Maharashtra put themselves in a dominant place after bundling out Assam for a paltry 248 of their first essay on the third day of their Elite Group G Ranji Trophy recreation right here on Saturday.
The Ankit Bawne-led facet have been within the driver’s seat and enforced the follow-on after which Assam ended the day at 82 for 3 of their second essay.
In pursuit of 415, Assam began on their in a single day rating of 81 for two, however for the jap workforce solely gifted Riyan Parag (88; 11×4;1×6) was the star performer as the opposite batters made a beeline to the dressing room.
Experienced left-arm spinner Satyajeet Bachhav (4/25), who hails from Nashik, ran riot as he grabbed 4 wickets, together with that of Parag, whom he trapped in entrance of the wicket.
Parag solely discovered an ready ally in wicket-keeper Kunal Saikia (46 not out; 4×4) as the 2 added 70 runs for the sixth wicket.
But as soon as Parag was dismissed, the Maharashtra bowlers led by Bachhav rapidly eliminated the tail.
No Assam batter confirmed any resistance because it was a dominant present by the workforce from the west, who had of their first essay piled up a mammoth rating of 415, using on maiden double hundred by debutant Pavan Shah.
Assam additionally misplaced three wickets within the second essay, with openers Rishav Das (34), Subham Mandal (8) and Gokul Sharma (0) again to the altering room as Maharashtra have an opportunity to safe full factors on the final day on the Chaudhary Bansilal stadium.
Riyan Parag (35 not out) and Sarupam Purkayastha (2 not out), who’re holding fort, should bat the entire day if their facet has to keep away from defeat.
Brief scores:
Maharashtra 415 all out versus Assam 248 all out (Riyan Parag 88, Subham Mandal 49; Satyajeet Bachhav 4/25, Manoj Ingle 2/34) and 82/3. Assam path by 85 runs.
At Sultanpur: Uttar Pradesh 301 all out and 32/2 versus Vidarbha 548/6 (Faiz Fazal 192, Akshay Wadkar 102 not out; Saurabh Kumar 3/160, Ankit Rajpoot 2/86). Uttar Pradesh path by 215 runs.
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