Maharashtra claim honours on first day

The Baroda-Maharashtra Ranji Trophy clash at the IPCL Ground in Baroda saw the visiting side take the honours on the first day. On winning the toss, Baroda chose to bat first, and it was a move that their skipper, Jacob Martin might have regretted at the end of the day. Although they did not fare too badly, they would have been disappointed with the 273 all out they managed.

Connor Williams made 36 at the top of the order, but the team would have hoped he could go on to make more. Williams' partner S Parab made 51 but this too was not enough to stem the rot. At 131 for 4, things looked down for the home side. However, TB Arothe with 61 (97 minutes, 11 fours) and A Bhoite 62 (66 balls, 8 fours, 1 six) effected a miny recovery.

With the tail not adding much, Baroda were knocked over in 84.1 overs. Seamer Iqbal Siddiqui with 4/83 was the most successful of the bowlers. In response, Maharashtra were two for no loss in the three overs they faced.