New Delhi: A late charge by spinners Murali Kartik and Kulamani Parida saw Ranji Champions Railways peg Rest of India back at 213 for four in its first innings on the first day of the Irani Cup cricket championship on Tuesday.
The ambitious knock of Rest opener Akash Chopra was painfully cut short at 92 while skipper Yuvraj Singh was also made to walk back to the pavilion at 50 as the team, which was cruising at 195 for one at one stage after winning the toss and electing to bat, suddenly found itself forced on the backfoot. It was left-arm spinner Kartik who scalped the two dangerous batsmen in consecutive overs after tea to once again prove his skill with the old ball. The hard-working Parida then dismissed Abhijit Kale (1) even before the batsmen could get a feel of the slow and turning wicket at the Karnail Singh Stadium. At stumps, Rohan Gavaskar was batting on 12 with a six and four while Vijay Dahiya was on three. The maximum action on an otherwise dull and hot day came after the lunch break, as Rest had only managed a laboured 67 without no loss. The cautious Rest batsmen began to open up in the second session scoring 73 runs while losing Mumbai opener Wasim Jaffer for a well made 41. But Jaffer's dismissal, clean bowled by Parida when trying to play across the line, notwithstanding, both Chopra and Yuvraj played some attacking shots on either side of the wicket.
Tags: cricket, new delhi, murali kartik, kulamani parida, ranji champions railways, rest of india, irani cup championship, akash chopra, yuvraj singh, kartik, abhijit kale, rohan gavaskar, vijay dahiya, wasim jaffer.
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