Jaydev Shah scores 99 for Saurashtra in Buchi Babu

Saurashtra captain Jaydev Shah missed a deserving century against Vidharbha, while Karnataka`s pathetic show with the bat continued on the first day of Buchi Babu tournament.

Chennai: Saurashtra captain Jaydev Shah missed a deserving century against Vidharbha, while Karnataka`s pathetic show with the bat continued on the first day of their second round of matches in the All-India Buchi Babu Memorial cricket tournament, here on Tuesday.

In a Group-C match, Jaydev who made 99 (122b, 9x4, 4x6) and added 112 runs in 26.2 overs with Rahul Dave (50-7x4, 1x6) for the fourth wicket helped his team to make 337 for nine in their allotted 90 overs against Vidharbha. Karnataka, who lost their first match in Group-D to Kerala, continued their poor performance as they lost all their top four batsmen after dismissing Gujarat for a total of 195 all out in 71 overs. Gujarat`s Akshar Patel claimed two for six. Summarised Scores Group-A: Odisha 233 in 85 Overs (Abhilash Mallick 44, Lalith Mohan 4/69, Paramveer Singh 3/58). Hyderabad 14/0. Group B: TNCA XI 245 in 79.4 Overs (KB Arun Karthick 74, Baba Indrajith 53, Bhargav Bhatt 5/77, Murtuja Vahora 2/27). Baroda 28/0. Group C: Saurashtra 337/9 in 90 Overs (Jaydev Shah 99, Rahul Dave 5O, Gaurav Upadhyay 3/55) vs Vidarbha Assam 237 in 82.5 Overs (J Syed Mohammed 62, M Prabhu 4/71, A Aswin Crist 2/45) and TNCA President`s XI 12/0 in five overs. Group D: Gujarat 195 in 71 Overs (Priyank Panchal 55, R Vijay Kumar 3/24, K P Appanna 3/37). Karnataka 27/4 in 17 Overs (Akshar Patel 2/6). PTI