Madhya Pradesh’s spirited bowling comeback helped it neutralise the impact of Andhra’s first-innings result in set itself a goal of 245 within the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal on the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Thursday.
Andhra’s fortunes dwindled with the setting solar on Day 3 as openers Yash Dubey and Himanshu Mantri lifted Madhya Pradesh to 58 for no loss at stumps, 187 runs away from a semifinal spot.
Andhra had strolled to lunch after left-arm seamer Prithvi Raj Yarra’s maiden First Class fifer (5/26) folded Madhya Pradesh for 228, incomes it a 151-run lead. Aditya Shrivastava’s males may solely handle 84 runs for the lack of six wickets within the session.
Turning level
While Yarra decreased Madhya Pradesh to 179 for eight, a significant 48-run ninth-wicket partnership between Avesh Khan and Kumar Kartikeya denied Andhra an enormous lead.
It later took seven Andhra batters to overtake the 48-run mark within the second-innings.
Riding on the positivity of his 36-ball knock, Avesh eliminated Andhra openers C.R. Gnaneshwar and Abhishek Reddy inside two overs within the second session. Left-arm spinner Kartikeya held one finish whereas Gourav Yadav changed Avesh after his six-over spell.
Hobbling in with an injured knee, Gourav snatched three wickets in 4 overs as Kartikeya eliminated first-innings centurion Ricky Bhui for one. Ashwin Hebbar (35) supplied a combat however fell on the final ball earlier than Tea after a hapless debate with the umpire for his dismissal at first-slip.
Avesh added two fast wickets to his tally after the break, forcing one other dramatic cameo from the injured Hanuma Vihari.
Walking in at No. 11 together with his forearm fracture, a left-handed Vihari smacked off-spinner Saransh Jain over mid-on for 4 and backed it up with an audacious reverse sweep to the deep cowl fence. Brittle defences ultimately gave away when Jain castled Vihari on 15, limiting Andhra to its lowest complete this season.
Andhra tried to use the escalating flip with left-arm spinner Lalith Mohan within the night. However, Dubey and Mantri watchfully ticked off every run.
The Scores
Andhra — 1st innings: 379
Madhya Pradesh — 1st innings: Yash Dubey c Gnaneshwar b Sasikanth 20, Himanshu Mantri c Lalith b Prithvi 22, Shubham Sharma b Sasikanth 51, Rajat Patidar b Nitish 20, Aditya Shrivastava c Bhui b Sasikanth 31, Anubhav Agarwal c Gnaneshwar b Lalith 8, Harsh Gawali c Gawali b Prithvi 1, Saransh Jain c (sub) Tapaswi b Prithvi 8, Avesh Khan c Gnaneshwar b Prithvi 15, Kumar Kartikeya b Prithvi 24, Gourav Yadav not out 0; Extras (b-17, lb-5, w-6) 28; Total (all out in 69.1 overs): 228
Fall of wickets: 1-42, 2-47, 3-89, 4-144, 5-165, 6-167, 7-179, 8-179, 9-227
Andhra Bowling: Sasikanth 18-3-49-3, Nitish 23-4-78-1, Prithvi 14.1-5-26-5, Lalith 11-2-41-1, Shoaib 3-0-12-0.
Andhra — 2nd innings: CR Gnaneshwar c Dubey b Avesh 1, Abhishek Reddy lbw b Avesh 1, Nitish Kumar b Gourav 14, Ashwin Hebbar c Patidar b Kartikeya 35, Ricky Bhui b Kartikeya 1, Karan Shinde c Patidar b Gourav 4, KV Sasikanth b Gourav 0, Shoaib Khan c Shubham b Avesh 16, Lalith Mohan c Gawali b Avesh 0, Prithvi Raj not out 2, Hanuma Vihari b Saransh 15; Extras (b-1, lb-2, w-1) 4; Total (all out in 32.3 overs): 93
Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-2, 3-39, 4-40, 5-51, 6-51, 7-69, 8-71, 9-76.
Madhya Pradesh bowling: Kartikeya 15-3-41-2, Avesh 10-3-24-4, Gourav 5-0-10-3, Saransh 1.3-0-11-1, Anubhav 1-0-4-0
Madhya Pradesh — 2nd innings: Yash Dubey (batting) 24, Himanshu Mantri (batting) 31; Extras (nb-3) 3; Total (no loss in 16 overs): 58
Andhra bowling: Lalith 7-0-26-0, Prithvi 3-0-8-0, Sasikanth 4-0-12-0, Nitish 1-0-5-0, Shoaib 1-0-7-0.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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