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Vijay Merchant Trophy: Gujarat makes positive strides on day 2

Gujarat secured 133 runs thanks to a 95 runs unbeaten partnership between Sundaresh Bhatt and Patel Kush until rain curtailed the day’s play

DTNEXT Bureau

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu continued its dominant form registering 293 runs on the second day of the U-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy against Gujarat at Bengaluru. In return, Gujarat secured 133 runs thanks to a 95 runs unbeaten partnership between Sundaresh Bhatt and Patel Kush until rain curtailed the day’s play.

BRIEF SCORES: Tamil Nadu 293 in 101.5 overs (S Prakash Raj 53, Soumodeep Arvind Manna 149, Daivik Shah 3/39, Karm B Patel 3/75) vs Gujarat 133/3 in 51 overs (Sundaresh Bhatt 42*, Patel Kush 49*)

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