Kunnummal starts as Kerala stun Gujarat by eight wickets
Rajkot Feb 27 PTI Kerala rode on opener Rohan Kunnummals aggressive unbeaten hundred to stun Gujarat by eight wickets in their Elite Group A Ranji Trophy game here on Sunday Chasing a stiff 214 for a win Kerala lost opener Rahul P 7 cheaply But Rohan Kunnummal 106 not out off 87 balls and skipper Sachin Baby 62 5×4 2×6 had different plans as they pummelled the Gujarat attack to submission at the Saurashtra Cricket Association stadium The two forged a vital 143-run stand in just 135 balls for the second wicket to take Kerala closer to victory While Kunnummal was the more aggressive one Baby played his part to perfection When Baby was dismissed by Siddharth Desai Kerala needed just 44 runs Kunnummal who hammered 12 boundaries and three maximums then led the team home in company of Salman Nazir 28 not out 2×4 2×6 in just 354 overs Kunnummal who had also scored a century in the first essay was adjudged as the player of the match Kerala bagged all six points on offer Earlier Kerala first shot out Gujarat for 388 before gaining a slender first innings lead as they were bowled out for 439 in their first essay riding on centuries by Kunnummal and Vishnu Vinod Kerala bowlers had reduced Gujarat to 845 with pacer Basil Thampi 245 wreaking havoc at the beginning However Gujarat lower-order batters Karan Patel 81 off 150 balls and Umang Rohitkumar 70 off 175 balls conjured a 138-run stand for the sixth wicket to post a fighting total on the board But once left-arm spinner Sijoman Joseph 348 dismissed Karan Patel the other Kerala bowlers ran through the Gujarat tail to eventually bundle them out for 264 in their second essay It was Gujarats second successive defeat after they lost to Madhya Pradesh in the lung-opener and hence cannot make the knock-outs Brief Scores Gujarat 388 and 264 Karan Patel 81 Umang Rohitkumar 70 Jalaj Saxena 457 Sijoman Joseph 348 versus Kerala 439 and 2142 Rohan Kunnummal 106 not out Sachin Baby 63 Chintan Gaja 142 Kerala won by 8 wickets PTI NRB APA APA
Rajkot Feb 27 PTI Kerala rode on opener Rohan Kunnummals aggressive unbeaten hundred to stun Gujarat by eight wickets in their Elite Group A Ranji Trophy game here on Sunday Chasing a stiff 214 for a win Kerala lost opener Rahul P 7 cheaply But Rohan Kunnummal 106 not out off 87 balls and skipper Sachin Baby 62 5×4 2×6 had different plans as they pummelled the Gujarat attack to submission at the Saurashtra Cricket Association stadium The two forged a vital 143-run stand in just 135 balls for the second wicket to take Kerala closer to victory While Kunnummal was the more aggressive one Baby played his part to perfection When Baby was dismissed by Siddharth Desai Kerala needed just 44 runs Kunnummal who hammered 12 boundaries and three maximums then led the team home in company of Salman Nazir 28 not out 2×4 2×6 in just 354 overs Kunnummal who had also scored a century in the first essay was adjudged as the player of the match Kerala bagged all six points on offer Earlier Kerala first shot out Gujarat for 388 before gaining a slender first innings lead as they were bowled out for 439 in their first essay riding on centuries by Kunnummal and Vishnu Vinod Kerala bowlers had reduced Gujarat to 845 with pacer Basil Thampi 245 wreaking havoc at the beginning However Gujarat lower-order batters Karan Patel 81 off 150 balls and Umang Rohitkumar 70 off 175 balls conjured a 138-run stand for the sixth wicket to post a fighting total on the board But once left-arm spinner Sijoman Joseph 348 dismissed Karan Patel the other Kerala bowlers ran through the Gujarat tail to eventually bundle them out for 264 in their second essay It was Gujarats second successive defeat after they lost to Madhya Pradesh in the lung-opener and hence cannot make the knock-outs Brief Scores Gujarat 388 and 264 Karan Patel 81 Umang Rohitkumar 70 Jalaj Saxena 457 Sijoman Joseph 348 versus Kerala 439 and 2142 Rohan Kunnummal 106 not out Sachin Baby 63 Chintan Gaja 142 Kerala won by 8 wickets PTI NRB APA APA
