G. Ajitesh cracked his maiden event hundred (101, 162b, 14×4) as TNCA President’s XI piled on 503 for seven on day two of the Buchi Babu semifinal versus Jammu & Kashmir at the CSK High Performance Centre right here on Monday.
Ajitesh added 89 runs for the fifth-wicket stand with Andre Siddarth (57, 211b, 7×4), and 88 for the sixth-wicket union with left-hander R.S. Ambrish (62 batting, 133b, 3×4, 2×6).
Ambrish.
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The toiling J&Ok bowling unit was hamstrung as left-arm spinner Vanshaj Sharma damage his bowling shoulder on the subject simply earlier than lunch and didn’t return to play for the remainder of the day.
Ajitesh’s innings was exceptional for his robust backfoot play – 10 of his 14 fours got here off the lower, late lower, and pull. He performed the imperious aerial pull twice for a boundary every off left-arm tweaker Abid Mushtaq and off-spinner Kawalpreet Singh. He introduced up his century with a backfoot cowl drive for a 4 off Kawalpreet.
The President’s XI batter additionally paddle-swept for a 4 to the fine-leg boundary off Mushtaq, and swept a ball from outdoors the off-stump for a boundary behind sq. off left-arm spinner Tazeem Tak.
While Andre lofted Vanshaj for a few fours down the floor, Ambrish tonked a few sixes off Mushtaq to long-on.
The scores (semifinals, day two): TNCA President’s XI 503/7 in 180 overs (Vimal Khumar 112, Pradosh Ranjan Paul 91, Andre Siddarth 57, Ajitesh 101, Ambrish 62 batting) vs Jammu & Kashmir.
