da jogodeouro： Day Three of the Central Zone Ranji trophy matches saw the batsmenflourish at both Delhi and Jaipur, as three hundreds were crafted,giving their respective sides a definitive hand up
Staff Reporter23-Oct-2001Day Three of the Central Zone Ranji trophy matches saw the batsmenflourish at both Delhi and Jaipur, as three hundreds were crafted,giving their respective sides a definitive hand up.Rajasthan’s openers, unbeaten overnight, were separated after addingonly 14 runs, with Vineet Saxena departing for 66.Gagan Khoda,however, went on to complete his century; batting first with RahulKanwat (48) and then with Nikhil Doru. Khoda was removed after scoring167, with 17 fours and a six, with Rajasthan’s score on 314.Doru and captain Pudiyangum Krishnakumar then demoralised the Vidarbhabowlers further, putting together a 219-run partnership. Doru remainedunbeaten on 124 at the close of play; his captain, though, becamePritam Gandhe’s third wicket when he fell for 93. The home sideresumes on Day Four in a commanding position of 533/4.In Delhi, it was the visitors who gained the upper hand. Yere Goud,unbeaten overnight on 92, went on to complete a massive century,falling short of the 200 mark by just 10 runs. His effort can be seenin revealing light when it is considered that the next highestindividual score was Amit Pagnis’ 28. Goud hit 16 fours and foursixes; batting with the tail, he farmed the strike carefully andstructured significant partnerships with each of the tailenders.Goud’s score formed more than half of Railways’ final total of 356.The visitors then consolidated their position by striking thrice,leaving Uttar Pradesh reeling at 11/3. Rizwan Shamshad and ManojMudhal were batting at the close of play, with the score on 38.Railways bowler Zakir Hussain was the main destroyer, turning in anincisive opening spell of 6-1-11-2.