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Jaffer and Williams flay Central attack

RAJKOT, MARCH 12. West Zone opening batsmen Wasim Jaffer (122, 205b, 18x4) and Connor Williams (74, 138b, 15x4) gave their team a solid start by adding 173 runs for the opening wicket on the first day of the four-day Duleep Trophy match against Central Zone here on Tuesday.

West, batting first, was 286 for five off 85.3 overs with former India stumper Nayan Mongia batting on 17 and Sairaj Bahutule seven. Play was called off 15 minutes before the scheduled close owing to bad light.

For Central, off-spinner Kulamani Parida finished with two for 65 while former Test leg spinner Narendra Hirwani took two for 99. Despite the superb start, the West batsmen failed to consolidate their position, losing skipper Hrishikesh Kanitkar (0), youngster Altaf Merchant (32) and southpaw Vinod Kambli (6) cheaply.

Williams was the first to go after making a stylish 74. He fell victim to Hirwani, giving Rahul Jhalani an easy catch. Kanitkar, who walked in at No. 3, was caught by Jyoti Yadav at forward short leg off Hirwani for no score.

Merchant hung around for some time before being caught by Yadav at forward short-leg off Parida.

Kambli hit a six off Parida but was out in the same over when Yere Goud took a good catch at gully off Parida. In between, Jaffer was bowled by Harvinder Singh, playing across the line, for a well-made 122. Jaffer and Williams batted together for 183 minutes scoring at almost run a ball.

The scores: West 286 for five (Connor Williams 74, Wasim Jaffer 122) v Central. - PTI

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