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Mumbai in command

MUMBAI, NOV. 25. The experience of Amol Muzumdar (111, 197b, 15x4) and the exuberance of young Vinit Indulkar (111 retd. hurt, 187b, 16x4) came to the fore as defending champion Mumbai ran up a commanding 305 for three against Andhra on the opening day of its four-day Ranji Trophy Elite-A contest at the Wankhede Stadium here on Thursday.

It was a typical innings from Muzumdar — calm yet majestic — while Indulkar caught the eye for his confident strokeplay. Having languished in the reserves for nearly two years, the 20-year-old Indulkar finally got a look-in this season.

After completing his maiden first class century, Indulkar was forced to retire owing to cramps. This was just after tea. But his partnership of 162 for the third-wicket with Muzumdar helped the home team recover from 49 for two. It was Muzumdar's 14th century in the National championship.

Jadeja rescues Delhi

At the Jamia Millia ground in Delhi, mediumpacer Harvinder Singh's triple blow brought Delhi to its knees before Ajay Jadeja (74 batting) helped the host stagger to 179 for six at stumps against Railways in a Elite-A clash.

Reduced to 30 for five midway through the first session, Delhi recovered through two half-century partnerships involving Jadeja, who began the repair work with Varun Kumar (30) in a 56-run sixth-wicket stand and kept it going in the company of Sarandeep Singh (31 batting). The unbroken seventh-wicket stand is already worth 93.

Run feast

In Bangalore, openers Robin Uthappa (162) and Barrington Rowland (169 n.o.) uncorked a run feast and guided Karnataka to 357 for one against Madhya Pradesh in an Elite-A face-off at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. The visiting skipper, Amay Khurasiya, opted to bowl on a pitch which was expected to aid seam and watched in dismay, as his decision backfired. Uthappa and Barrington shared a 324-run partnership.

Anirudh hits century

Left-hander Anirudh Singh century (103, 183b, 15x4) enabled host Hyderabad make 231 against Maharashtra in their Elite-B match at the Gymkhana grounds. In reply, the visitor was four without loss at stumps.

The scores: Elite-A: In Mumbai: Mumbai 305 for three in 90 overs (V. Indulkar (retd. hurt) 111, A. Muzumdar 111, N. Shetty (batting) 43) v Andhra.

In Delhi: Delhi 179 for six (Ajay Jadeja batting 74) v Railways.

In Bangalore: Karnataka 357 for one (R. Uthappa 162, B. Rowland batting 169) v MP.

In Siliguri: Bengal 278 for eight (R. Gavaskar 80, L.R. Shukla 44) v Gujarat.

Elite-B: In Hyderabad: Hyderabad 231 (P. Sashank Nag 60, Anirudh Singh 103, R. Khirid four for 76) v Maharashtra four for two.

In Mohali: Punjab 175 (R. Ricky 42) v Baroda nine for no loss.

In Kanpur: Assam 184 (P. Aziz 58, R.P. Singh five for 58) v UP 111 for five.

Plate championship: In Delhi: Rajasthan 290 (Rohit Jahalani 65, Anup Dave 56 not out, Sudhakar Ghag four for 80) v Services 12 for no loss.

In Palakkad: Kerala 212 for five (A.V. Jagadeesh 70, Sreekumar Nair 87, D. Mohanty four for 29) v Orissa.

In Nagpur: Tripura 91 (Baburao Yadav four for nine) v Vidarbha 109 for four.

In Jamshedpur: J&K 79 (M. Diwakar four for 14) v Jharkhand 133 for four (M.S. Dhoni 48).

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