Patel and Merai then started the rescue act. Both the batsmen scored at a brisk pace as they hammered a listless Goa attack.The duo added 139 runs for the third wicket and did not allow Goa to make a comeback
Parthiv Patel
Skipper Parthiv Patel led from the front with his 27th first-class century to help Gujarat post 330-4 on Day One of their Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Goa here on Thursday. The left-handed batsman scored an unbeaten 118 off 156 balls at the Sardar Patel Stadium, hitting 15 boundaries off the Goa bowlers. In the process, Patel also completed 11,000 first-class runs.
Opting to bat, Gujarat openers Samit Gohil (52) and Priyank Panchal (28) gave a sedate start and added 64 for the first wicket before Panchal holed out to cover. One-down Bhargav Merai (84 off 113 balls) joined Gohil, who failed to convert his start. He poked at a wide delivery from left-arm spinner Darshan Misal and was caught by Snehal Kauthankar in the slips. Gujarat were 107 for two.
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Patel and Merai then started the rescue act. Both the batsmen scored at a brisk pace as they hammered a listless Goa attack.The duo added 139 runs for the third wicket and did not allow Goa to make a comeback.
Century for Majumdar
Meanwhile, Anustup Majumdar's gritty century rescued Bengal from a hopeless 46-5 in a dramatic turnaround against Odisha at Tangi. At stumps, Bengal were 308 for six. Put in by a pace-heavy Odisha, Bengal found themselves in all sorts of trouble in the first session. Suryakant Pradhan (2-96), Preet Singh Chohan (2-52) and Basant Mohanty (1/48) used the early moisture to advantage and blew away the Bengal top order.
Batters shine for Saurashtra
At Ongole, fighting half-centuries by Vishvarajsingh Jadeja (73), Chirag Jani (53) and Sheldon Jackson (50) helped Saurashtra make 226-6 against Andhra. Meanwhile, at Jammu, Karnataka were wobbling at 14-2 at stumps after only six overs were possible due to bad light against Jammu and Kashmir.
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