Unbeaten 246 by Gagan Khoda

An unbeaten double century by Gagan Khoda propelled Central Zone to 469 for three in their first innings on the second day of the Duleep Trophy match against South Zone in Goa, on Friday.

South Zone were all out for 141 in their first innings on Thursday.

Resuming at his overnight score of 87, Khoda, along with Mohammad Kaif (28), steered Central Zone to 281 for two by lunch. Their 176-run third wicket partnership was broken immediately on resumption when Kaif (69, with seven fours and one six) was caught by Tilak Naidu of Ashish Kapoor.

Khoda and Yere Gouda (batting 75) went after the South bowling and added 187 runs for the fourth wicket and help their team finish the day on 469 for three off 135 overs, a lead of 328 runs.

Khoda's knock of 246 included 29 hits to the boundary and five sixes. He faced 416 balls in 544 minutes.

Gouda had eleven fours in his unbeaten 75 when the stumps were drawn.

Scoreboard

South Zone (1st innings): 141 all out

Central Zone (1st innings): (overnight 178 for two)
J P Yadav run-out 8
G Khoda batting 246
A Khurasia c V Bharadwaj B A Kapoor 51
M Kaif c T Naidu b A Kapoor 69
Y Gouda batting 75
Extras: (b-4, lb-5, nb-11) 20
Total: (for 3 wickets in 135 overs) 469
Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-106, 3-282.
Bowling: J Srinath 14-3-47-0, V Prasad 27-9-71-0, A Kapoor 27-5-99-2, S Joshi 25-9-84-0, V Raju 26-3-86-0, V Bharadwaj 7-0-26-0, H Badani 6-0-30-0, V V S Laxman 3-0-17-0.

Mail Cricket Editor