NAGPUR: Fresh after retained by Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL auction, Uttar Pradesh middle-order bat Rinku Singh was threatening to seize what had been an otherwise Vidarbha’s day. His attacking strokeplay, that had two sixes and ten fours, took Vidarbha by surprise. A quick glove-work from Akshay Wadkar to stump the batsman off Aditya Sarwate ended Singh’s stay and brought Vidarbha back on the first day of their Ranji Trophy campaign at Sultanpur, Gurgaon, on Thursday.
Despite opting to bat, Uttar Pradesh's top-4 were found wanting against Vidarbha bowlers in the morning. Vidarbha had reduced UP to 57 for 4. But Singh (65) turned the table soon after his arrival. The southpaw along with Aksh Deep Nath (91) were in command with a century (112) stand when Wadkar affected a brilliant stumping. Vidarbha continued the good work from there as UP managed 268 for 7 on Day 1 of Elite-G Ranji Trophy match.
