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PANJIM: Goa took a big first-innings lead with almost all their top and middle-order batsmen making useful contributions before spinner Amit Yadav struck thrice to rock Assam in their Group C Ranji Trophy match at Guwahati, Sunday.
Goa began the day on 190 for 2, still trailing by 57 runs.
The overnight batsmen, Sagun Kamat and Ravikant Shukla, added a further 56 runs to their third-wicket stand, before Kamat was trapped leg before by Abu Nechim for 60.
Shukla only lasted eight overs more before he was scuttled on 30 by the same bowler.
The wicketkeeper Keenan Vaz (35), Rohit Asnodkar (54) and Shadab Jakati (38), helped Goa declare on a strong 406, giving them a lead of 159 runs.
Assam’s efforts at a strong start were thwarted by opener Kunal Saikia’s run-out in the ninth over.
Fellow opener, Sibsankar Roy, also fell on the same score, as four batsmen lost their wicket in the space of just seven runs, leaving the side at a precarious 31 for 4 at the end of the day.
Offspinner Amit Yadav was the chief wrecker for Goa, taking 3 for 5, as Assam finished the day 128 runs behind Goa to set up an intriguing final day at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.
Assam 1st inning: 247 all out.
Goa 1st innings: AS Desai b Das 97, SA Asnodkar c Jadhav b Syed Mohammad 57, SK Kamat lbw b Ahmed 60, Ravikant Shukla c Sharma b Ahmed 30, KA Vaz st Saikia b Syed Mohammad 35, RD Asnodkar c Patel b Konwar 54, SB Jakati run out (Ahmed) 38,
Amit Yadav b Konwar 13, B Mangaldas b Ahmed 1, HH Gadekar not out 0. Extras: 21. Total: 406 for 9 (declared). Fall of wickets 1-136, , 2-187, 3-246, 4-264, 5-310, 6-391, 7-391, 8-400, 9-406. Bowling: AN Ahmed 23-5-50-3, AK Das 29-4-72-1, S Tarafdar 21-5-62-0, A Konwar 30-5-92-2, J Syed Mohammad 36-11-93-2, G Sharma 2-0-13-0, Tarjinder Singh 2-0-9-0.
Assam 2nd innings: KN Saikia run out (Gadekar) 9, SA Roy c Vaz b Amit Yadav 7, Tarjinder Singh lbw b Amit Yadav 1, NK Patel not out 2, G Sharma c RD Asnodkar b Amit Yadav 5, DS Jadhav not out 2. Extras: 5. Total: 31 for 4. Fall of wickets: 1-21, 2-21, 3-23, 4-28. Bowling: HH Gadekar 6-2-14-0, B Mangaldas 4-3-3-0, Amit Yadav 5-3-5-3, SB Jakati 2-1-2-0, AS Desai 1-0-2-0.
