da prosport bet： KD Aphale scored 158 as Maharashtra took a big first innings lead of214 runs over Saurashtra at the end of the third day of their four dayWest Zone Ranji Trophy league match at the Deccan Gymkhana ground inPune on Wednesday
30-Dec-1999KD Aphale scored 158 as Maharashtra took a big first innings lead of214 runs over Saurashtra at the end of the third day of their four dayWest Zone Ranji Trophy league match at the Deccan Gymkhana ground inPune on Wednesday.Replying to Saurashtra’s 217, Maharashtra were all out for 431. Atclose of play on the penultimate day, Saurashtra were 165 for two intheir second innings.AV Kale, at No 4 scored a valuable 84. He faced 144 balls and hiteleven fours and added 76 runs for the fourth wicket with veteran SSugwekar (26). But the Maharashtra innings really gathered momentumwhen Aphale and SD Lande put on 167 runs for the sixth wicket off 45.2overs. Lande was out for 62, compiled off 138 balls and inclusive ofeight hits to the ropes. Aphale however continued to bat till he waslast out after batting 333 minutes. He faced 234 balls and hit 22fours. Opening bowler SS Gansondia was the one bowler to make animpression with a bag of five for 90.Saurashtra in their second innings were given a good start by openersVasanth Kumar (46) and SS Tanna (19) who put on 65 runs off 24overs. This start was consolidated upon by an unbeaten third wicketpartnership of 94 runs off 40.3 overs between skipper Sitanshu Kotak(39) and PJ Bhatt (54).