NEW DELHI, October 25: Railways were comfortably placed to take the vital first innings lead against Rajasthan in their Central Zone Cooch Behar Trophy (under-19) league match at Karnail Singh Stadium here today. At the end of the penultimate day of the three-day match, Railways, who declared their first innings at 400 for nine, had dismissed half the Rajasthan side for 157.Medium pacer Asif Murtaza and left-arm spinner Syed Raza Ali, son of former Railways skipper Hyder Ali, claimed two wickets each as Rajasthan batsmen struggled against some sustained attack. Vivek Sharma (61: 10x4) and Vijesh Bhatnagar (59: 1x6, 9x4) made valuable contributions before suffering a minor collapse in the final session. Earlier, Murtaza (86), Manoj Srivastava (82), Kanchan Mathi (53) and Balram Singh (46) made useful contributions to the home team's total.
Brief Scores: Railways (1st Innings): 400 for 9 decl (Asif Murtaza 86, Balram Singh 46, Manoj Srivastava 82, Kanchan Mathi 53, S S Kalsi 25, Lokesh Jain 4 for 108, Anoop Dave 2 for 110). Rajasthan (1st Innings): 157 for 5 (Vivek Sharma 61, Vijesh Bhatnagar 59, Asif Murtaza 2 for 30, Syed Raza Ali 2 for 34, S S Kalsi 1 for 33).
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