Sameer hits double, Satnam scores a century
LUCKNOW : Captain Sameer Rizvi struck a double century; whereas Satnam Singh hit a ton to help former champions Uttar Pradesh take a huge 262-run first innings lead against Uttarakhand in their Central Zone Under-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy, at the Victoria Park Ground in Meerut on Monday.
Resuming at the overnight score of 5/0 while chasing Uttarakhand’s first innings total of 227 Uttar Pradesh lost quick wickets and were reduced to 32/2. But Sameer and Satnam not only did the repairing work of early damages, but also put the side into a strong position with their fine batting.
The two stitched together 332run for third wicket. Satnam’s 201-ball 117 contained nine hits to the fence and a six, whereas Sameer struck 280 in 238 balls with the help of 34 boundaries and five sixes.
The two were almost unstoppable for Uttarakhand skipper Divyam Rawat, who rotated all his seven bowlers to stop Sameer and Satnam’s run flow but in vain. Finally, it was Ashar Khan, who accounted for both.
Before being caught by Divyam Rawat off Ashar, Sameer added 113-run for the fourth wicket with Siddharth Yadav, who remained unbeaten on 47, which came off 51 balls with the help of eight fours as Uttar Pradesh ended the penultimate day of the three-day match at 489/4 in 91 overs. Kanhaiya Bhatt (2/56) and Ashar Khan (2/95) were the wicket takers for Uttarakhand.
THE TWO STITCHED TOGETHER 332RUN FOR THIRD WICKET. SATNAM’S 201BALL 117 CONTAINED NINE HITS TO THE FENCE AND A SIX, WHEREAS SAMEER STRUCK 280 IN 238 BALLS WITH THE HELP OF 34 BOUNDARIES AND FIVE SIXES
SEAMERS EXCEL!
Fine spells by seamers Kartik Tyagi and Purnank Tyagi helped last year runners-up Uttar Pradesh launched their campaign in the Under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy in style, skittling out Chhattisgarh for 149 in 65.3 overs in the first innings.
Making full use of the home conditions at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, both Kartik and Purnank surprised Chhattisgarh batsmen with pace, and took four and three wickets, respectively. Akshay Sain (2/21) and Kunal Yadav (1/23) also bowled well.
Uttar Pradesh were 27/0 in 10 overs in reply. At close of stumps, Anchit Yadav (14) and Aryan Sharma (13) were at the crease.
It was a good toss to win by UP skipper Aryan Sharma as Chhatisgarh batsmen never found the going easy. Within seven overs, they were reduced to 4/3. Opener RV Sharma (39), Umang Soni (25) and Vijay Yadav (21) remained the notable run getters for Chhattisgarh.