da aviator aposta： Maharashtra just failed to get an outright victory in their West ZoneVijay Merchant Trophy match against Gujarat at Ahmedabad on Sunday
21-Dec-1999Maharashtra just failed to get an outright victory in their West ZoneVijay Merchant Trophy match against Gujarat at Ahmedabad on Sunday.Chasing a victory target of 63, they limped to 36-5 in the ten oversavailable with Swapnil Patel taking all five wickets in a five overspell. It was a day on which 18 wickets fell as Maharashtra (overnight242-7) were all out for 295 to take a lead of 89. Timil Patel finishedwith the figures of 7-95 from 37 overs. Gujarat then collapsed from113-3 to 151 all out in their second innings with the visiting captainKiran Adhav taking 5-42. For Gujarat one-drop Varun Dave top scoredwith 74 (147 balls, 9 4’s). Maharashtra then floundered in theirrunchase losing two wickets each in the 2nd and 4th overs of theinnings (bowled by Swapnil) and settled for a draw. They took fivepoints on account of their first innings lead while Gujarat had to becontent with three.