da heads bet： Santosh Sahu hit 122 at No 8 to be the architect of a Railways rallyon the second day of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Karnatakaat the Karnail Singh stadium in New Delhi on Friday
Staff Reporter23-Mar-2001Santosh Sahu hit 122 at No 8 to be the architect of a Railways rallyon the second day of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Karnatakaat the Karnail Singh stadium in New Delhi on Friday.Railways resumed at 237 for six but thanks chiefly to Sahu’s effort,they reached a total of 451. At stumps, Karnataka were 36 for no lossin reply.This was the first century for the 24-year-old from Madhya Pradeshplaying for Railways and the second overall – the first was alsoscored against Karnataka.For Karnataka, last year’s semifinalists, it was a tough day. First SNKhanolkar and Sahu, the overnight batsmen figured in a 93-run seventhwicket partnership. Khanolkar was out for 64. He faced 170 balls andhit seven fours. This was followed by an eighth wicket stand of 117runs off 35.4 overs between Sahu and Kulamani Parida (48). In a stayof 2-1/2 hours, Parida faced 102 balls and hit six fours and a six.Sahu was last out after batting 350 minutes. He faced 260 balls andhit 16 fours.Karnataka openers Arun Kumar (19) and Mithun Beerala (13) battedcarefully for 17 overs to come in unbeaten at stumps. But there isstill a lot of work ahead for the Karnataka batsmen.