As for partnerships, Piyush Chawla and Bhuvnesh Kumar put together 66 for the sixth wicket, with the leg-spinner being the dominating partner in the post-lunch session with an 85-ball 47.
Kumar’s job has just begun. If he continues the way he batted on Saturday, he may have a few more surprises in store tomorrow. But his skipper’s dismissal for nought was the biggest disappointment of the day. “I had come to see Kaif batting, but I’m disappointed he got out early,” said Gloucestershire spinner Vikram Banerjee.
Brief scores: Uttar Pradesh 275 for 8 in 92 overs (Suresh Raina 66, Praveen Kumar batting 51, Piyush Chawla 47; Anureet Singh 3/60, Karan Sharma 3/59) vs Railways