Arothe guides Baroda to victory

Baroda facing Gujarat in the Ranji One-Day West Zone League at the Alembic ground won the toss and elected to bowl first. Baroda bowlers H Ali (4/33) and Rakesh Patel (3/21) made merry of the conditions sending Gujarat batsmen packing for 117 in 38.2 overs. Skipper Pathik Patel (36) returned unbeaten.

Bhavin Mehta gave Gujarat a hint of an upset victory when he had openers Connor Williams (16) and Atul Bedade (16) stumped by wicketkeeper Pallav Vora. Jacob Martin ( 2) followed soon, holing out to skipper Pathik Patel off Bhavin. Baroda were 84 for four at one stage but veteran Tushar Arothe (40 not out) stuck to his task and guided Baroda to a comfortable six wicket victory in the 28th over. He hit six boundaries in his patient innings.