Maharashtra concede 14-run lead

After conceding a narrow 14-run first innings lead to Gujarat, Maharashtra were 104 for the loss of one wicket in their second innings on the third day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match played in Valsad on Saturday.

Opener Dheeraj Jadhav (54, 7x4s) and skipper Hrishikesh Kanitkar (22, 2x4s) were at the crease when stumps were drawn for the day.

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Earlier, resuming at the overnight score of 159 for 4, the hosts added 99 runs and the entire team was bowled out for 258 in 123.3 overs. Maharashtra, who scored 244 runs in their first essay, thus conceded a lead of 14 runs.

For the visitors, medium pacer Munaf Patel, who opted to play for Maharashtra than Mumbai in this season, took three wickets while spinners S Burkul and Rohit Jadhav also chipped in with three wickets each.

Neeraj Patel and Akash Christian emerged as the top scorers for Gujarat by making 47 runs each.

Scorecard:

Maharashtra Ist Innings (Overnight 204 for 5):
M Nigade b Trivedi                      11
D Jadhav c P Patel b Trivedi            23
H Kanitkar c N Modi b Majumdar          24
A Kale c Thakker b Yadav                25
Y Pawar c N Modi b Trivedi              16
S Bahutule lbw Trivedi                  48
S Satbhai c Watekar b Majumdar          60
M Patel c N Patel b L Patel             12
A Sanklecha c Watekar b Trivedi          7
S Burkul b Majumdar                      0
R Jadhav not out                         0
Extras: (nb 18)                         18
Total: (all out)                       244
Fall of wickets: 1-35, 2-48, 3-93, 4-102, 5-122, 6-204, 7-224, 8-241, 9-243.

Bowling: S Trivedi 27-4-63-5, L Patel 22-8-45-1, H Majumdar 18.1-4-52-3, H Watekar 16-1-38-0, S Yadav 15-2-38-1, N Patel 3-1-6-0, A Christian 1-0-2-0.

Gujarat Ist Innings:
N Modi c Patel b R Jadhav              31
A Christian c Kale b R Jadhav          47
N Patel batting                        31
P Patel c Mohan b Burkul                7
M Parmar c&b R Jadhav                   4
B Thakker batting                      27
Extras: (nb-12)                        12
Total: (For 4 wickets)                159
Fall of wickets: 1-80, 2-100, 3-108, 4-113.

Bowling: Munaf Patel 12-2-31-0, A Sanklecha 8-3-22-0, S Burkul 17-10-20-1, S Bahutule 18-1-50-0, R Jadhav 20-5-36-3.

Maharashtra IInd Innings:
M Nigade b Trivedi                     17
D Jadhav batting                       54
H Kanitkar batting                     22
Extras: (b-2, lb-4, nb-4, w-1)         11
Total: (For one wkt in 39 overs)      104
Fall of wickets: 1-25.

Bowling: Siddhartha Trivedi 11-4-19-1, Lalit Patel 6-0-22-0, Hitesh Majumdar 8-1-21-0, Hemal Watekar 9-4-8-0, Salil Yadav 4-0-26-0, Niraj Patel 1-0-2-0.

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