da marjack bet： Kerala made adequate amends to their previous disastrous battingdisplay against Andhra to end at 266 for 6 on the first day of theirSouth Zone Ranji Trophy match against Goa at the Jawaharlal NehruStadium in Kochi on wednesday
Natarajan Sriram15-Nov-2000Kerala made adequate amends to their previous disastrous battingdisplay against Andhra to end at 266 for 6 on the first day of theirSouth Zone Ranji Trophy match against Goa at the Jawaharlal NehruStadium in Kochi on wednesday.Put into bat, Kerala openers V Girilal (26) and MP Sorab (38) put on asolid 69 runs in 24.4 overs. Sorab was the first to be dismissed,caught by Tanveer Jabbar off SA Khalid. Three overs later his partnerGirilal departed for a catch to ND Kambli off Kalekar. R Menon (28) NAKudua (27) then added 52 runs for the third wicket to take the scoreto 125.But Goa seamer Avinash Aware (3 for 51) struck three vital blows tosend back Menon, Kudua and B Ramprakash. Kerala suddenly looked downthe barrel but Sunil Oasis (47 runs 104 balls 6 fours) and SreekumarNair (45 not out) came to their rescue with a 80 run sixth wicketpartnership. After a 181 minute stay at the crease Oasis fell legbefore to Khalid to pave the way for the Kerala skipperAnanthapadmanabhan (27 not out). The two then negotiated the rest ofthe overs and ensured no further hiccups for the hosts.