da dobrowin： Jacob Martin gave a timely reminder to the selectors that his appetitefor runs remains undiminished as Baroda secured a 139 run firstinnings lead over Punjab on the third day of their Super League tie atMohali today
26-Feb-2000Jacob Martin gave a timely reminder to the selectors that his appetitefor runs remains undiminished as Baroda secured a 139 run firstinnings lead over Punjab on the third day of their Super League tie atMohali today. By stumps Punjab had wiped off 84 runs from the deficitin 33 overs.Martin and captain Tushar Arothe took their overnight stand for the4th wicket to 139 before Arothe was sent back for 61. Atul Bedade didnot last long and Martin himself followed soon after for 118 (262balls, 14 fours). AP Bhoite and M Mewada put on 60 but when Mewada wasseventh out at 380 the innings entered terminal decline. The last fourwickets were snapped up in the space of 15 balls for the addition ofonly four runs as Baroda folded up for 384. Punjab’s new ball bowlerGagandeep Singh returned figures of 4-65 and Harbhajan Singh claimed3-101.Although Ravneet Ricky (2) was leg before to Zakir Khan in the thirdover, Vikram Rathour (46) and Reetinder Sodhi (30) prevented anyfurther anxiety for Punjab with an unbroken stand of 72.