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Payback time for Karnataka
The defending champions got off to another awkward start this season, Railways conceding the first-innings lead 8212; and two points 8212;...
Written by Phalguna Jandhyala
New Delhi | November 27, 2005 12:00 AM IST
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The defending champions got off to another awkward start this season, Railways conceding the first-innings lead 8212; and two points 8212; to karnataka. It was payback for the visitors, who8217;d lost this fixture at home last season.
Having conceded the lead yesterday, Railways batted much of today 8212; until a bizarre declaration three overs into mandatory overs. Amit Pagnis 76 and Sanjay Bangar 61 added 127 runs for the first wicket on the dead track.
Yet Railways needn8217;t be disappointed with the result 8212; last season, too, they8217;d started on a bad note, facing relegation at one stage, but went on to win the title. More importantly, they were without three key performers 8212; who will be back later in the season.
8216;8216;We knew that JP Yadav and Murali Kartik wouldn8217;t be there for most of the season but it was a set back when Parida had to leave the squad on the eve of the match and we were a spinner short in the game8217;8217;, captain Sanjay Bangar said.
Yadav, not in the squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka, and Parida are likely to join the team soon. That gives Railways a problem of plenty. 8216;8216;It8217;s a tough call but we will have to drop two players from the present squad to fit in JP and Parida. It is also good that Shreyas Kanolkar has played well because he was under pressure to perform after being dropped last year because of poor form8217;8217;, Bangar said.
Brief scores
Railways
: 323 and 193-2 decl Amit Pagnis 76, Sanjay Bangar 61 drew Karnataka 336 and 31-1.
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