da cassino online： Skipper Tushar Arothe led a Baroda run feast on the openingday of their Group B Ranji Trophy Super League match againstBihar at the IPCL Sports Complex ground in Vadodara on Saturday
05-Feb-2000Skipper Tushar Arothe led a Baroda run feast on the openingday of their Group B Ranji Trophy Super League match againstBihar at the IPCL Sports Complex ground in Vadodara on Saturday.The left handed Arothe hit 125 as Baroda finished with 360for six off 90 overs at stumps.It was indeed a superb recovery by the home team who wereput in to bat. For, medium pacer Dhiraj Kumar removed in formopening batsman Cecil Williams and SS Parab with successivedeliveries to have Baroda tottering at ten for two in the thirdover. Then started the spirited Baroda rally. The recoveryprocess was initiated by opener RA Swaroop (59) and Nayan Mongia(65) who added 89 runs for the third wicket off 29.3 overs.Swaroop was then out after facing 98 balls and hitting eightfours. But Mongia and Arothe continued the rescue act by adding114 runs for the fourth wicket off 26 overs. Mongia then fell toDhiraj Kumar. He faced 161 balls and hit four of them to thefence. The 33-year-old Arothe and former India player AtulBedade then consolidated with a fifth wicket partnership of 97runs off 18.3 overs. Arothe was finally fifth out at 310. In astay of three hours, he faced 145 balls and hit 20 fours. Bedadefell shortly afterwards for 49, compiled off 72 balls with thehelp of seven hits to the ropes. RB Patel enlivened the closingstages with a bright unbeaten 32 off just 23 balls with thehelp of five fours to set the seal on Baroda’s dominance.Dhiraj Kumar, who took the first four wickets to fall, hadfigures of four for 114 at close of play.