da 888casino： A record 249 run ninth wicket partnership between Ankit Srivastava andKapil Seth was the highlight of the second day of Madhya Pradesh’sCentral Zone Ranji Trophy clash against Vidarbha at the Nehru Stadiumin Indore
da bwin： Sankhya Krishnan14-Nov-2000A record 249 run ninth wicket partnership between Ankit Srivastava andKapil Seth was the highlight of the second day of Madhya Pradesh’sCentral Zone Ranji Trophy clash against Vidarbha at the Nehru Stadiumin Indore. After Madhya Pradesh declared at a formidable 552/8, adeadly spell by medium pacer Jai Prakash Yadav saw Vidarbha capitulateto 157 by close of play.Madhya Pradesh resumed this morning at 317/8. The ninth wicket pairwhich had come together at 276 were fortuitously separated four and aquarter hours later when Srivastava retired hurt on 204 (237 balls, 30fours, 1 six). In the meantime their partnership of 249 had surpassedthe existing national record of 245, standing in the name of VijayHazare and ND Nagarwalla for Maharashtra against Baroda at Pune sixtyone seasons ago. The world record of 283 by Messrs. Chapman and Warrenfor Derbyshire in 1910 remained agonisingly out of reach.However a total of 276 runs were added for the ninth wicket – albeitwith the involvement of three batsmen – as Seth went on to figure in a27 run unbroken stand with last man Narendra Hirwani before skipperChandrakant Pandit decided to close shutters. No. 10 batsman Sethhelped himself to an unbeaten 125 (167 balls, 14 fours, 3 sixes).Umesh Patel was the pick of the Vidarbha bowlers, nine of whom wereused, taking 3/102.Opening bowler Harvinder Sodhi drew first blood for MP, removingAdwait Manohar in the seventh over. But Vivek Naidu and ShaileshHarbade took Vidarbha through to 70/1 at tea and there was no hint ofthe procession that was to follow. The 68 run second wicket standended when Harbade was caught by Pandit off Yadav, the first of hisseven victims. Madhya Pradesh leg spinner Narendra Hirwani was noteven pressed into service as the last nine wickets tumbled for 78.Vidarbha plunged to 157 all out in just 43 overs, Yadav finishing with7/31.
