Sheikh restricts Saurashtra

Brief scores: Saurashtra 207-8 P Joshi 69, S Dharajiya 56, Nikhil Rathod 29; A Sheikh 5-47 vs Mumbai.

Vadodara well-set

PUNE: Vadodara upset Maharashtra8217;s calculations while cruising to an impressive 280 for six at stumps on the first day of the three-day Cooch Behar Trophy under-19 cricket match at Deccan Gymkhana today.

Thanks to an unbroken seventh-wicket stand of 72 between Shekhar Joshi 36: 65b, 2215;4, 3215;6 and Imran Phatan 45: 98b, 5215;4, 1215;6 the underdogs, out of contention for a place in the knockout, now threaten the hosts8217; hopes of making the grade.

Earlier, Hrishikesh Parab8217;s impressive 95 157b, 198m, 14215;4 had laid the foundations after a middle-order collapse.

Brief Scores: Vadodara 280-6 in 92 overs Hrishikesh Parab 95; Jitendra Singh 40; Imran Phatan batting 45, Shekhar Joshi batting 36; Kashinath Khadkikar 2-92 vs Maharashtra.