da wazamba： Some determined batting by Gujarat in their second innings preventedMumbai from scoring an outright victory in their West Zone VijayMerchant Trophy (under-16) match which concluded in Ahmedabad onWednesday
09-Dec-1999Some determined batting by Gujarat in their second innings preventedMumbai from scoring an outright victory in their West Zone VijayMerchant Trophy (under-16) match which concluded in Ahmedabad onWednesday.Mumbai were in a position of considerable strength at stumps on thesecond day, having taken a first innings lead of 121 runs and thenscoring 61 for one in their second innings. Going for quick runs onthe final morning they declared at 170 for seven, leaving Gujarat thetask of getting 292 for victory. Gujarat, with valuable contributionsfrom Parthiv Patel (57 not out off 181 balls) and VS Dave (41 off 102balls) ended at 132 for two off 65 overs.