A 145-run second-wicket stand between opener Ayush Pandey (82, 172b, 11×4) and Anuj Tiwari (93, 175b, 10×4, 2×6) helped Chhattisgarh get to 294 for 3 on day one of many semifinal versus TNCA XI within the Buchi Babu Memorial All India invitational cricket match on the NPR School cricket floor in Natham right here on Monday.
Chhattisgarh batters appeared to want enjoying the sweep to the spinners.
Opener Shashank Chandrakar (10) swept the ball back-to-back from the middle-stump line for a six and a 4 to the sq. leg boundary off left-arm spinner Ajith Ram. In his subsequent over, Ajith well darted in a just-outside-off supply. Chandrakar, enjoying for the flip, went on the backfoot to chop the ball, which hit his again pad in line for him to be dismissed leg earlier than wicket.
Ayush remarkably reverse-swept Ajith for a 4 to the third man boundary, whereas fellow left-hander Anuj swept Ajith and off-spinner Lakshay Jain for 2 fours to the sq. leg boundary.
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Ayush started his boundary depend with a front-foot on-drive for 4 off Ajith. He drove pacer Achyuth to the lengthy off boundary and adopted it up with a straight drive off a full toss for back-to-back fours. He performed the straight drive once more off Achyuth for a 4 off a no-ball. However when he tried to smash it straight off Ajith, the bowler took a pointy reflex catch.
Anuj carted pacer Sonu Yadav for 2 fours, punched Achyuth for a 4, after which drove off-spinner Pradosh Ranjan Paul by way of covers for an additional 4. He hit a straight six every off Paul and Lakshay. He top-edged a hoick off Lakshay, although, to be caught by Ajith at backward level.
A quick spell of rain halted play after Anuj fell. Upon resumption, new batter Prateek Yadav introduced up a brisk half-century (61 not out, 67b, 7×4, 3×6) as his skipper Amandeep Khare (35b, 117b, 3×4) held the fort. The pair added 92 runs for the unbroken fourth-wicket union.
Left-hander Prateek slog-swept Lakshay for a midwicket six and charged at Ajith for a midwicket six once more. He additionally pulled off-spinner Mokit Hariharan for a square-leg six.
Within the absence of TNCA XI captain and left-arm spinner Sai Kishore, who’s within the India-B squad for the Duleep Trophy that begins on Thursday, batter Pradosh Ranjan Paul is main the aspect. Batter Baba Indrajith, who’s within the India-C squad, can be lacking out for TNCA.
The scores (semifinal, day one)
Chhattisgarh 294/3 in 90 overs (Ayush Pandey 82, Anuj Tiwari 93, Prateek Yadav 61 batting) vs. TNCA XI.