da pixbet： A fighting unbeaten 90 by S Raza Ali went in vainas Railways lost to Uttar Pradesh by 17 runs inthe Central Zone Ranji Trophy one day match at theKarnail Singh stadium in New Delhi on Friday
Partab Ramchand08-Dec-2000A fighting unbeaten 90 by S Raza Ali went in vainas Railways lost to Uttar Pradesh by 17 runs inthe Central Zone Ranji Trophy one day match at theKarnail Singh stadium in New Delhi on Friday.Batting first, UP after losing Jyoti Yadav (5) at23, recovered with the other opener Nazir Ali (57)and M Kaif (77) adding 74 runs for the secondwicket off 17 overs. Nazir Ali was then out afterfacing 67 balls and hitting eight fours. Kaif andR Shamshad (26) maintained the momentum with athird wicket partnership of 54 runs off 12 overs.The innings received further impetus when Kaif andskipper GK Pandey added 84 runs for the fourthwicket off just 10.5 overs. Kaif, who was run out,faced 113 balls and hit four of them to the ropes.Finally Pandey and M Saif (14) slapped on 49 runsfor the unbroken fifth wicket off just 4.5 oversas UP closed at an imposing 284 for four in 50overs. Pandey faced only 59 balls for his breezyunbeaten 86. He hit eight fours and five sixes.Railways were off to a bad start but to theircredit they never gave up and went down by anarrow margin. They lost half the side for 128despite a fine knock by opener Amit Pagnis who hit46 off 49 balls with six hits to the fence. RazaAli and S Sahu (36) initiated a recovery processby figuring in a sixth wicket stand of 66 runs off16 overs. The tail tried their best to stay withRaza Ali but their efforts were not enough.Ultimately Raza Ali was left high and dry asRailways were all out for 267 in 48.4 overs. RazaAli faced 94 balls and hit three fours and a six.Kaif (3 for 50) and Dorai (3 for 48) did the mostto restrict Railways.