da dobrowin： Good knocks from Vinit Saxena and Rahul Kanwat helped Rajasthan to285/3 on the third day of their Central Zone Ranji Trophy league tieagainst Madhya Pradesh at Gwalior
Sankhya Krishnan08-Nov-2000Good knocks from Vinit Saxena and Rahul Kanwat helped Rajasthan to285/3 on the third day of their Central Zone Ranji Trophy league tieagainst Madhya Pradesh at Gwalior. The first innings lead is stillhanging very much in the balance but Rajasthan should fancy themselvessince they trail by just 123 with seven wickets in hand.Resuming at 57 without loss, the visitors lost an early wicket whenNational Cricket Academy product Anshu Jain was bowled by SanjayPandey for 21 in the third over of the day. Kanwat now joined Saxenaand the two held a fairly decent Madhya Pradesh attack, including legspinner Narendra Hirwani, left arm spinner Sunil Lahore and pacemanHarvinder Sodhi, at bay for the next four and a quarter hours.With the partnership worth 154, Kanwat was held by Nikhil Patwardhanoff Abbas Ali for 81 (136 balls, 8 fours). Saxena’s patient vigilended at 256 when he offered a catch to the same fieldsman to givePandey his second wicket. The opener fell nine runs short of hiscentury. His 302 balls fetched just four boundaries. Skipper GaganKhoda (31), batting down the order, and PK Krishnakumar (15) tookRajasthan safely through to stumps.