Three days of cricket saw Gujarat and Baroda flexing their batting muscles in the West Zone Under-14 Tournament at the Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad. The match ended as a draw on Saturday with Gujarat taking five points to Baroda's three.

Electing to bat after winning the toss on Friday, Baroda batsmen held the centre stage for the best part of a day and half to declare at 428/8 in 132.4 overs. Mrunal Pandey with 4/93 excelled with the ball as the Baroda kids had a good time with the bat. Two of them got to their hundreds. Captain Aditya Bochare made 132 and Priyank Barnda 139. Opening the innings, Bochare was in punishing form smashing the ball for 20 fours in his 151 ball innings that lasted for a little less than 3 hours. Barnda played a sedate innings facing 295 balls in a little over five and half hours, striking the ball for 3 sixes and 9 fours. Barnda added 149 for the sixth wicket with Sahil Patel who made an unbeaten 75 off 133 balls hitting 7 fours

It must have been a brave declaration by Baroda captain Bochare. With the all important first innings lead at stake, Gujarat went about with their batting with consummate ease. Three centuries were scored as Gujarat made 482/6 in 167 overs at the close of match. Sunny Patel and Mrunal Patel put on 149 for the second wicket. Sunny made 110 off 149 balls hitting 12 fours. Mrunal was more in a compiling mood as he made 178 in 490 balls. He struck 23 boundaries in his eight hours and 49 mintues long innings. He was also involved in a partnership of 179 for the sixth wicket with Kuldeep Gadhvi who made an impressive 111 off just 142 balls. Gadhvi struck 18 boundaries as he along with Mrunal pushed the Gujarat first innings past Baroda's.

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