Ranji final: Rajasthan batsmen frustrate Tamil Nadu
Opener Vineet Saxena scored one of the slowest double hundreds in recent times as Rajasthan crawled their way to 404 for two against Tamil Nadu at stumps on the second day of the Ranji Trophy final, here.
- Press Trust of India
- Updated: January 20, 2012 07:44 PM IST
Opener Vineet Saxena scored one of the slowest double hundreds in recent times as Rajasthan crawled their way to 404 for two against Tamil Nadu at stumps on the second day of the Ranji Trophy final, here.
After scoring 221 for no loss on the first day, Rajasthan batsmen didn't display any positive intent to up the ante as they added only 183 runs in 90 overs sent down on Friday.
Saxena, who became the second Rajasthan batsman after Hanumant Singh to score a double century in the final was unbeaten on 207. But he has already consumed a whopping 555 balls during which he hit 25 boundaries and a six.
Giving him company was tournament's top-scorer Robin Bist who also played an excruciatingly slow knock of 16 off 74 deiveries. The batsmen dismissed on Friday were Aakash Chopra (94, 307 balls, 10x4) and skipper Hrishikesh Kanitkar (67, 146 balls, 7x4).
With ball starting to keep low, a total in excess of 550 may be prove to be a daunting one for Tamil Nadu although they have a formidable batting line-up.
The slow approach of Rajasthan batsmen however have raised doubts whether their bowlers would get enough time to take 10 Tamil Nadu wickets on such an unresponsive pitch.
In case Tamil Nadu bats more than 30 overs and their innings is not completed then result will be decided on run-rate.
For example, Rajasthan till now have scored their runs in 180 overs at a rate of 2.24. If Tamil Nadu bats more than 30 overs and their innings is not completed, they would need to score runs at an asking rate of 2.25.