Saxena century drives Pandit XI

MUMBAI: Divyansh Saxena notched up 178 off 265 balls to guide Chandrakant Pandit XI to a huge total of 395 in response to Jahangir Pithawala XI’S first-innings score of 269 on the second day of the U-25 Shalini Bhalekar Trophy on Wednesday.

Saxena’s knock comprised 19 fours and five hits over the ropes. He stitched together a thirdwicket partnership of 156 with Harshal Jadhav (89) and then added 173 runs off 180 balls with Atharva Ankolekar (71) for the fifth wicket. For Jahangir Pithawala XI, fast bowler Saksham Jha picked up a five-wicket haul.

Meanwhile, Lalchand Rajput XI declared their first innings at 474/8, a lead of 229 runs against Dilip Vengsarkar XI. Wicketkeeper-batter Vaibhav Kalamkar was unbeaten on 109 off just 96 balls with 10 fours and five sixes. Brief scores: Jahangir Pithawala XI 269 v Chandrakant Pandit XI 395 in 98.3 ov (D Saxena 178, H Jadhav 89, A Ankolekar 71; S Jha 5/113, M Swaminathan 3/77),

245 & 43/1 in 7 ov (R Dhande 33) v

474/8 in 89 ov (V Kalamkar 109, K Dafedar 89, S Parkar 61, S Bhalekar 55; P Devkate 4/140) third day of their Under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy match in Vizianagaram on Wednesday. Resuming the day at 170/2 in response to Karnataka’s 325, Mumbai were bundled out for 297. At stumps, Karnataka were 96/3 in 30 overs.

Musheer Khan, unbeaten overnight on 94, was run-out for 99. Captain Vedprakash Jaiswal battled for a 305-ball 74 but found little help from the other end. When he was dismissed, Mumbai were 284/6, with the tail offering no resistance to get past the opposition total. For Karnataka, Rajvir Wadhwa picked up 4/48 in 23.4 overs. Brief scores: Karnataka 325 & 96/3 in 30 ov (T Reddy 42) v

297 in 135.4 ov (M Khan 99, V Jaiswal 74; R Wadhwa 4/48)