) putting on a 79-run opening partnership before Gadekar was dismissed by pacer Arpit Pannu.
Prabhudessai then partnered with Krishnamurthy Siddharth (77), and together, they built a formidable 149-run partnership for the second wicket, consolidating Goa's innings.
The partnership was eventually broken by Raj Bawa, but Prabhudessai's unbeaten century put Goa in a commanding position at the end of the first day.
In another Group C fixture in Ahmedabad, Gujarat folded for 264 against Karnataka with Vasuki Koushik returning with 4/49.
Put in, Gujarat were off to a shaky start and were reeling at 45 for four before Kshitij Patel (95) and Umang Kumar (72) tailored a healthy 157-run stand for the fifth wicket.
Eventually, Vijaykumar Vyshak got rid of Kshitij at 202, quickly followed by Umang six runs later before they were bundled out at 264.
In Chandigarh, Railways finished day one on 118 for three against Punjab, thanks to Pratham Singh's unbeaten 50.
Play could only be started after lunch due to bad light.
For Punjab, Baltej Singh, Siddarth Kaul and Abhinav Sharma grabbed a wicket each, while Sanvir Singh put up a tidy show.
Bad light rendered no opening day's proceedings in Tripura home match against Tamil Nadu at Agartala.
Brief Scores:In Porvorim: Goa 267/3; 90 overs (Suyash Prabhudessai 124 batting, Krishnamurthy Siddharth 77; Raj Bawa 1/36) versus Chandigarh.In Ahmedabad: Gujarat 264; 88 overs (Kshitij Patel 95, Umang Kumar 72; Vasuki Koushik 4/49) versus Karnataka.In Chandigarh: Railways 118/3; 34 overs (Pratham Singh 50 batting; Baltej Singh 1/26) versus Punjab.In Agartala: Tripura versus Tamil Nadu - No play.(With PTI inputs)The TOI Sports Desk excels in a myriad of roles that capture the ...
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