Kanitkar's all-round show guides Maharashtra home

Maharashtra skipper Hrishikesh Kanitkar displayed a fine all-round performance to guide his team to a six wicket victory over Gujarat in their Ranji One-Day West Zone League match at the GSFC ground in Baroda on Wednesday.

Gujarat, put in to bat, scored 209 in 49.5 overs. Nilesh Modi (41) and Tejas Varsani (58) gave respectability to the total after Gujarat had lost three wickets for 55 runs. Kanitkar put his offspinners to good use bagging four wickets for 35 runs. Sameer Shaikh and Iqbal Siddiqui picked up two wickets each.

In Maharashtra's reply, Abhijit Kale (43 not out) gave Kanitkar (71) good support to guide them to a comfortable victory in the 45th over. Opener Jaideep Narse chipped in with a useful 37. Maharashtra picked up two points for their second win in the tournament.