Date:20/11/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/11/20/stories/2008112056592000.htm

Sport - Cricket

Kukreja hits double hundred

— Photo: S. Subramanium

BIG KNOCK: Sahil Kukreja’s characteristic innings was the highlight of the final day.

Chennai: Mumbai opener Sahil Kukreja made 229 to shut out host Delhi’s comeback hopes on the final day of the Ranji Trophy Super League match on Wednesday.

Mumbai, which had gained a hard-fought first innings lead over defending champion Delhi, was 468 for four in its second innings when the contest concluded. Opener Wasim Jaffer — he added 179 with Kukreja for the first wicket — missed his century by two runs. The visitor gained three points for the lead.

At Mysore, left-arm spinner K.P. Appanna picked up four wickets as Karnataka defeated Andhra by 202 runs. Saurashtra surpassed Punjab’s 482 with ease at Rajkot; skipper Jayadev Shah made 178. And Arjun Yadav’s 118 ensured Hyderabad a draw against Gujarat.

The scores: Super League (day four): At Delhi: Mumbai 330 & 468 for four (S. Kukreja 229, W. Jaffer 98, A. Rahane 78, V.R. Samant 53 n.o.) drew with Delhi 295. Points: Mumbai 3, Delhi 1.

At Ahmedabad: Gujarat 520 drew with Hyderabad 225 & 287 for seven (Arjun Yadav 118, T.S. Suman 43). Gujarat 3, Hyderabad 1.

At Sambalpur: Orissa 281 & 209 (S.S. Das 61, N. Behera 54, Vivek Yadav four for 38) drew with Rajasthan 270 & 131 for four (Y. Venugopala Rao 40, R. Bist 60 n.o.). Orissa 3, Rajasthan 1.

At Rajkot: Punjab 482 drew with Saurashtra 679 for eight (B.M. Cahuhan 45, S. Kotak 102, C. Pujara 189, J.M. Shah 178). Saurashtra 3, Punjab 1.

At Delhi: Railways 224 & 240 for five (A. Pagnis 67, S. Bangar 55, M. Rawat 57 n.o.) drew with Baroda 460 for eight decl. Baroda 3, Railways 1.

At Mysore: Karnataka 366 & 171 bt Andhra 218 & 117 (A.G. Pradeep 41, K.P. Appanna four for 24). Karnataka 5, Andhra 0.

Plate Division: At Margao: Goa 190 & 256 bt Jharkhand 147 & 138 (S.S. Tiwary 72, S. Bandekar five for 53, R.D.R. D’Souza four for 40). Goa 5, Jharkhand 0.

At Palakkad: Kerala 334 & 236 for two (K.S.S. Sarma 111, S.R. Nair 46 n.o.) drew with Haryana 581 for four. Haryana 3, Kerala 1.

Agartala: Vidarbha 224 & 203 bt Tripura 150 & 204 (B. Dey 75, P.V. Gandhe four for 58). Vidarbha 5, Tripura 0.

At Dharamsala: Himachal Pradesh 295 & 449 for one (B.J. Thakkar 104, Sangram Singh 215 n.o., V.A. Indulkar 109 n.o.) bt Jammu & Kashmir 120 & 144 (I.D. Singh 43, Sarandeep Singh four for 49). Himachal 5, J & K 0.