
RAJKOT, Dec 17: Yusuf Paithani8217;s strokeful unbeaten knock of 91 runs 141b, 187m, 8215;4, 4215;6 helped Baroda to 223 for six against Saurashtra on the opening day of Vijay Merchant Trophy under-16 West Zone league match here today. At stumps, Paithani and Hemal Shah 11 were at the crease.
Electing to bat, Baroda began disastrously losing five wickets for just 113 runs on board. However, it was the vital 90-run sixth wicket partnership between Ravi Pandya 29 and Paithani that lent some respectability to Baroda8217;s total.
Brief Scores: Baroda 223-6 Y Matruja 36, Irfan Pathan 31, Y Paithani batting 91 batting; S Hansalpara 3-65
Sameer Dighe to lead
MUMBAI: Wicket-keeper Sameer Dighe will lead Mumbai with Amol Muzumdar as deputy in the two concluding West Zone Ranji Trophy league matches against Gujarat and Saurashtra respectively.
The Mumbai-Gujarat tie is at Surat from Dec 26-30 while Saurashtra will play at Wankhede Stadium here from January 2-6.
Team against Gujarat: SameerDighe captain, Amol Muzumdar vice-captain, Rajesh Sutar, Amit Pagnis, Jatin Paranjpe, Vinod Kambli, Sairaj Bahutule, Amit Dani, Paras Mhambrey, Santosh Saxena, Nilesh Kulkarni, Sriram Kannan, Shreyas Khanolkar, Mandar Phadke and Rajesh Pawar.
Team against Saurashtra: Dighe, Muzumdar, Wasim Jaffer, Pagnis, Paranjpe, Kambli, Bahutule, Pushkaraj Jadhav, Mhambrey, Saxena, Kulkarni, Abey Kuruvilla, Kannan, Khanolkar and Pawar.