Off-spinner Ajit Bhoite justified his inclusion in the team with a four-wicket haul which helped Baroda bowl out Haryana for 171 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite division Group 'A' match at Motibag ground in Vadodara on Monday.
At close of the day's play, the hosts were 41 for the loss of two wickets. Connor Williams (20) and Rajesh Pawar (0) were at the crease.
Bhoite was included in the team as a replacement for out-of-form Yusuf Pathan, elder brother of Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan.
Earlier, Haryana skipper Joginder Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first. However, his team lost 6 wickets for 97 runs at lunch and another two before tea at the score of 163.
Sandeep Singh top scored for Haryana while Baroda bowling spearhead Rakesh Patel claimed three wickets conceding 41 runs.
Scorecard:
Haryana (first innings):
Sumit Sharam b R Patel 00
Ankit Rawat c Dishant Mehta b R Pawar 27
Sunny Singh c S Gaekwed b K Panchal 01
Joon c J Martin b A Bhoite 23
Sachin Rana run out 18
Mahesh Rawat c Shatrunjay Gaekwad b Bhoite 16
Sandeep Singh c Sathrunjay Gaekwad b Bhoite 30
Joginder Sharma b R Patel 22
Amit Mishra c Dishant Mehta b Bhoite 17
Gaurav Vashsht not out 01
Sanjay Bbudhwar b R Patel 01
Extra (LB 2, NB 12, W 1 ) 15
Total (all out in 79.2 overs ) 171
Fall of wickets: 1/00, 2/03, 3/49, 4/59, 5/90, 6/97, 7/128, 8/161, 9/170, 10/171
Bowling: Rakesh Patel 17.2-3-48-3, Ketan Panchal 5-4-02-1, Rajesh Pawar 21-7-40-1, Ajit Bhoite 27-8-61-4, Dishant Mehta 9-2-18-0
Baroda (first innings):
Connor Williams batting 20
Satyajit Parab lbw J Sharma 13
Rakesh Solanki lbw Sharma 4
Rajesh Pawar Batting 0
Extra (LB 1, NB 1, W 2 ) 4
Total (for 2 wickets in 11 overs) 41
Fall of wickets: 1/20, 2/41
Bowling: Joginder Sharma 5-2-20-2, Sanjay Budhwar 3-0-11-0, Sachin Rana 1-0-09-0, Gaurav Vashshist 2-2-00-0
