Saurashtra’s skilled batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who’s out of the Indian group, continued his poor kind. Pujara was dismissed after going through solely six balls in a Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match on Thursday. He may solely play six balls during which he added eight runs by getting the ball throughout the boundary twice. He was dismissed by Debabrata Pradhan. But Chirag Jani’s unbeaten century and two batsmen’s half-centuries managed to attain 325 for 4 in opposition to Odisha on the primary day at stumps.

Openers Harvik Desai (38) and Snell Patel (24) obtained off to a superb begin for Saurashtra, who elected to bat after profitable the toss however couldn’t play a giant innings. Chirag remained at one finish, he has to date hit 16 fours and 4 sixes in his unbeaten 125. Sheldon Jackson once more performed a superb a part of Chirag. He scored 75 runs in 112 balls with the assistance of 12 fours and three sixes. After his dismissal, Arpit Vasavada, enjoying the identical accountability, scored an unbeaten 51 runs until the stumps, which included six fours and two sixes.

In one other group match, Mumbai had been bowled out for 163 within the first innings by the bowling of Goa’s Lakshya Garg and Amit Yadav. Lakshya Garg took 6 for 46 and Amit took 4 for 47. Only 5 batsmen may attain double digits for Mumbai, during which Sarfaraz Khan scored a half-century of 63 runs. Tanush Kotian contributed 30 runs. At the identical time, one other skilled participant, Ajinkya Rahane, who’s working out of the Indian group, couldn’t even open the account and obtained out after enjoying three balls. At the tip of the day’s play, Goa had been 114 for 2 with the assistance of opener Amogh Sunil Desai’s 51 not out and Suyash Prabhudesai’s 40. With this, the group is trailing Mumbai by solely 49 runs within the first innings. Captain Snehal Kauthankar is enjoying with Sunil Desai after scoring 16 runs.