Looking to overhaul Vidarbha’s total of 295 and establish a
comfortable lead, Madhya Pradesh instead found themselves bowled out
for 192 on Day Two of the Central Zone Ranji tie at Nagpur
05-Nov-2001Looking to overhaul Vidarbha’s total of 295 and establish a
comfortable lead, Madhya Pradesh instead found themselves bowled out
for 192 on Day Two of the Central Zone Ranji tie at Nagpur.The visitors found themselves in dire straits at 53/5, with
Chandrasekhar Atram dismissing three of the five batmen. A partnership
of sorts then developed between Nikhil Patwardhan and Sulakshan
Kulkarni. After making 33 and 35 respectively, however, they departed,
leaving the innings in a shambles. Madhya Pradesh never recovered from
their disastrous start and were bowled out, giving Vidarbha a lead of
more than 100 runs.Vidarbha, to their credit, looked to take full advantage of their fine
bowling performance. At the close of play, the home team had scored
123/1, with opener Amit Deshpande unbeaten on 61.
