da stake casino： An unbeaten triple century from opener Cheteshwar Pujara helped Saurashtrato five first innings points against Baroda in their West Zone Under-14clash which ended at Baroda’s Motibaug Grounds on Friday
Staff Reporter20-Jan-2001An unbeaten triple century from opener Cheteshwar Pujara helped Saurashtrato five first innings points against Baroda in their West Zone Under-14clash which ended at Baroda’s Motibaug Grounds on Friday.Batting first after winning the toss, Saurashtra piled up 460/5 of which Rajkot lad Pujara, who will celebrate his 13th birthday next week, contributed 306. Pujara, whose father Arvind and uncle Bipin played for Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy, struck 36 of the 516 balls he faced to the pickets during a knock that spanned nine hours. The only other half centurion in the innings was A Jadhav who made exactly 50.Saurashtra declared after lunch on the second day and in reply Baroda werebowled out late on the third afternoon for 259, conceding a first inningslead of 201. Skipper and opening bat A Bochare (222 balls, 12 fours) made avaliant 96 before he was run out. Saurashtra skipper A Amarkotia bagged3/42. Baroda were asked to follow-on and in the 15 overs available, theyprogressed to 25/1, having to be content with three points.In the other West Zone Under-14 league match involving Maharashtra and Gujarat at the Pune Club ground ended in a tame draw. Opting to bat first, Maharashtrawere shot out for just 99, the wrecker in chief being Sahil Patel,returning figures of 5 for 30. Opener R Kakde was the top scorer with 25.Gujarat in reply took a handsome lead of 138 runs thanks to a fighting 89by skipper and opening batsman Sunny Patel. In an innings plagued by fourducks, Patel shared a 107 run third wicket stand with T Brahmbhatt(64). Later the tailenders helped the team along with some usefulcontributions.Maharashtra in their second innings fared a bit better, scoring 161 for 4on the final day. Opener N Munde was the top scorer with a sedate 58.