Indore : Madhya Pradesh (MP) defeated Bihar by an innings and 174 runs at Holkar Stadium, Indore with help of 13 wickets haul from Saransh Jain and centuries of Saksham Purohit and skipper Rajat Patidar.
MP bowling first saw senior spinner Saransh Jain who recently represented India in Sri Lanka series grab 7 wickets in 1st innings conceding just 40 runs. Pacer Avesh Khan also picked 2 wickets as Bihar were bundled for 99 runs.
Coming to Bat, MP had strong start with Yash Dubey (84) scoring half century. But Saksham (132) and Patidar (109) made headlines with individual tons as MP piled up 407-8.
Bihar succumbed under pressure in 2nd innings. Saransh Jain yet again delivered a masterclass grabbing 6 wickets , bundling Bihar on 134 and giving an innings and 174 runs win to MP. For Saransh it was a statement with Ball. While Patidar hit his second successive Ranji Trophy century this season, following his impressive performances for India A in the recent unofficial one-day series against Australia A in Puducherry. Debutant Saksham was awarded Player of the match for his heroics in the Group A clash.
Brief Scorecard –
BIH : 99 & 134
MP : 407-8 d
Result : MP won by an innings & 174 runs.
