Rinku Singh hits unbeaten 118 as Uttar Pradesh reach 202 against Goa

Rinku Singh scored an unbeaten 118 to rescue Uttar Pradesh from early trouble and guide them to 202 all out on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match against Goa in Lucknow on Sunday. The left-hander hit 11 fours and two sixes after Uttar Pradesh slipped to 33 for three and later 90 for four.

Madhav Kaushik top-scored among the other batters with 45 from 96 balls before Goa leg-spinner Yash Kasvankar took five for 86 from 25 overs. Ruthvik Naik claimed two wickets while Shubham Tari and Lalit Yadav took one each. Goa reached 43 without loss in reply at stumps, trailing by 159 runs.

Shivendra Bhujbal was unbeaten on 31 from 39 balls and Suyash Prabhudessai reached 12 not out as Goa negotiated 12 overs without losing a wicket.