http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kumar-Shri-Ranjitsinhji-c71870 Trophy Elite - 1st Quarter-Final - Hyderabad v Rajasthan – 1st Day’s Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792 - Rajasthan won the toss and elected to bat
In the first quarterfinal of the ongoing Ranji Trophy Elite, Rajasthan hammered 220 runs against hosts Hyderabad at stumps on the first day of the four-day match at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad.
On January 02, 2012 Rajasthan after winning the toss, chose to bat first in a bid to post a daunting total against their rivals.
However, they failed to get off to the flying start as with only one run on the board they lost their first wicket, when opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anwar-Ahmed-c45228 for nil.
With only eight runs on the board, the batting side suffered their second loss, when number-three batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hrishikesh-Kanitkar-c1561, departed after playing a cameo innings of four runs.
Middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aakash-Chopra-c41377 a much needed support.
However, Bist lost his wicket after scoring only 12 runs, putting further pressure on the side as they were now three wickets down for only 30 runs on the board.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rashmi-Ranjan-Parida-c84108, then tried to counter Hyderabad’s bowling offensive as he timed the ball well and smacked impressive shots all around the park.
However, the batsman’s effort were cut short after he was prevented by the opposition from playing a big innings as he lost his wicket on a tally of 26.
With four wickets down for mere 63 runs on the board, the tourists were getting a strong beating by the hosts and needed to bat with patience to avoid a first innings meltdown.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Puneet-Yadav-c2224, then forged a splendid 66 - run partnership with Chopra, to subdue the opposition. The batsman later found his way back to the pavilion after playing an impressive knock of 33 runs.
Wicketkeeper/ batsman, Dishant Yagnik, was the next man to walk in as Rajasthan tried to save their batting side from complete annihilation against a belligerent bowling attack.
Yagnik and Chopra forged another outstanding resistance against their opposition as they hammered an unbeaten partnership of 91 runs at stumps, with Chopra standing on 82 runs and Yagnik batting on 60 runs.
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