Sane stuff floors Gujarat

Only number nine batsman all-rounder Hiren Patel and earlier Tejas Varsani defied the rivals after Gujarat had begun the day from the overnight score of 88-3. Varsani made a breezy 40 including a huge six and four boundries.Gujarat needing 218 to avoid follow on were all out for 214, 55 minutes after lunch.

SCOREBOARD

Maharashtra 1st innings: 367.

Gujarat 1st innings; overnight 88-3: N Modi lbw Kulkarni 25, P Patel lbw Kulkarni 4, N Patel c Bhave b Sane 26, M Parmar lbw Kulkarni 21, T Varsani c Sugwekar b Sane 40, K Patdiwala c Kondhalkar b Sane 10, A Kotecha b Sane 18, B Mehta c Godbole b Sane 12, H Patel camp;b Kamtekar 47, B Patel b Sane 1, J Patel not out 0; Extras: 4lb, 1w, 5nb 10. Total: all out in 103.2 overs 214.

Fall of wickets: 4-110, 5-131, 6-144, 7-162, 8-185, 9-189.

Bowling: Kulkarni 20-5-51-3, Inamdar 7-1-18-0, Kamtekar 22.2-8-32-1, Kanitkar 18-6-28-0, Sane 26-7-58-6, Gawli 9-2-19-0, Sugwekar 1-0-4-0.

Gujarat 2nd innings: A Kotecha c Bhave b Kamtekar 30, N Modi lbw Sane 11, N Patel batting 20, M Parmar batting 5; Extras: 6b, 1lb 7. Total: for 2 wkts in 42 overs 73.

Fall of wickets: 1-48, 2-48.

Bowling: Kulkarni 5-0-15-0, Inamdar 3-2-2-0, Kamtekar 15-6-13-1, Sane 13-4-29-1, Gawli 6-2-8-0.