When the fourth day’s motion resumed on the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Friday, with the house group having fun with a slender lead of 10 runs, not many imagined that it might arrange a 252-run goal for Punjab, regardless of left-arm Vinay Choudhary claiming a seven-wicket haul (7 for 179).
But Saurashtra’s decrease middle-order batters – Prerak Mankad (88, 137b, 8×4, 2×6) and Parth Bhut (51, 68b, 4×4, 2×6) – battled the chances in a Ranji Trophy quarterfinals conflict and helped the group attain 379 in its second innings to place up a stiff problem for Punjab, which ended the day at 52 for the lack of two wickets.
On the ultimate day, Punjab wants 200 runs, whereas Saurashtra is looking for eight wickets to succeed in the semifinals.
– Shayan Acharya
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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