da dobrowin： Valuable contributions from most of their frontline batsmen sawGujarat score 260 for six at close of play on the first day of theirWest Zone Ranji Trophy league match against Mumbai at the LalbhaiContractor staium in Surat on Monday
28-Dec-1999Valuable contributions from most of their frontline batsmen sawGujarat score 260 for six at close of play on the first day of theirWest Zone Ranji Trophy league match against Mumbai at the LalbhaiContractor staium in Surat on Monday.Opener AS Kotecha set the ball rolling with a patient 41 off 75balls. He hit six fours in his stay of nearly two hours. One drop KSPadia followed up with a timely 75 off 220 balls. He batted 282minutes and hit eleven fours. TN Varsani bolstered the middle orderwith 53 off 92 balls with eight fours and a six. And skipper andwicket keeper PH Patel shone in the post tea session with an unbeaten38 off 83 balls. He has so far batted two hours and hit fourboundaries. Padia and Varsani added 87 runs for the fourth wicket off27.4 overs and Padia and Patel then put on 70 runs from 25 overs forthe sixth wicket.