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Irfan Pathan sends Andhra packing

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VADODARA: Irfan Pathan (seven for 35), making his comeback into Baroda team after a hamstring injury, set the Motibaug Stadium aflame with his splendid performance to bundle Andhra out for a paltry 77 in the first innings on the second day of the Andhra-Baroda super league elite group ‘B’ match here on Friday.

Andhra, following on, was six for no loss.

Earlier, Baroda, resuming at 201 for one, went on score 400.

Andhra batsmen looked all at sea as fiery Irfan Pathan ran through the line up right from the first ball. Opener Hemal Watekar played across to a beauty of a delivery pitched in the block-hole and saw his wickets shattered. In the India international’s third over, Prabhu Kiran fell attempting an extravagant stroke. Pathan trapped L.N. Prasad Reddy in front in his fourth over and then delivered a body blow with a twin strike in the eighth over, snapping up M. Suresh and Manoj Sai.

Middle order batsmen A.G. Pradeep did not bat as he had dislocated his shoulder while fielding.

Earlier, Baroda’s overnight batsman Azharuddin Bilakhia (73, 176b, 7x4) failed to tackle a raising delivery off Kalyan Krishna and was caught behind. Centurion Satyajit Parab (130, 292b, 15x4) played a half-hearted cover drive off Atchutha Rao, straight into the hands of Gnaneswara Rao. And with Shatrunjay Gaekwad and Yusuf Pathan departing early, Baroda was 303 for five at lunch.

The post lunch session witnessed enterprising knocks by Rakesh Solanki (64) and Pinal Shah (72), before the Baroda innings ended.

In the process, Achutha Rao (five for 66) became the sixth bowler to claim five wickets on debut for Andhra.

The scoreboard: Baroda — 1st innings: Connor Williams c Prabhu Kiran b Atchutha Rao 23, Satyajit Parab c Gnanaeswara Rao b Atchutha Rao 130, Azhar Bilakhia c Manoj Sai b Kalyan Krishna 73, Rakesh Solanki lbw b Atchutha Rao 64, Shatrunjay Gaekwad c Manoj Sai b M. Suresh 17, Yusuf Pathan c Manoj Sai b Kalyan Krishna 3, Pinal Shah c Manoj Sai b Atchutha Rao 72, Irfan Pathan c Watekar b Atchutha Rao 8, Rajesh Pawar c Watekar b M. Suresh 1, Ajit Argal c Watekar b M. Suresh 0, Saleem Veragi (not out) 0, Extras (b-2, lb-3, nb-4) 9; Total (in 148.3 overs) 400.

Fall of wickets: 1-65, 2-216, 3-244, 4-274, 5-281, 6-353, 7-379, 8-382, 9-382.

Andhra bowling: Kalyan Krishna 27-9-77-2, Vijay Kumar 29-7-86-0, Atchutha Rao 30.3-6-66-5, Suresh 42-6-98-3, Watekar 20-2-68-0.

Andhra — 1st innings: Hemal Watekar b Irfan Pathan 0, L.N. Prasad Reddy lbw b Irfan Pathan 11, Prabhu Kiran c Satyajit Parab b Irfan Pathan 11, B. Sumanth c Pinal Shah b Ajit Argal 21, Gnaneswara Rao lbw b S. Veragi 1, M. Suresh c Shatrunjay Gaekwad b Irfan Pathan 15, Manoj Sai lbw b Irfan Pathan 0, T. Atchutha Rao c Rakesh Solanki b Irfan Pathan 8, Kalyan Krishna b Irfan Pathan 0, P. Vijay Kumar (not out) 0, A.G. Pradeep (did not bat), Extras (lb-10) 10. Total (in 20 overs for nine wkts) 77.

Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-16, 3-23, 4-24, 5-59, 6-59, 7-73, 8-77, 9-77.

Baroda bowling: Irfan Pathan 10-1-35-7, Saleem Veragi 6-1-22-1, Ajit Argal 4-2-10-1.

Andhra — 2nd innings: Hemal Watekar (batting) 1, L.N. Prasad Reddy (batting) 4, Extras (lb-1) 1; Total (in 1.3 overs for no loss) 6.

Baroda bowling: Irfan Pathan 1-0-5-0, Veragi 0.3-0-0-0.

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