Kerkar, Chitnis prop up DY Patil in Times Shield 'A' Division

MUMBAI: Centuries by Eknath Kerkar and Abhishek Chitnis and their 222-run partnership for the sixth wicket in just 233 balls helped DY Patil 'A' declare at 643 for six against Indian Oil on the second day of the Times Shield 'A' Division third round, at Nerul, on Wednesday.
Kerkar who was unbeaten on 52, went on to score an unbeaten 168 in 179 balls with the help of two sixes and 16 fours, while Chitnis hit one six and seven fours in his 110 ball-104.Left arm spinner Rajesh Pawar took three for 146, while Paresh Patel took two for 83. At the close of play, Indian Oil were 124 for four, with Abbas Ali batting on 55. Off-spinner Ryan Ninan captured three for 35.
A six-wicket haul by left-arm spinner Vishal Dabholkar (27-7-62-6) was instrumental in restricting Jain Irrigation to 219 against Tata Sports Club, who got a 168-run lead in the first innings.
Brief Scores:
Group 'A': D.Y.Patil `B' 181 and 102-3 (A Iyappa 28, Nilkanth Parab 29; Harmeet Singh 3-45) vs Air-India 195 (Sushant marathe 33, Hrishikesh kanitkar 60, Ankit Chavan 36; Udit Patel 5-70, Pravin Tambe 3-45). Tata Sports Club 387 (K Pawar 33, Praful Waghela 140, Nikhil Patil jr. 53, Shardul Thakur 49*; Yehul Ingle 5-83, Raju Mehra 3-50) vs Jain Irrigation 219 (Krunal Nar 53, A Raut 45, Yehul Ingle 36; Vishal Dabholkar 6-62; Wilkin Motta 3-37).
Group 'B': Western Railway 'B' 291 vs BPCL 267-2 (Bhavin Thakkar 149, Vinit Indulkar 91*). DY Patil 'A' 643-6 decl (Akhil Herwadkar 241, Sridip Mangella 46, Yogesh Takawale 48, Eknath Kerkar 168*, Siddharth Chitnis 104; Rajesh pawar 3-146, Paresh Patel 2-83) vs Indian Oil 124-4 (Ryan Ninan 3-37).