INDORE, NOV 11: An opening partnership of 212 between JP Yadav (136 batting: 278b, 13x4, 3x6) and Raja Gopalan (70: 219b, 7x4) helped Madhya Pradesh score 249 runs for the loss of two wickets on the opening day of the four-day Central Zone Ranji Trophy league match against Railways here today.Brief scores: MP 249-2 in 90 overs (JP Yadav batting 136, Raja Gopalan 70) vs Rlys.Rajasthan well placedJAIPUR: Hosts Rajasthan were in a good position on the opening day of their Central Zone match as they bundled out Vidarbha for 163 and finished the day with 114 for 2.Brief scores: Vidarbha 163 in 48.4 overs (Paresh Sutane 54, Amit Deshpande 29; Sanjeev Sharma 4-56, Md Aslam 2-17) vs Rajasthan 114-2 in 40 overs (Anshu Jain batting 72, Ajay Mehra 27).Haldipur's tonCALCUTTA: Opener Nikhil Haldipur struck a blistering unbeaten 131 to help hosts Bengal carve out a comfortable eight-wicket victory against Assam in their East Zone Wills Trophy qualifying match. Chasing 207, Haldipur and Alokendu Lahiri (27) put on 128 runs off just 36.3.Brief scores: Assam 206-8 in 50 overs (Z Zufri 40, Vinayak Samant 48; Utpal Chatterjee 3-40) lost to Bengal 207-2 in 36.3 overs (Nikhil Haldipur 131 not out, Alokendu Lahiri 27).Easy win for BiharAGARTALA: Brilliant knocks by openers Nikhilesh Ranjan (134: 150b, 15x4) and Zishan Ali (71) and equally commendable bowling helped Bihar register a 94-run victory over Tripura in the East Zone Wills Trophy match.Brief scores: Bihar 274-2 in 50 overs (N Ranjan 134, Zeeshan Ali 71) bt Tripura 180-7 in 50 overs (S Roy 45 n.o., A Sukla 30 n.o; Bikash Kumar 2-23).
