da betway： A Devang Gandhi hundred saw Bengal secure the vital first innings leadin their match against Rajasthan at the KL Saini Ground, Jaipur
Staff Reporter27-Jan-2002A Devang Gandhi hundred saw Bengal secure the vital first innings leadin their match against Rajasthan at the KL Saini Ground, Jaipur.Gandhi’s 146 and an unbeaten 99 from No. 5 Subhomoy Das wasresponsible for guiding Bengal, who resumed at 122 for 2, to thecomfort zone of 409 for six.The morning’s play saw Gandhi and his captain Rohan Gavaskar, theovernight not out batsmen, make a slow yet steady beginning. The twoput on 108 runs for the third wicket before Gavaskar was dismissed.Das and Gandhi then got together in what was to prove the brightestpartnership of the day. The two were only together for 23 overs but inthat period added another 108 runs before Gandhi departed. Bengal losta further wicket but with Das looking good on 99 and a fair bit ofbatting to come, Bengald would be setting their sights on a massivefirst-innings score which would pave their way towards securing anoutright win.