Sachin Baby Misses Century as Kerala Goes Behind First-Innings Lead Imagine that it was an otherwise tough batting condition where Sachin Baby showed great determination and skill but miscalculated his position. Kerala was supposed to be accomplishing a total of 379 and needed 55 more runs. The Kerala captain was batting on 98 and tried a wild slog sweep off Parth Rekhade.
The ball sailed away toward deep mid-wicket and Karun Nair caught it. Baby had to leave, having faced 235 balls, over 345 minutes, scored 98 with 10 fours. His dismissal proved critical as it saw the end of the last respectable partnership for Kerala at the VCA Stadium. Kerala folded up for 342 before the close of play on day three.
Match Scenario
With two days left and two quality spin attacks on the pitch getting assistance with the new ball, an innings lead will not necessarily dictate this particular contest’s result.
Day Three News
The day opened with Sachin Baby elegantly driving Nachiket Bhute through the covers after resuming from their overnight score of 131 for three. Baby played carefully, displaying understanding that the surface evidently favored the spinners. The in-form partnership with Aditya Sarvate (79 off 185 balls, 275 minutes, 10 fours) had a fourth-wicket stand of 93 which was broken by Harsh Dubey. This promising left-arm spinner has now set the new record for most wickets in a Ranji Trophy season, taking 69, with an outside edge from Sarvate caught at silly mid-off.
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Struggles in the Middle Order
Kerala’s middle-order linchpins, Salman Nizar and Mohammed Azharuddeen, failed to give any long-lasting support to their captain. Jalaj Saxena offered some resistance to Baby, getting a seventh-wicket partnership worth 46 before Baby’s eventual dismissal.
