By Our Reporter
SHILLONG, Feb 18: Meghalaya’s bowlers took seven wickets today but Kerala were able to extend their first innings lead to 306 on the day 2 of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group match in Rajkot.
Resuming on 205/1 in response to Meghalaya’s 148 all out, Kerala hit 249 runs on Friday 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. Chirag Khurana has the best figures so far of 3/106. Md Nafees Siddique (2/48) and Aryan Bora (2/97) were also among the wickets.
Meanwhile, Bihar’s Sakibul Gani smashed 341 in the Ranji Trophy Plate Group match against Mizoram on Friday to break the world record for the highest individual score on first-class debut.