da bet nacional： A strokefilled 94 by Anoop Pai helped Hyderabad take the vital firstinnings lead over Rajasthan in their Vijay Merchant Trophyquarterfinal match at the Deshbandhu Park in Calcutta on Saturday
Staff Reporter06-Jan-2001A strokefilled 94 by Anoop Pai helped Hyderabad take the vital firstinnings lead over Rajasthan in their Vijay Merchant Trophyquarterfinal match at the Deshbandhu Park in Calcutta on Saturday. Atstumps on the second day, Hyderabad were 290 for four in reply toRajasthan’s 254, compiled on Thursday.Resuming at two for no loss, the Hyderabad openers Prasanth Peter (89)and Imran Khan (47) put on 70 runs in 29.1 overs. Imran was the firstto be dismissed, caught by B Ranjan off S Godara. Hyderabad skipper ATRayudu (7) did not last long and in the 32nd over was caught by VivekYadav off Naresh Bhati.Anoop Pai then joined Prasanth Peter and the pair put their heads downto add 159 runs for the third wicket off 40 overs. Peter was thefourth batsman to be dismissed when he offered a catch to V Mathur offG Tanwar. During a 287-minute stay at the crease, Peter faced 213balls and hit nine fours and three sixes.Anoop then fell leg before to V Mathur with the score at 263, afterhelping Hyderabad cross the Rajasthan total. At stumps Abhinav Kumar(18) and Niranjan (14) were at the crease