Ranji Trophy quarterfinal: Anubhav, Kartikeya hold Madhya Pradesh in management towards Andhra

Madhya Pradesh rode on the efforts of quick bowler Anubhav Agarwal (three for 33) and left-arm spinner Kumar Kartikeya (three for 41) to bundle out Andhra for 172 and prolong its result in 83 runs on the second day of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal.

At the Holkar Stadium right here on Saturday, MP’s first innings ended on the primary supply of the day on the in a single day rating of 234, earlier than Anubhav and his quick bowling colleague Avesh Khan (2 for 33) joined in to cut back Andhra to seven for 2.

Making the many of the situations, Avesh generated bounce and eliminated DB Prasanth Kumar on the fourth ball of his opening over, and adopted it up with the wicket of Ashwin Hebbar, who was caught by Harsh Gawli at first slip.

The onus was on the seasoned Hanuma Vihari to rebuild, however because the ball seamed, the India worldwide regarded jittery earlier than being trapped leg-before-wicket by Anubhav.

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As Andhra misplaced three early wickets, it desperately wanted a gradual partnership, however Anubhav bowled stump-to-stump, not permitting the batters from the visiting workforce to seek out their momentum.

Going into lunch at 62 for 4, Andhra hoped for one more massive innings from its captain Ricky Bhui, who had surpassed Amol Muzumdar’s report of most runs in a season (868). He began positively and regarded to forge a partnership with Karan Shinde earlier than being caught behind by Kulwant Khejroliya.

Though Shinde and Shoaib Mohammed Khan constructed a 48-run stand for the sixth wicket and regarded to information the workforce out of the woods, Kartikeya broke the partnership, eradicating the previous.

As Kartikeya and Anubhav tightened the noose, Andhra misplaced its final 5 wickets for 35 runs, permitting MP to earn the much-needed lead. The residence workforce will likely be happy with the best way it bounced again within the recreation and ended the day at 21 for 0.