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Zaheer, Yusuf run through U.P.

VADODARA, JAN. 1. Zaheer Khan and Yusuf Khan shared eight wickets to skittle out Uttar Pradesh for a paltry 124 and give Baroda a first innings lead of 62 runs on the second day of their four-day Ranji Trophy Elite-B contest here on Saturday.

At close, the host had widened the margin of lead to 137 with seven wickets in hand while making 75 for three in the second innings. Baroda made 186 in its first essay.

Indian pace spearhead Zaheer Khan grabbed three for 33, while spinner Yusuf — brother of young India pacer Irfan Pathan — ripped out the heart of the U.P. first innings with a haul of five for 31 in the low-scoring clash.

Meanwhile, a skipper's knock of 93 by Ajay Jadeja, along with valuable contributions from the tail, helped Delhi make 394 in its first innings against defending champion Mumbai in a key Elite-A clash at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. At stumps, the host was 32 without loss.

Assam follows on

In Hyderabad, left-arm spinner Indra Sekhar Reddy struck telling blows in the last two sessions to help the host enforce the follow-on and stay in contention for the vital bonus point against Assam in an Elite-B match at the Gymkhana ground.

Raja Ali's unbeaten century enabled Railways take a 62-run first innings lead with six wickets in hand against Karnataka in an Elite-A match in Bangalore.

The scores:

Elite-A: In Mumbai: Delhi 394 (A. Chopra 51, M. Manhas 74, A. Jadeja 93, A. Nehra 41 not out, Malvi four for 90) v Mumbai 32 without loss.

In Visakhapatnam: Gujarat 420 (N. Patel 118, K. Damani 86, N. Modi 72 not out) v Andhra 146 for three (Venugopala Rao 66 batting, Gnaneshwara Rao 54 batting).

In Kolkata: Madhya Pradesh 392 (S. Abbas Ali 145, N. Ojha 96, S.S. Paul four for 101) v Bengal 70 for four.

In Bangalore: Karnataka 194 (R. Dravid 41) v Railways 256 for four (J.P. Yadav 54, Raja Ali 100 batting).

Elite-B: In Hyderabad: Hyderabad 340 (V.V.S. Laxman 135, Arjun Yadav 54, S.Vishnuvardhan 50) v Assam 158 (Gokul Sharma 44, Indra Sekhar Reddy four for 37) & 9 for two.

In Vadodara: Baroda 186 (J. Martin 68, Zaidi four for 63, Misra five for 45) & 75 for three (C. Williams 40 batting) v Uttar Pradesh 124 (Y. Pathan five for 31).

In Chennai: Tamil Nadu 277 (S. Sriram 46, K.S. Vasudeva Das 68, R. Ramkumar 43, Ajay Chavan four for 36) & 15 without loss v Maharashtra 175 (D. Jadhav 74, R. Jesuraj four for 48, S. Vidyut four for 17).

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