Kerala desperately tried to flog a lifeless match to life by scoring shortly within the first session and setting a goal for Chhattisgarh to chase. Nonetheless, the host’s batters confronted little issue in blunting the Kerala assault on the sluggish wicket. The match drifted to a draw on the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Worldwide Cricket Stadium on Monday.
After being set a goal of 290 in 53 overs, Chhattisgarh made sluggish progress to 71 for one off 22 overs when the captains agreed to shake fingers after the tea break. Kerala took three factors for the primary innings lead, whereas Chhattisgarh bought one.
Kerala’s quest for fast runs within the morning was given impetus by Vishnu Vinod, who clubbed two boundaries and a six within the first two overs bowled by medium pacers Ravi Kiran and Ashish Chouhan. Vishnu’s blitz didn’t final lengthy, as he threw away his wicket to a wild slog towards left-arm spinner Ajay Mandal. The brand new batter, Sanju Samson, didn’t permit the tempo to dip as he attacked the bowlers to attain runs shortly. Sanju perished attempting for a giant shot towards Ajay and was caught on the long-on fence by Shashank Chandrakar.
Mohammed Azharuddeen joined Sachin Child and the 2 put the Chhattisgarh assault to sword. The batters ran the singles exhausting and manipulated the sphere by improvising their pictures.
Ajay Mandal bore the brunt because the fifth-wicket stand shortly raised 100 runs. Sachin Child, after taking part in himself in, effortlessly switched gears to tear the bowling aside. Rasping cuts and flowing drives marked Child’s innings, and he seemed set for one more century however was run out courtesy of a direct throw by Rishab Tiwari. Kerala declared the innings after Azharuddeen accomplished his fifty to set a goal of 290 for the host.
Thampi gave Kerala an early elevate when he cleaned up Shashank Chandrakar within the fifth over. However Rishab and Ashutosh Singh overcame their tentative begins to play watchful knocks that compelled Kerala captain Sanju to comply with a draw after the Tea break.
THE SCORES
Kerala -1st innings: 350
Chhattisgarh -1st innings: 312
Kerala-2nd innings: Rohan Kunnummal c Rishab b Ashish 36, Rohan Prem c Tiwary b Ravi 17, Sachin Child batting run out 94 Vishnu Vinod batting b Ajay 24, Sanju Samson c Shashank b Ajay 24, Mohammed Azharuddeen not out 50
Extras (b-2, lb-4): 6
Whole (for 5 wickets decl in 52.2 overs): 251
Fall of wickets: 1-51, 2-62, 3-99, 4-149, 5-251
Chhattisgarh bowling
Ravi 8-2-45-1, Ashish 14-1-65-1, Ajay 21.2-0-93-2, Ashutosh 1-0-2-0, Rishab 3-0-18-0, Shashank 5-0-21-0.
Chhattisgarh-2nd innings
Shashank Chandrakar b Thampi 14, Rishab Tiwari not out 39, Ashutosh Singh not out 25
Extras (lb-1): 1
Whole (for one wkt in 22 overs): 71
Fall of wickets: 1-18
Kerala bowling
Thampi 5-0-18-1, Akhin 2-0-10-0, Jalaj 5-1-12-0, Nidheesh 3-0-14-0, Shreyas 5-0-23-0, Vishnu 2-1-1-0.