Left-arm spinner Prasad (4-37) and off-spinner Khanvilkar (3-42) shared seven wickets between them at the Brabourne Stadium to restrict Rangnekar XI to 162. But for No. 8 batsman Amit Kadam (28), Rangnekar XI's fate would have been worse considering the fact that they were struggling at 118-6 at one stage.

In reply, Merchant XI (30-0) saw the day through without any loss.

Batsmen continued to struggle at the Elf-Vengsarkar Academy too, where overnight dew delayed the contest between Vijay Manjrekar XI and Dattu Phadkar XI by 90 minutes.

Phadkar XI were reduced to 157-8 when stumps were drawn for the day. Skipper Vijay Singh led the fightback with atopscore of 48 runs, inclusive of four boundaries and two sixes.

Brief Scores

At BrabourneStadium -- Khandu Rangnekar XI 162 in 71.5 overs (Amit Kadam 28, Samir Chitre 22; Shakti Prasad 4-37, Omkar Khanvilkar 3-42, Agam Pandit 2-45) vs Vijay Merchant XI 30-0 in 16 overs.

At Elf-Vengsarkar Academy: Dattu Phadkar XI 157-8 in 78 overs (Vijay Singh 48, Bhavin Thakkar 27, Sripad Sansare 24; Rohan bane 2-25, Aniruddha Dichwalkar 2-33, Praful Mahajan 2-19) vs Vijay Manjrekar XI.