Tag: SAU vs ROI

With Saurashtra in need of repairs, Arpit Vasavada produced a patient half-century. He first shared a 47-run partnership with Prerak Mankad for the sixth wicket and then put on 54 runs for the seventh wicket with Parth Bhut, who had completed a five-wicket haul in the morning. Vasavada hit just two boundaries in his 127-ball knock and scored 54 runs before falling to Saurabh, ten minutes before the close of the play.

Rest of India 298 for 8 (Sudharsan 72, Bharat 36, Bhut 4-85) vs SaurashtraAll-new setting, same-old B Sai Sudharsan. A little over 24 hours after winning the championship with Surrey in Southampton in what was his maiden county stint, Sudharsan turned up in Rajkot via Mumbai and set himself up for another title with 72 runs of the highest quality on a day-one turner. Sudharsan was the only Rest of India batter to pass 40 on a track that also provided variable bounce to Saurashtra's bowlers.Sudharsan's dismissal led to a wobble - Rest of India lost 3 for 22 - but handy contributions from the lower order dragged them closer to 300 by stumps on the first day.Since smashing 96 off 47 balls for Gujarat Titans in the IPL final in May, Sudharsan has been churning out runs. TNPL: check. Duleep Tr...