Akash, Karan put Sant XI in driver’s seat on Day 2

MUMBAI: Riding on some excellent batting from Akash Anand (77) and Karan Vasodiya (55), Chandrashekhar Sant XI took control of their Shalini Bhalekar U-23 Tournament match against Hemant Waingankar XI on Thursday at the Wankhede Stadium.

At stumps on Day Two, Chandrashekhar Sant XI were batting on 258 for the loss of nine wickets after bundling out Hemant Waingankar XI for 175.

Brief scores: Hemant Waingankar XI: 175 v Chandrashekhar Sant XI: 258/9 (A Anand 77, K Vasodiya 55, K Kothari 4/74, A Singh 4/81)

Vengsarkar XI: 289 (V Murkar 91; V Mali 5/70) v Madhav Mantri XI: 7/1