da wazamba： Three days of cricket saw Gujarat and Baroda flexing their battingmuscles in the West Zone Under-14 Tournament at the Sardar PatelGujarat Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Staff Reporter13-Jan-2001Three days of cricket saw Gujarat and Baroda flexing their battingmuscles in the West Zone Under-14 Tournament at the Sardar PatelGujarat Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad. The match ended as a draw onSaturday with Gujarat taking five points to Baroda’s three.Electing to bat after winning the toss on Friday, Baroda batsmen heldthe centre stage for the best part of a day and half to declare at428/8 in 132.4 overs. Mrunal Pandey with 4/93 excelled with the ballas the Baroda kids had a good time with the bat. Two of them got totheir hundreds. Captain Aditya Bochare made 132 and Priyank Barnda139. Opening the innings, Bochare was in punishing form smashing theball for 20 fours in his 151 ball innings that lasted for a littleless than 3 hours. Barnda played a sedate innings facing 295 balls ina little over five and half hours, striking the ball for 3 sixes and 9fours. Barnda added 149 for the sixth wicket with Sahil Patel who madean unbeaten 75 off 133 balls hitting 7 foursIt must have been a brave declaration by Baroda captain Bochare. Withthe all important first innings lead at stake, Gujarat went about withtheir batting with consummate ease. Three centuries were scored asGujarat made 482/6 in 167 overs at the close of match. Sunny Patel andMrunal Patel put on 149 for the second wicket. Sunny made 110 off 149balls hitting 12 fours. Mrunal was more in a compiling mood as he made178 in 490 balls. He struck 23 boundaries in his eight hours and 49mintues long innings. He was also involved in a partnership of 179 forthe sixth wicket with Kuldeep Gadhvi who made an impressive 111 offjust 142 balls. Gadhvi struck 18 boundaries as he along with Mrunalpushed the Gujarat first innings past Baroda’s.