da prosport bet： Railways are virtually through to the semifinals of the Ranji Trophychampionship
da apostaganha： Staff Reporter25-Mar-2001Railways are virtually through to the semifinals of the Ranji Trophychampionship. By close of play on the fourth day of the quarterfinalagainst Karnataka at the Karnail Singh stadium in New Delhi on Sunday,Railways had taken an overall lead of 599 runs with four second inningswickets intact.After having gained a first innings lead of 214, Railways had putthemselves in a commanding position by scoring 106 without loss at stumpson the third day. On the penultimate day, Railways batted the whole day tofinish the day on 385 for six, shutting Karnataka out of the match.Openers Amit Pagnis (68) and Sanjay Bangar (59) put on 131 runs off 35overs. Dodda Ganesh dismissed both in quick succession.The middle cover didnot contribute much and Railways were at one stage 219 for five. Then YereGoud and Shreyas Khanolkar came together for a sixth wicket stand thatrealised 136 runs off 32.4 overs. Khanolkar, who scored 64 in the firstinnings, was the dominant partner hitting 90 off 120 balls, inclusive of 13fours and a six. The in form Goud carried on till stumps, having made 78from 230 balls with nine boundary hits. The last day’s play will now onlybe of academic interest.
