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PORVORIM: Record-breaking triple tons and unbroken partnership of 606 runs by Goan batters Snehal Kauthankar and Kashyap Bakhale have put Goa on the verge of a huge win against Arunachal Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy Plate Group match at Goa Cricket Association Academy ground.
At the end of the first day Goa had bowled out the visitors cheaply for 84.
Goa scored 727 for 2 declared with superb batting display from Snehal scoring 314 (215 b), Kashyap Bakhale scoring 300 (269 b). Suyash Prabhudesai had scored 73 earlier.
Arunachal, who elected to bat first, were rocked by Arjun Tendulkar’s opening spell where the left-arm pacer ran through their top order, for the figures of 9-3-25-5. Mohit Redkar and Keith Pinto took three and two wickets respectively.
The Goa innings saw early dismissal of Ishan Gadekar but Suyash Prabhudesai (73) and No 3. Kashyap put on 109 runs for the second wicket to set the foundation that was consolidated with the arrival of Snehal at the crease. The third-wicket partnership was worth 606 runs and both batters – Kashyap and Snehal have looked untroubled, helping themselves to some fine shots to reach the three-figure scores.
At the time of going to press, Arunachal were 12/2 with right-arm pacer Lakshay Garg picking both the wickets.
