Vadodara, Jan 13 (PTI) Left-arm spinner Bhargav Bhatt returned with a five-wicket haul as Baroda bundled Puducherry out for 155 in their first innings on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group D match here on Saturday.

Bhatt ran through the Puducherry top and lower-order batting line up, conceding 49 runs for his five wickets from 22.5 overs.

Mahesh Pithiya and Ninad Rathva chipped in with three and two wickets respectively as Puducherry folded their first innings in 59.5 overs. Akash Kargave top-scored for Puducherry with 45.

However, Baroda, who had made 218 in their first innings, struggled in their second essay, reaching to 128 for 7 from 46 overs when the stumps were drawn on the second day.

Overall, Baroda are ahead by 191 runs with three second innings wickets in hand, and the match can go anybody’s way with two more days left to play.

Veteran left-arm spinner Sagar Udeshi was the pick of Puducherry bowlers yet again as he grabbed four wickets for 52 runs. Udeshi had taken seven wickets in Baroda’s first innings.

Ninad Rathva and Mahesh Pithiya were batting on 27 and 5 respectively at close of play.

Subhranshu Senapati on 277 not out in Indore ============================= In another Group D match in Indore, Subhranshu Senapati was still batting on 277 off 483 balls with the help of 19 fours and 11 sixes as Odisha amassed 493 for 8 in 169 overs at close of second day’s play. He added 190 runs on Saturday after beginning the dat at individual score of 87.

Harshit Rathod was giving him company on 60.

No play in Jammu =========== There was no play in Jammu on the second day on Saturday between Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir due to bad light. Play was suspended after one over due to bad light on the opening day on Friday.

Brief Scores: In Vadodara: Baroda 218 and 128 for 7 in 46 overs (Ninad Rathva 27 batting; Sagar Udeshi 4/52) vs Puducherry 155 all out in 59.5 overs (Akash Kargave 45; Bhargav Bhatt 5/49).

In Dharamsala: Uttarakhand 238 and 28 for 1 in 8 overs vs Himachal Pradesh 271 all out in 64 overs (Sumeet Verma 95; Deepak Dhapola 4/53).

In Indore: Odisha 493 for 8 in 169 lovers (Subhranshu Senapati 277 not out, Harshit Rathod 60 not out) vs Madhya Pradesh.

In Jammu: Delhi 0 for 0 in 1 over against Jammu and Kashmir as there was no play on the second day due to bad light.

Source: PTI News