Although Vidarbha gained a slender first-innings lead, Uttar Pradesh
batted resolutely to make for an interesting fourth-day’s play in
their Ranji Trophy league match at Kanpur
Staff Reporter25-Nov-2001Although Vidarbha gained a slender first-innings lead, Uttar Pradesh
batted resolutely to make for an interesting fourth-day’s play in
their Ranji Trophy league match at Kanpur.Overnight on 227/6, Vidarbha could only add 20 runs to that total. The
last four wickets fell in a hurry and Vidarbha were bowled out for 247
within a space of seven overs. For Uttar Pradesh, Ashish Winston Zaidi
picked four wickets.Looking to erase the first-innings deficit and then build a sizeable
target for Vidarbha to chase, Uttar Pradesh started with a solid
opening stand of 61. And, although wickets fell at regular intervals,
each batsman in the top order reached double digits.Mohammad Kaif top-scored with fifty, and Uttar Pradesh reached a total
of 194/5 at stumps, with Mohammad Saif and Nikhil Chopra at the
crease.
