All-round Mota puts Tripura on top
A round-up of the first day's play of the second-round matches of the Ranji Trophy Plate League 2009-10
Cricinfo staff
10-Nov-2009
The first day's play of three games - between Goa and Assam, Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana, and Jharkhand and Vidarbha - was washed out without a ball being bowled.
Group A
Tripura 73 for 3 (Mota 38*, Khatri 2-16) trail Rajasthan 102 (Doru 35, Mota 6-22) by 29 runs.
Scorecard
A Wilkin Mota-inspired Tripura gained the upper hand against Rajasthan in Agartala. Mota grabbed a career-best 6 for 22 to help Tripura skittle out the opposition for 102; only three Rajasthan batsmen reached double-digits. Mota again stood out in the reply, making an unbeaten 38 to steer his team to 73 for 3 at stumps.
Scorecard
A Wilkin Mota-inspired Tripura gained the upper hand against Rajasthan in Agartala. Mota grabbed a career-best 6 for 22 to help Tripura skittle out the opposition for 102; only three Rajasthan batsmen reached double-digits. Mota again stood out in the reply, making an unbeaten 38 to steer his team to 73 for 3 at stumps.
Group B
Madhya Pradesh 134 for 1 (Ojha 61*, Kanitkar 56*) v Kerala
Scorecard
Only 30 overs were possible on the opening day of the fixture between Madhya Pradesh and Kerala in Indore. MP scored at a brisk pace, with Naman Ojha and Hrishikesh Kanitkar scoring half-centuries. Both were unbeaten after adding 120 for the second wicket, as MP finished the rain-affected day on 134 for 1.
Scorecard
Only 30 overs were possible on the opening day of the fixture between Madhya Pradesh and Kerala in Indore. MP scored at a brisk pace, with Naman Ojha and Hrishikesh Kanitkar scoring half-centuries. Both were unbeaten after adding 120 for the second wicket, as MP finished the rain-affected day on 134 for 1.