da dobrowin： Two invaluable half centuries by skipper Sitanshu Kotak andwicketkeeper MM Parmar and their 111 run partnership for the fifthwicket saw Saurashtra escape with a draw in their West Zone RanjiTrophy match against Mumbai at the Wankhede stadium in
da mrbet： 07-Jan-2000Two invaluable half centuries by skipper Sitanshu Kotak andwicketkeeper MM Parmar and their 111 run partnership for the fifthwicket saw Saurashtra escape with a draw in their West Zone RanjiTrophy match against Mumbai at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai onThursday.Chasing an unlikely target of 487 runs, Saurashtra who were 33 withoutloss at stumps on the third day lost wickets at regular intervals andwere facing a heavy defeat at 55 for four wickets. Paras Mhambrey andAbhey Kuruvilla, who had caused most of the damage in the firstinnings shared the wickets. However Kotak and Parmar by carefulbatting initiated a recovery process. The two ultimately added 111runs off 39.2 overs before the captain was out for 52. Kotak displayedconcentration and concentration for 224 minutes. He faced 169 ballsand hit five fours. Parmar followed a few overs later. His 67 wascompiled off 128 balls and he hit nine fours and a six. Tailenders DNChudasama and N Odedra consumed valuable time in scoring 13 and 12runs respectively. While Chudasama batted 87 minutes, faced 64 ballsand hit two fours, Odedra batted 107 minutes, faced 69 balls and hitone four. When stumps were finally drawn, Saurashtra were 206 foreight off 106 overs. Mhambrey and Kuruvilla took three wickets each.Mumbai earned five points and Saurashtra three.
