da betsson: Haryana took a first innings lead of 266 runs overMadhya Pradesh in the final of the Cooch BeharTrophy at the Deccan Gymkhana on Friday
da cassino online: Waleed Hussain15-Dec-2000Haryana took a first innings lead of 266 runs overMadhya Pradesh in the final of the Cooch BeharTrophy at the Deccan Gymkhana on Friday. MadhyaPradesh were shot out for 197 in 75.2 oversshortly after lunch on the third day. Haryanachose to bat again in the second innings and were167 for one off 39 overs at stumps on the thirdday for an overall lead of 433. They are thusvirtually assured of the title.Resuming at the overnight score of 86 for two, theMP batsmen failed miserably to overhaul themassive Haryana total of 463. Mohnish Mishra (40)was the first man to be dismissed in the morninggiving keeper Ajay Ratra his first victim of daywhen he edged an outswinger from Joginder Sharma.His fall ended a 71-run partnership for the thirdwicket off 23 overs. Mishra played 109 balls andhit seven of them to the fence. Maninder Singh,his overnight partner, soon followed, falling tothe same duo. Singh scored 39 off 83 balls withsix hits to the fence. The dismissal of both theovernight batsman triggered a collapse in themiddle order, as they lost six wickets for 67runs. Haryana took control and mounted thepressure on the batsmen who faltered against someaccurate bowling. Amit Mishra tempted and toyedwith the batsmen with his variations in flight andturn. The close in fielders were in businessthroughout the session. At the lunch interval, MPwere reeling at 165 for eight off 63 overs.The post lunch session witnessed a fightback ofsorts by the lower order batsmen. Ambalal Patidar(28) and Jitendar Likhar (18) added 46 runs off14.5 overs for the ninth wicket. MP were finallydismissed, 46 minutes after the interval. Mediumpacer Joginder Sharma, a product of the NationalCricket Academy, bagged four for 72. Amit Mishrabowled his spinners to good effect picking upthree for 39. Ratra had a fine day behind thestumps, collecting five catches.Despite having a big lead, Haryana chose to bat inthe second innings. Openers Manvinder Bisla andBhuvanesh Sharma put on 45 runs off 12.3 overs.Then Ambalal Patidar tempted Sharma with twoflighted deliveries before trapping him leg beforewicket with the third ball with a faster deliverythat kept low. His dismissal brought in SumitSharma to the crease. Sumit and Bisla wereconcerned in an unbroken partnership of 122 runsoff 161 balls for the second wicket. By stumps,Bisla was unbeaten on 96 off 134 balls with nineboundaries and two massive sixes. Sumit Sharma wasbatting with 51 off 65 balls, inclusive of ninehits to the fence.






