Pathans give Baroda big lead
Bengal were bowled out for 247 by two teenagers in reply to the hosts' total of 467 at the Gujarat State Fertilizer Corporation Ground on the third day of the Ranji Trophy pre-quarter-final match against Baroda on Monday
Staff Reporter
12-Mar-2001
Bengal were bowled out for 247 by two teenagers in reply to the hosts'
total of 467 at the Gujarat State Fertilizer Corporation Ground on the
third day of the Ranji Trophy pre-quarter-final match against Baroda
on Monday.
Baroda chose not to enforce the follow-on and were 121 for two when
stumps were drawn. SS Parab (33) and Jacob Martin (31) were
at the crease with the hosts having an overall lead of 341 runs.
The wreckers-in-chief in the Bengal innings were 17-year-old Irfan
Pathan and 19-year-old Irfan Khan Pathan. Irfan Pathan bagged 3/40
with his left arm medium pacers while the right handed medium pacer
Irfan Khan Pathan picked up 4/59.
Bengal resumed at one for no loss. Opener Nikhil Haldipur (2) was
castled by Irfan Khan Pathan to the first ball of his spell. Pathan
bowled a tight spell but was not supported well by Rakesh Patel from
the other end. Patel was guilty of overstepping and he had 17 no balls
and six wides in his spell.
At the other end, opener AA Lahiri (10) and skipper Debang Gandhi (0),
both fell prey to the accurate IK Pathan. Bengal were tottering at 24
for three until Rohan Gavaskar (61) and Shrikant Kalyani (48) put on a
face saving 101-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Both batsmen
fell in quick succession just when the team wanted either of the two
to drop anchor and build on the innings.
On their dismissal, Baroda put the pressure back on the Bengal middle
order. It was a brave fightback from the lower order in the shape of
veteran all rounder Utpal Chatterjee (52 not out) and AK Das (32) who
added a crucial 69 runs for the eighth wicket. But this was not enough
as the Bengal innings folded up in 51 overs.
Baroda in their second essay lost the wickets of Connor Williams (32)
and H Jadhav (17), both falling to Laxmi Ratan Shukla.