Pujara falls cheaply\, Saurashtra in trouble at 170/7

Pujara falls cheaply, Saurashtra in trouble at 170/7

Press Trust of India  |  Lucknow 

Young pacer did what bowlers could not do for majority of the Test series Down Under -- dismiss cheaply as the hosts reduced Saurashtra to 170 for seven on day two of the quarterfinal here on Wednesday.

Uttar Pradesh, resuming day two at 340 for seven, went on to make 385 all out in 103.3 overs with Saurashtra skipper taking a five-wicket haul.

The home team's pacers -- Mavi (3/39), Ankit Rajpoot (2/58), and Yash Dayal (2/35) -- then ripped through the visitors' batting. Saurashtra trail by 215 runs going into day three.

While Rajpoot struck off successive balls to reduce the opposition to 35 for two, Mavi took two off two towards the end of the day including the wicket of opener Harvik Desai, the innings -top scorer so far with 84.

However, his most prized wicket was of Pujara (11), who came into the game fresh from his stellar showing in where he scored three hundreds to help win their maiden Test series Down Under. Pujara lasted only 28 balls and his innings comprised two fours.

Prerak Mankad frustrated with an unbeaten 42 and was batting alongside Dharmendrasinh Jadeja at stumps.

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First Published: Wed, January 16 2019. 20:25 IST