Udaipur: MRF trainee S.S. Kalsi's devastating bowling put visitors
Railways in a strong position against Rajasthan in the three day Cooch
Behar Trophy league match which began at the MB College ground here
yesterday.
Rajasthan captain Anup Dave won the toss and elected to bat first on a
true batting wicket. But they lost six wickets before lunch as the
Railways medium pacer SS Kalsi, tore into their top order. In three
spells before lunch he took four quick wickets that put Rajasthan
under tremendous pressure.
For Rajasthan last man Kishan Choudhary was the highest scorer for the
team with 27. He and wicketkeeper D.Yagnik added 34 crucial runs for
the last wicket. Surendra Singh mopped up the tail to finish with four
wickets. The Rajasthan innings folded up fifteen minutes before tea
for 160 in 63.3 overs.
In reply Railways also lost two quick wickets. Sriram Yadav after
hitting five fours was caught at slip and Surendra Singh was trapped
leg before, both off Kishan Choudhary. At close of play Railways were
55-2 in 25 overs.