Gujarat escape with a draw
Gujarat came close to losing their West Zone Ranji Trophy league match against Maharashtra at the Sardar Vallabhai Patel stadium in Ahmedabad by an innings but ultimately held on for a draw to take three points
14-Jan-2000
Gujarat came close to losing their West Zone Ranji Trophy league match
against Maharashtra at the Sardar Vallabhai Patel stadium in Ahmedabad
by an innings but ultimately held on for a draw to take three points.
Gujarat who resumed at 287 for eight in reply to Maharashtra's first
innings total of 501 for seven declared were all out for 309. MV Sane
took both wickets to finish with seven for 83 off 41.4 overs. Obliged
to follow on with a deficit of 192, Gujarat at one stage were
comfortably placed at 107 for two with opener AS Kotecha leading the
way with a patient 48. However Sane again got among the wickets and
three wickets fell with the total on 107. But K Damani (33 not out)
and KD Desai (26) played a notable part in helping Gujarat to close at
194 for eight. Sane took four for 63 to finish with the excellent
match figures of eleven for 146.