SAUR vs GOA Day 1 Highlights: Chirag Jani hit a superb 140 while Sheldon Jackson
smashed an unbeaten 96 as Saurashtra reached 343 for 7 at stumps on day one of their Ranji Trophy group D match against Goa here on Thursday. Follow SAUR vs GOA updates on Insidesport.IN
Chirag slammed 22 fours and two sixes in his 190-ball knock, while Jackson struck six fours and five maximums during his 119-ball unfinished innings after Saurashtra decided to bat first at the Narendra Modi stadium here.
SAUR vs GOA Day 1 Highlights: Chirag Jani ton, Sheldon Jackson fifty power Saurashtra to 343/7 against Goa
Saurashtra lost opener Snell Patel for a duck but Chirag and Harvik Desai (14) steadied the innings with a 75-run stand.
Test discard Cheteshwar Pujara’s (28) struggle to convert the starts continued and once again he was back in the pavilion after being trapped in front following a 47-ball stay.
Jackson then joined hands with Chirag and the duo stitched together 102 runs to take Saurashtra close to 250.
Once Chirag was caught by AS Desai off Suyash Prabhudessai’s bowling, Arpit Vasavada (12) too couldn’t stay long and Saurashtra slipped to 297 for 7 following the wickets of Prerak Mankad (28) and Parth Bhut (0).
SAUR vs GOA Day 1 Highlights: Chirag Jani ton, Sheldon Jackson fifty power Saurashtra to 343/7 against Goa
At stumps, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (23) was giving company to Jackson.
Lakshay Garg (2/74) and Prabhudessai (2/36) snared two wickets each, while Shrikanth Wagh (1/34), Shubham Ranjane (1/30) and Darshan Misal (1/69) also accounted for one wicket apiece.
In another group D match, Shantanu Mishra scored a responsible 89 to anchor Odisha to 250 for 6 at stumps on the opening day after skipper Subhranshu Senapati won the toss and elected to bat against Mumbai.
Mishra struck 11 hits to the fence in his 213-ball innings. Other batters got starts but failed to capitalise as Mumbai managed to take regular wickets.
For Mumbai, Mohit Avasthi (2/48) and Tanush Kotian (2/65) picked up two wickets each.
Brief Scores:
Saurashtra 1st innings: 343 for 7 in 85 overs (Chirag Jani 140, Sheldon Jackson 96; Suyash Prabhudessai 2/36)
Odisha 1st innings: 250 for 6 in 90 overs (S Mishra 89; Mohit Avasthi 2/48).
SAUR vs GOA Day 1 Highlights: Chirag Jani ton, Sheldon Jackson fifty power Saurashtra to 343/7 against Goa
