da leao： A 142-run opening stand between Akil Mizra (54) and SPonnappa (95 not out) helped Karnataka stamp their supremacyover Goa as they ended the first day at 178 for 1 in theirfirst innings of their P Ramachandra Rao Trophy tournamentmatch at the M
da dobrowin： Natarajan Sriram25-Oct-2000A 142-run opening stand between Akil Mizra (54) and SPonnappa (95 not out) helped Karnataka stamp their supremacyover Goa as they ended the first day at 178 for 1 in theirfirst innings of their P Ramachandra Rao Trophy tournamentmatch at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday. Earlier Goawere bundled out for 80 in their first innings.Opting to bat, Goa were rocked by the Karnataka seamers SteveLazarus (4 for 43) and Chaitra (2 for 18) who ran through thetop order. Only two batsmen skipper A Jadhav (17) and S Jakati(17) were able to reach double figures. Then Karnataka’sspinner Dharmichand (4 for 10) brought the innings to a swiftend by cleaning up Goa’s lower order. The innings lasted just36.1 overs.In reply, Mizra and Ponnappa forged their splendid centurypartnership off 39.2 overs. Goa had a lone success in the formof the wicket of Mizra when he offered a return chance toJakati. During his 148-minute stay at the crease, Mizra faced120 balls and hit four boundaries. Then Amith Kumar (15 notout) and Ponnappa remained unbeaten when stumps were drawn.Ponnappa has so far faced 158 balls and found the boundaryropes nine times and cleared it once.
