PANJIM: Kunal Mahajan’s unbeaten 109 led Chandigarh’s fightback against Goa in the Group C Ranji Trophy match played at the GCA ground, Porvorim, on Sunday.
Resuming the day on 73 for one, Chandigarh lost Arpit Pannu (9) early but Arslan Khan (84) completed his fifty.
However, Chandigarh lost three more wickets to slip to 200 for five. Mahajan then tagged along with Raj Bawa (64 not out) adding an unbeaten partnership of 148 runs for the sixth wicket.
The duo managed to end the day for Chandigarh at 348 for five, still trailing by 270 runs. For Goa, Mohit Redkar seized two wickets so far.
Brief score: Goa 618-7 in 160 overs (Suyash Prabhudessai 197, Krishnamurthy Siddharth 77, Deepraj Gaonkar 115, Arjun Tendulkar 70; Jagjit Singh 2/79) leads Chandigarh 348-5 in 108 overs (Arslan Khan 84, Kunal Mahajan 109 batting, Raj Bawa 64 batting; Mohit Redkar 2/87) by 270 runs.
