da betsul： Kerala opening batsman MP Sorab was in his elements on Saturday as heguided his team to make a fitting reply to Andhra’s 355 at close ofplay on the second day of their three day match in the Coca ColaTrophy South Zone (under-25) tournament at the
Partab Ramchand23-Apr-2000Kerala opening batsman MP Sorab was in his elements on Saturday as heguided his team to make a fitting reply to Andhra’s 355 at close ofplay on the second day of their three day match in the Coca ColaTrophy South Zone (under-25) tournament at the MaharajaJayachamarajendra Wodeyar Sports complex in Bangalore. Unnerved by thechallenging Andhra total, Kerala piled up 311 for five wickets atstumps with Sorab still going strong on 157.Kerala were given an excellent start in the morning with Sorab andVarun Girilal putting on 188 runs for the first wicket off 56.3overs. Girilal who batted a shade over four hours, faced 174 balls andhit nine fours and six. C Sanju (3) and skipper NA Kudua (5) did notlast long and Kerala slid to 218 for three. But Sorab and KPK Nambiar(50) then added 89 runs for the fourth wicket off 21.2 overs. Nambiar,who dominated the partnership faced only 69 balls and hit six foursand a six. Nearing stumps, off spinner Vatekar who was the only Andhrabowler to be effective, bowled Nambiar and CM Shyam (0) in successiveovers. But Sorab carried on till close of play and at the end he hadbatted 396 minutes, faced 296 balls and hit 22 fours. Vatekar finishedwith the impressive figures of four for 64 off 30 overs.