Jan. 11: Skipper Hrishikesh Kanitkar (61) and Robin Bist (56) slammed half-centuries as Rajasthan crawled to 198 for 3 at stumps against Baroda on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Super League final here on Tuesday.
Kanitkar led from the front, adding 117 runs with Bist, to lay the foundation for Rajasthan innings after Baroda skipper Pinal Shah won the toss and decided to bowl. Night-watchman Vivek Yadav (4) was giving Bist company when stumps were drawn at the Moti Bagh stadium. Earlier, openers Aakash Chopra (34) and Vineet Saxena (31) forged a 67-run partnership to give Rajasthan a slow but solid start.
The duo played patiently and worked the ball around for ones and twos, punctuated by occasional boundaries, to keep the bowlers at bay. Chopra was concentration personified with his dogged defence.
SCORECARD
Rajasthan I Innings:
Aakash Chopra lbw Bhatt 34, Vineet Saxena (run out) 31, Hrishikesh Kanitkar c Williams b Waghmode 61, Robin Bist (batting) 56, Vivek Yadav (batting) 4. Extras (b-4, lb-7, w-1) 12
Total: (for 3 wkts, 90 overs) 198
FoW: 1-67, 2-73, 3-190
Bowling: Murtuja Vahora 19-4-51-0, Sankalp Vohra 20-8-33-0, Bharghav. Bhatt 23-8-48-1, A. Karambelkar 7-4-7-0, Swapnil Singh 12-2-30-0, Aditya Waghmode 9-2-18-1.