Rajkot: Ravindra Jadeja bagged nine wickets
after scoring a double hundred to guide Saurashtra to an
innings and 212-run victory over Jammu and Kashmir on day
three of the Group B Ranji Trophy match, here today.
As many as 16 wickets fell on day three after Jammu and
Kashmir started the day at 103 for four.
Jadeja, after completing a double hundred on day two,
took four wickets in the first innings while the remaining
were picked up by another left-arm spinner, Dharmendersinh
Jadeja.
The visitors were all out for 156 in the first innings
and were asked to follow on.
Jammu and Kashmir batted better in the second innings
but they still looked nowhere near getting close to
Saurashtra's mammoth first innings of 624/7 declared.
While the two Jadejas run riot in the first innings,
Saurashtra offie Vandit Jivrajani ran through the opposition
batting in the second essay.
Eventually, Jammu and Kashmir were bowled for 256 in
their second innings with Puneet Bisht and Ram Dayal scoring
half centuries.
As expected, Ravindra Jadeja was named the man of the
match and his performance is a reminder to the selectors.
Brief scores: Saurashtra 624/7 decl. J&K 156 all and 256
all out in 84.1 overs (Bisht 55, Dayal 56; Jivrajani 6/79).
At Jaipur: Rajasthan 423. Jharkhand 265 (Tiwary 83;
Pankaj Singh 4/48) and 95/1.
At Nadiad: Kerala 208 and 203 (Piyush Chawla 3/66,
Siddharth Desai 6/80)
Gujarat 307 and (Target 105) 22/1.
