L ucknow: A bhishek Kaushal struck an unbeaten century as Railways took command against UP in their U-23 Col CK Nayudu Trophy match in Rajkot on Wednesday.
Railways, resuming the second day at 75/3, reached 344/7 in 115 overs at stumps, taking a 165-run first-innings lead over Uttar Pradesh with three wickets still in hand. Railways began the day with Abhishek Kaushal unbeaten on 12 and skipper Virat Jaiswal on 16. The pair added a solid 71 runs off 174 balls for the fourth wicket before Ayush Choudhary provided the breakthrough by dismissing Jaiswal for 40 at 120/4 in 47.2 overs. Kaushal then combined with Sarvesh Rohilla to add 84 runs off 119 balls for the fifth wicket. Rohilla played positively and scored 51 off 58 balls before being trapped leg-before by Vipraj Nigam at 204/5 in 67.1 overs. The pair frustrated UP with an unbeaten 72-run stand off 153 balls for the eighth wicket. Kaushal remained unbeaten on 127 off 290 balls, while left-arm spinner Om Singh, who had earlier impressed with the ball, contributed an important unbeaten 30.
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