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- Updated: November 21, 2016
Seamers picked up all 23 wickets to fall on the opening day of the Group A match between Baroda and Bengal in Lahli. Baroda, who were dismissed for 97 in the first innings, finished the day with a lead of 84 runs after seamer Atit Sheth’s 7 for 36 routed Bengal for 76.
Bengal grabbed the early advantage through Ashok Dinda’s 6 for 45. Baroda’s top score in the first innings was 17, from opener Aditya Waghmode. Only three other batsmen scored in double-figures, all of them making 13. Sudip Chaterjee top-scored for Bengal with 37, playing a lone hand as the side slumped from 25 for 1 to 52 for 8 within 14 overs. Six wickets in this period fell to Sheth, who had earlier dismissed opener Abhimanyu Easwaran in the second over.
Mukesh Kumar and Amit Kuila, who had taken four wickets between them in the first innings, then quickly dismantled Baroda’s top order in the second innings before Kedar Devdhar stabilized the side with 34 not out. They finished the day at 63 for 3.
Opener Priyank …
