da betobet： In taking a first innings lead of 73 runs, India Pistons took a firmhold on the Coromandel Cement Trophy at stumps on the second day oftheir KSCA all India invitation cricket tournament final againstChemplast at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on
da betway： Partab Ramchand16-Aug-2000In taking a first innings lead of 73 runs, India Pistons took a firmhold on the Coromandel Cement Trophy at stumps on the second day oftheir KSCA all India invitation cricket tournament final againstChemplast at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Wednesday. With the secondinnings restricted to 40 overs a side, Chemplast face an uphill taskin their bid to come back into the game on the final day on Thursday.Replying to Chemplast’s first innings total of 267, compiled on theopening day on Tuesday, India Pistons were given a sound start withopeners Anand George and Vikram Rathour putting on 91 runs off 23.4overs. George was then stumped by TR Arasu off Ramkumar for 33,inclusive of four hits to the ropes.Rathour and Satyajit Medappa (11) consolidated by adding 40 runs forthe second wicket off 13.5 overs before the latter was caught by Arasuoff Ganesh Kumar. Rathour, who had dominated the scoring so far, wasthird out at 162 in the 47th over, edging Ramkumar to Ganesh Kumar atfirst slip. During his 193-minute stay at the crease, the former Indiaopening batsman hit eight fours and two sixes and faced 143 balls incompiling 93.With Rathour’s dismissal, Chemplast seemed to have recovered someground. But Hemanth Kumar and Pankaj Dharmani put India Pistons in thedriver’s seat with a fourth wicket partnership of 77 runs off 19overs. By the time Hemanth Kumar was out for 59, caught at mid off bySubash Raj off Ramkumar, India Pistons were only 28 runs short of theChemplast total. Hemanth Kumar faced 121 balls and hit three of themto the fence.Skipper Robin Singh (2) did not last long. He was run out following athrow from Sandeep Saval in the covers. Sandeep was fielding assubstitute for skipper Diwakar Vasu who, being indisposed, did nottake the field. But Dharmani and Reuben Paul took India Pistons pastthe Chemplast total in 78 overs while adding 41 runs for the sixthwicket off 12 overs. Dharmani who came in at the fall of Rathour’swicket, was finally sixth out for 62. He tried a big hit off DineshMongia but could not clear Tinu Yohannan at long off. The Punjabbatsman faced 139 balls and hit four boundaries and a six.The tail made valuable contributions with R Satish, at No 8, making 13and Shahbuddin, at No 9, scoring 16. Paul got 30 before he was bowledby Mongia. India Pistons got 340 before they were all out in the 90thover. Ramkumar who did the early damage finished with three for 70while Mongia took four of the last five wickets to fall for 65 runs.This bowling effort came on top of his gallant 123 made on Tuesday.
