Baroda score 467 against Bengal

On a rain curtailed second day's play at the Gujarat State Fertilizer Corporation Ground in Baroda, the host team were all out for 467 in the Ranji Trophy pre-quarter-final match against Bengal on Sunday.

Resuming on 273/3, Baroda were soon in trouble losing Jacob Martin (103) without adding a run to his overnight score and TB Arothe (57) who made just two more runs. Baroda were reduced to 279/5 at that stage.

AP Bhoite (54) and M Maveda (62) added 79 runs for the sixth wicket, steadying the Baroda innings. Before being run out, Bhoite struck eight boundaries and a six. The heavy downpour stopped cricket for a long while after lunch. The day's play was extended for an hour to make up for the lost time.

Baroda kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Maveda was trapped in front by Shukla at 415, before being dismissed. Maveda hit nine boundaries. RB Patel (20), VN Buch (17), Irfan Pathan (13 not out) and Irfan Khan Pathan (8) contributed their might to the Baroda cause.

Medium pacer Laxmi Ratan Shukla finished with 4/119 and veteran left arm spinner Utpal Chaterjee (3/88) took the bowling honours. At close of play Bengal had scored one run without any loss of just two balls in their first innings, when play was called off due to bad light.