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Gagan Khoda props up Rajasthan

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JAIPUR: Gagan Khoda, the seasoned opener, helped Rajasthan finish the day at 92 for one in reply to Hyderabad's 385 on the second day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Super League Group `B' match at Sawai Man Singh Stadium here on Saturday.

On a pitch which had uneven bounce and assisted the spinners in the final session, Gagan Khoda (47 batting, 111b, 9x4) and Nikhil Doru (31 batting, 94b, 4x4) showed the right blend of determination and skill to ensure that the home team didn't lose any wicket after tea.

Veteran medium-pacer Narinderpal Singh provided an early breakthrough by trapping opener Dishank Yagnik with a sharp inswinger in the ninth over.

Circumspection

Gagan and Yagnik batted with circumspection but dispatched the loose deliveries to the fence. They survived confident shouts for leg-before against the two left-arm spinners Pragyan Ojha and Indrasekhar Reddy.

Earlier, the Hyderabad lower order took the score to 385 before the team was all out an hour after lunch. D. Vinay Kumar (32), Kaushik Reddy (35, 4x4) and Indrasekhar (38 not out, 81b, 6x4) ensured that the visitor put up a worthwhile total in the face of quality left-arm spin bowling by Mohd. Aslam.

Surprisingly Rajasthan captain Ajay Jadeja did not bring on Aslam till the 17th over after lunch. Aslam struck in his very first over by dismissing Ojha.

Rajasthan also missed the services of medium-pacer Kabir Ali who went off the field in the first hour with a muscle pull and did not come back.

The scores:

Hyderabad — 1st innings: T. Suman c Sumit Mathur b Ajay Jadeja 38, D.B. Ravi Teja c Sumit Mathur b Mohd. Aslam 13, Anirudh Singh b Rahul Kanwat 87, A.T. Rayudu c Sumit Mathur bt Mohd. Aslam 62, N. Arjun Yadav c Kabir Ali b Mohd. Aslam 35, D. Vinay Kumar c Dishant Yagnik b Mohd. Aslam 32, Ibrahim Khaleel lbw b Pankaj Singh 9, P. Kaushik Reddy c Dishant Yagnik b Ajay Jadeja 35, I.S. Reddy (not out) 38, Pragyan Ojha c Dishant Yagnik b Mohd. Aslam 27, N.P. Singh c Ajay Jadeja b Sumit Mathur 1, Extras (lb-6, nb-2): 8; Total (in 142.4 overs): 385.

Fall of wickets: 1-37, 2-59, 3-158, 4-228, 5-244, 6-277, 7-291, 8-330, 9-380.

Rajasthan bowling: Pankaj Singh 26.3-7-77-1, Kabir Ali 18.3-3-54-0, Mohd. Aslam 36-12-90-5, Sumit Mathur 25.4-6-75-1, Ajay Jadeja 17-5-28-2, Rahul Kanwat 19-4-55-1.

Rajasthan — 1st innings: D.H. Yagnik lbw b N.P. Singh 7, Gagan Khoda (batting) 47, Nikhil Doru (batting) 31, Extras: (lb-4, nb-3): 7, Total (for one wkt. in 38 overs): 92.

Fall of wicket: 1-11.

Hyderabad bowling: N.P. Singh 7-3-17-1, Kaushik Reddy 6-0-22-0, Pragyan Ojha 14-5-30-0, Indrasekhar Reddy 11-4-19-0.

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