Priyam, Akshdeep’s half centuries enable UP to score 225 for 7

The first day of a four-day cricket match between Kanpur and Baroda was played at Motibaug Cricket Ground. Kanpur put on a respectable score of 7 for 225 in their first innings, batting first. However, they lost their top three batsmen, and Dhruv Chand Jurel, Aryan Juyal, and Madhav Kaushik each scored only 26 runs. Dhruv Chand, who had scored a double hundred against Nagaland in the previous match, was not in the same touch. He handed over a catch to Mitesh Patel of Bhargav Bhatt, his 26 runs coming in 66 balls consisting of 4 boundaries. Skipper Karan Sharma and Priyam Garg checked the rot and added 68 runs in 156 balls for the fourth wicket. Bhargav Bhatt broke their partnership, claiming Priyam Garg's wicket. Priyamanshu caught him at deep, contributing 52 runs hitting 6 boundaries and a six. The score was 123 runs at this juncture. Up lost two more quick wickets of Karan Sharma (23) and Rinku Singh (2). They were reduced to 139 for 6 with Saurabh Kumar and Akshadeep Nath trying to check