Williams ton keeps Baroda afloat

Baroda face an onerous task in the fight for first innings points in their Super League clash against Railways at the Karnail Singh Stadium in Delhi. At stumps on the third day today Baroda were 265 runs adrift of Railways' first innings total of 506, with seven wickets in hand.

Resuming at 448/6, Railways batted on for just over an hour in the morning. Yere Goud's patient 681 minute vigil came to an end when he was eighth out for 182 (488 balls, 15 fours). Valmik Buch, who took four of the first five wickets to fall but went wicketless afterwards, retained the best bowling figures for Baroda: a 64 over effort that yielded 4/109.

In reply Baroda lost two early wickets but Connor Williams and HR Jadhav then held the innings together with a fighting 199 run 3rd wicket association which was prised open in the penultimate over of the day when Williams was trapped leg before for 123 (250 balls, 14 fours). Baroda closed at 241/3 with Jadhav still there on 82 (167 balls, 6 fours, 1 six).