After an intriguing first day's play of the semifinal that saw Mumbai's batsmen build healthy starts against Madhya Pradesh without running away with the game, its captain Aditya Tare felt the contest was evenly poised.
“We cannot say we are in control. We lost two wickets towards the end,” he said.
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Asked about his fluent innings of 68 here after recovering from a finger injury, Tare said, “I had expected that we would be playing on a green-top. I had prepared accordingly. I worked out a plan.” He added, “There is seam movement and swing for the pacemen. But if you bat well, there are runs to be made too.”
Shreyas Iyer scored an attacking 90, a significant portion of which was in partnership with Tare. "He batted the way he likes to bat, dominating the bowling at No. 3," Tare said.
Woho. Brilliant hundred from Jai Bista. Takes mumbai a step ahead in Col C K Nayudu trophy U-23. Exactly the brand of cricket champions play
— surya 212 (@surya_14kumar) >February 12, 2016
Suryakumar Yadav’s tweet criticising the Mumbai selectors for the omission of opener Jay Bista for this match has created a controversy, but Mumbai manager Ganesh Iyer said the situation had been addressed suitably. “The issue has been resolved. Suryakumar has been spoken to. The team is united as one.”
For Madhya Pradesh, seamer Chandrakant Sakure impressed with a four-wicket haul. Talking about his journey to the State team, he said, “I come from a place called Barghat near Jabalpur where very little cricket is played. It has been a struggle for me to come up, both financially and in terms of earning recognition.”
Sakure said senior paceman in the side Ishwar Pandey had been a big help for him. He added, “Zaheer Khan is one of my idols. I love the way he thinks out a batsman.” On his bowling here, Sakure said, “There is some help for pacemen. I concentrated on bowling around the off-stump.”
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