‘Crisis man’ Ganesh Satish slammed an unbeaten 146 to propel Vidarbha to 270 for 3 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group G match towards Maharashtra in Sultanpur (Haryana) on Thursday.
Opting to bat, Vidarbha misplaced their openers — in-form skipper Faiz Fazal (14) and Sanjay Raghunath (3) — cheaply, and had been in spot of trouble at 18 for two.
Maharashtra’s left-arm medium pacer Mukesh Choudhary (2/47) accounted for each the batters.
But then, one-down batter Atarva Taide (68) joined palms with Satish (146 not out off 282 balls) to not solely resurrect the innings but additionally pummelled a pedestrian Maharashtra assault to submission.
While Satish, who was the extra aggressive of the 2, slammed 19 fours and a six, Taide hammered 10 fours in his 145-ball knock.
The duo conjured a vital 177-run stand for the third wicket, which took the sport away from their opponents on the Gurgaon cricket floor right here.
However, when it seemed like Taide, who can also be having a purple patch in red-ball cricket, would rating large, left-arm spinner Satyajeet Bachhav (1/68) dismissed the southpaw.
But that didn’t deter Satish from taking part in his pictures, as he saved taking part in throughout the park.
Wicket-keeper Akshay Wadkar (35 not out off 76 balls; 6×4) performed the right second fiddle to Satish, as the 2 cast a 75-run stand for the unbroken fourth wicket.
All the Maharashtra bowlers — Mukesh Choudhary, Pradeep Dadhe (0/69), Rahul Tripathi (0/11), Bachhav, Vicky Ostwal (0/53) and Azim Kazi (0/17) — had an off day on the sector.
Brief Scores
Vidarbha: 270/3 (Ganesh Satish 146 batting, Atharva Taide 68, Mukesh Choudhary 2/47, Satyajeet Bachhav 1/68) versus Maharashtra.
At Rohtak: Assam: 265 (Riyan Parag 91, Subham Mandal 56, Karan Sharma 3/31, Aaqib Khan 3/39) versus Uttar Pradesh 10/0 (Madhav Kaushik 8 not out, Samarth Singh 2 retired damage; Ranjit Mali 0/2). UP path by 255 runs.
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