da realsbet： A fine spell of incisive bowling by off spinner Kulamani Parida helpedRailways’ reduce Uttar Pradesh to 98 for 5
da pixbet： Natarajan Sriram14-Nov-2000A fine spell of incisive bowling by off spinner Kulamani Parida helpedRailways’ reduce Uttar Pradesh to 98 for 5. Earlier a fine unbeaten centuryby Yere Goud rescued the visitors who ended their first innings at 234 on thesecond day of their Central Zone Ranji trophy match at the Sports Stadiumin Meerut on Tuesday.Resuming at the overnight score of 153 for 7, Yere Goud continued to holdthe fort for Railways. During a 66 run eight wicket stand with Parida (20),Yere Goud produced a innings of substance and while reaching his centuryensured that his team crossed the 200 run mark. During a 455 minute stay,Goud faced 314 balls for 125 runs. But after the departure of Parida, Goudwas left stranded as he ran out of partners in quick succession.In reply, Uttar Pradesh made a slow start with openers M Mudgal (15) andJyoti P Yadav (21) adding 22 runs in 16.4 overs. Mudgal was the first to bedismissed bowled by Tejender Pal Singh. But Uttar Pradesh were reallypegged on the back foot when Parida was introduced into the attack. Withthe score reading 48 for 1, Parida got his first wictim in Jyoti Yadav whenhe had him caught by Abhay Sharma. Four balls later he bowled Mohd Kaif(10) to leave the hosts at 48 for 3. New batsmen Mohd Saif (4) did not lastlong and in the 38th over, Parida shattered his defences.Parida was not finished yet as he came back the very next over to bowlParvinder Singh (3). But thereafter Skipper Gynender Pandey (25) and RizwanShamshed (18) ensured no further hiccups for UP.
