Meghalaya bowlers bowled out 7 wickets of Kerala in Ranjit Trophy

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaFebruary 18, 2022

Meghalaya’s bowlers took seven wickets today but Kerala were able to extend their first innings lead to 306 on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match in Rajkot, Gujarat.

Resuming on 205/1 in response to Meghalaya’s 148 all out, Kerala hit 249 runs for the loss of seven wickets.

Dippu Sangma (1/68) struck early on in the day’s proceedings to give a morale boost to Meghalaya but Kerala were then able to stitch together a 96-run third wicket partnership. However, Meghalaya then enjoyed greater success with the ball, claiming six wickets for 139 runs to leave Kerala on 454/8 at stumps.

Guest professional Chirag Khurana bowled 27.5 overs today and claimed a further two wickets to add to his scalp from yesterday. He, therefore, has the best figures so far of 3/106.

The other two successful bowlers were Md Nafees Siddique and Aryan Bora. Both are playing in only their second first-class match and they have figures of 2/48 and 2/97 respectively.