Maharashtra in trouble against Baroda on Day 2

Pune: Led by Swapnil Singh’s effective bowling, Baroda tightened screws on Maharashtra during their Ranji Trophy elite group at Vadodara on Day 2.

Maharashtra let it go away  from a strong position on Day 1, and similar pattern followed on Day 2 as the visitors flaundered in the afternoon session at the Moti Bagh Stadium on Tuesday.

Maharashtra ended the day at 245/8, still trailing Baroda by 69 runs in order to concede first innings lead.

Akshath sparkles with 248*
Skipper Akshath Reddy’s marathon double ton (248 not out) was the highlight of Hyderabad’s massive total of 523 for 7 in the first innings against Tamil Nadu in a Ranji Trophy Elite Group ‘B’ match on Tuesday.

Resuming at the overnight 249 for 3, the visitors continued to pile on the misery of Tamil Nadu’s bowlers as Akshath and B Sandeep (130, 221 balls, 15X4, 1X6) extended their partnership to 246 runs. 
Akshath continued his good form into the second day and added eight boundaries to his overnight 14 and also hoisted two more sixes. 

The mammoth partnership was ended when Sandeep gave a catch to B Aparajith of the hard-working M Mohammed’s bowling.

Select Brief scores: 
Baroda 322/9 (Yusuf Pathan 99, Swapnil Singh 79, Satyajeet Bachhav 4-81) vs Maharashtra 257/8 (Naushad Shaikh 65, Chirag Khurana 56, Swapnil Singh 4-73) Vidarbha 245/8
Hyderabad 523 for 7 in 177 overs (Akshath Reddy 248 batting, B Sandeep 130, K Vignesh 2 for 81) vs Tamil Nadu.
Bengal 510 for 9 declared in 149.3 overs (Manoj Tiwary 201 not out, Koushik Ghosh 100, A R Easwran 86, Shubham Sharma 5 for 59) vs Madhya Pradesh 15 for no loss in 10 overs.