da dobrowin： A spectacular 15 wicket match haul by Jai Prakash Yadav sent Vidarbhatumbling to an innings and 176 run defeat against Madhya Pradesh atthe Nehru Stadium in Indore
Sankhya Krishnan15-Nov-2000A spectacular 15 wicket match haul by Jai Prakash Yadav sent Vidarbhatumbling to an innings and 176 run defeat against Madhya Pradesh atthe Nehru Stadium in Indore. The 26 year old medium pacer from Bhopalwho grabbed 7/31 in the first innings went one better in the secondwith a haul of 8/80 as Vidarbha, following-on, were dismissed for 219.The visitors began their second knock on Thursday, having conceded astaggering 395 run first innings deficit. After Maninder Singh came onfirst-change to strike the first blow, removing opener and wicketkeeper V Naidu at 21, it was Yadav all the way. Beginning with thewicket of Adwait Manohar, he ripped the innings apart with the onlynotable resistance coming from the eighth wicket pairing of SA Khareand Amol Jichkar who added a doughty 51.Khare’s topscore of 44 off 55 balls was studded with six fours. No.10Abhijeet Piprode provided some late entertainment with a lusty 32 off29 balls, including five fours and a six before Yadav in his 25th overhad him caught by skipper Chandrakant Pandit to close out the matchfor Madhya Pradesh. The win took the hosts to the top of the pointstable with 14 points from three games while Vidarbha are yet to opentheir account in two engagements.