da poker： Valuable knocks by JP Yadav and Amay Khurasiya helped Madhya Pradeshto score 214 for five off 90 overs at stumps on the first dayof their Central Zone Ranji Trophy league match against Rajasthanat Gwalior on Monday
Partab Ramchand06-Nov-2000Valuable knocks by JP Yadav and Amay Khurasiya helped Madhya Pradeshto score 214 for five off 90 overs at stumps on the first dayof their Central Zone Ranji Trophy league match against Rajasthanat Gwalior on Monday.Winning the toss, MP were given a steady start with openers Yadav and AnkitShrivastav (17) putting on 40 runs off 20 overs. Then came the best part of the batting with Yadav and Khurasiya adding 114 runs for the second wicket off 36.4 overs. But at 154, MP suffered a double blow. First, Yadav was bowled by Rahul Kanwat for 70. He faced 162 balls and hit seven fours. In the following over, Khurasiya was leg before to Krishan Kumar for 59. Khurasiya faced 126 balls and had just one boundary hit.There was another double blow for MP shortly afterwards when at 174 theylost two more wickets, those of Abbas Ali (17) and Devendra Bundela (4).However Nikhil Patvardhan (21) and CA Pandit (14) added 40 runs for theunbroken fifth wicket off 23.4 overs to put their side in a more comfortingframe of mind at close of play.