Saurashtra skipper Sitanshu Kotak was not in best of health today but by the end of day Maharashtra were sick of him. Under medication he hit an unbeaten 110 to leave the hosts hale and hearty at 209 for two on the first day of their four day encounter of the West Zone Ranji Trophy match at the Rajkot Municipal Corporation ground here on Monday. For the visitors it was bitter pill to swallow as just the other day Sitanshu's all-round display in the one-dayer had written their fatal prescription.

SCOREBOARD

Saurashtra (1ST INNINGS): Sudhir Tanna lbw Iqbal Siddiqui 12, Jayesh Motiwaras lbw Godbole 15, Sitanshu Kotak batting 110, Bimal Jadeja batting 62. Extras: (3lb, 2w, 5nb) 10. Total (for two wickets in 90 overs): 209.

Fall of wickets: 1-28, 2-30.

Bowling: Kulkarni 10-4-17-0 (1nb); Siddiqui 17-4-35-1 (1nb); Godbole 10-3-23-1 (2w); Kanade 21-4-57-0; Kanitkar 21-7-50-0 (3nb); Gotkhindikar 6-1-13-0; Kinikar 3-0-7-0; Sugwekar 2-0-4-0.