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New Zealand 'A' clash interestingly poised
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Indian Railways ground home their advantage on the second day of their
semi-final clash with New Zealand 'A' in the MRF Buchi Babu Tournament
at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. After dismissing New Zealand
'A' for a low 129 and notching up 114/4 at the end of the first day, Indian
Railways went on to make 279. The first innings lead was a handy 150 runs.
In their second essay, New Zealand 'A' are 216/6 off 42 overs. With one
day to play, New Zealand 'A' are effectively up by 66 runs with 4 second
innings wickets to come.
For Indian Railways, Yere Goud was the hero, striking 125 (397 mins, 289
balls, 16 fours, 1 six). This is Goud's second ton in the tournament and
a timely one indeed. Remaining unbeaten, Goud batted in the company of
several partners, with P Rawat (38) contributing the most.
In the New Zealand 'A' second innings, it was a familiar story once more
as Mark Richardson held fort with an attacking 71 (93 balls, 8 fours).
Chris Nevin (6) promoted in the batting order, failed to impress. While
skipper Matthew Bell got a start he did not spend a significant amount
of time at the wicket and was dismissed for 38. Lou Vincent continued
a run of good form and remained unbeaten on 57 off just 50 balls when
play was called off for the day. Striking 8 boundaries in his innings
thus far, Vincent has shown that a positive approach is crucial for taking
on the spinners in the subcontinent.
The match remains interestingly poised, and the first session of the final
day could be crucial.
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