Pagnis ton boosts Railways

A century from opener Amit Pagnis saw Railways run up a healthy 291 for five at the end of the first day of their match against Delhi at the Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi on Wednesday.

Raliways lost opener JP Yadav early after their skipper had opted to bat in the morning. But Pagnis and TP Singh then got together, putting on 143 runs for the second wicket. The departure of Singh, who made an aggressive 84, proved a temporary setback. Yere Goud though proved an able replacement. Pagnis duly completed his hundred making 132 off 213 balls with 21 fours and a six before falling to part-timer Mithun Manhas. Goud followed soon after being dismissed after a patient 34. When stumps were drawn, skipperAbhay Sharma and Murali Kartik were holding fort.