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PUNE, NOV 16: The track had nothing in it, yet 13 batsmen fell on the opening day of the four-day West Zone Ranji Trophy league encounter be...

PUNE, NOV 16: The track had nothing in it, yet 13 batsmen fell on the opening day of the four-day West Zone Ranji Trophy league encounter between Maharashtra and Gujarat, at the Poona Club here today.

SCOREBOARD
Gujarat 1st innings: Amrish Kotecha b Siddique 0, Nilesh Modi c Kale b Godbole 38, Mihir Seth c Kale b Agashe 11, Mukund Parmar c Khondalkar b Siddique 5, Tejas Varsani c Khondalkar b Agashe 2, Kirat Damani b Agashe 2, Pathik Patel c Bhave b Kulkarni 17, Hiren Patel c Bhave b Godbole 11, Bhavin Mehta not out 27, Lalit Patel c Sane b Godbole 0, Bhavik Patel lbw Godbole 2; Extras 6 lb: 6. Total all out in 48.4 overs: 121.Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-23, 3-32, 4-35, 5-41, 6-77, 7-85, 8-109, 9-113.Bowling: Siddique 14-3-30-2, Kulkarni 12-3-41-1, Agashe 9-4-20-3, Godbole 8.4-2-20-4, Sane 2-1-1-0, Lande 3-1-3-0.

Maharashtra 1st innings: Hemant Kinikar c Varsani b Bhavik Patel 47, Surendra Bhave c P Patel b Bhavik Patel 7, Abhijit Kale c Modi b Seth 38, Shantanu Sugwekarbatting 21, Mandar Sane batting 0; Extras 4b, 5nb: 9. Total for three wkts in 40 overs: 122.

Fall of wickets: 1-26, 2-88, 3-103.

Bowling: L Patel 13-2-37-0, Bhavik Patel 13-3-44-2, Seth 7-1-21-1, B Patel 6-1-16-0, H Patel 1-1-0-0.Saurashtra recover
VADODARA: Prakash Bhatt8217;s unbeaten 81 helped Saurashtra stage a fine recovery after they had lost three early wickets to finish the day at 234 for 6 on the opening day of the four-day West Zone Ranji Trophy match against Vadodara at the IPCL ground here today.

SCOREBOARD
Saurashtra 1st innings: Sudhir Tanna c Arothe b Wakaskar 14, Altaf Merchant c Mongia b Kadri 10, Sitanshu Kotak c Mulherkar b Arothe 54, Bimal Jadeja c Mongia b Swaroop 9, Prakash Bhatt batting 81, Hitesh Parsanna c Wakaskar b Mulherkar 10, Manoj Parmar lbw Wakaskar 28, Niraj Odedara batting 13; Extras lb4, nb11: 15. Total for 6 wkts in 95 overs: 234.

Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-27, 3-47, 4-121, 5-141, 6-204.

Bowling: Wakaskar 18-3-28-2, Kadri19-2-56-1, Bedade 8-3-17-0, Swaroop 26-10-34-1, Mulherkar 11-0-53-1, Arothe 12-1-42-1.