Middle order batsmen Sunil Oasis and C Hemanth Kumar notched up an unfinished 119-run fourth wicket partnership to enable Kerala reach 210 for 3 against Andhra Pradesh on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' cricket match at Hyderbad on Tuesday.
Andhra Pradesh had declare their first innings on 458 for 7.
Resuming at 7 for one, Kerala were tottering at 91 for 3 as Andhra speedster Shahabuddin trapped veteran Ananthapadmanabhan leg before while Test discard Sujit Somasundaram was run out for 40.
Kumar was then joined by Oasis and the duo frustrated Andhra bowlers with judicious stroke play, blending aggression with caution to help their side with an unfinished 119 runs for fourth wicket.
Kumar was batting on 64 while Oasis was batting on 51 at the draw of stumps.
Scoreboard:
Andhra Ist innings: 458 for 7 declared
Kerala Ist innings:
C M Deepak lbw K S Shabuddin 0
Sujit Somasundaram run out 40
Anantha Padmanabhan lbw K S Shabuddin 47
C Hemantha Kumar batting 64
Sunil Oasis batting 51
Extras (NB-5, LB-1, B-1, W-1) 8
Total (for 3 wickets in 96.2 overs) 210
Fall of wickets: 1/0, 2/83, 3/91.
Bowling: K S Shabuddin 25-8-65-2, K Kalyna Krishna 20-2-46-0, R V CH Prasad 11-3-22-0, G Shankar 21-8-31-0, Vikram Verma 12-3-22-0, Y Venugopal Rao 3.2-0-6-0, M Suresh 4-1-16-0.
