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Somasunder, Arunkumar top 300 runs in Duleep Trophy
Mohandas Menon |
April 02, 2003 16:46 IST
Plate 'B' batsmen Sujit Somasunder and J Arunkumar are the leading scorers after three matches in the Duleep Trophy, having scored 352 and 304 runs respectively.
Amit Pagnis, of Elite 'B' holds the record for the highest score in the tournament, having hit 184 against Plate B.
A summary of the tournament.
* indicates toss winner
Match 1 (Elite A vs Plate A)
At MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 12, 13, 14, 15 March, 2003
Match Drawn (PA 5 pts, EA 3 pts)
Plate A*: 373
(R Jaiswal 80, BM Rowland 75, SB Joshi 73, D Ganesh 72; IK Pathan 5-88) & 342 (VST Naidu 83, SB Jioshi 66, D Ganesh 63; IK Pathan 4-106)
Elite A: 281
(S Sriram 119, Y Venugopal Rao 30, Extras 40; D Ganesh 3-44) & 102-3
Match 2 (Elite B vs Plate B)
At Guru Nanak College Ground, Chennai on 12, 13, 14, 15 March, 2003
Match Drawn (EB 5 pts, PB 3 pts)
Elite B*: 350
(W Jaffer 35, AS Yadav 59, RS Gavaskar 42, TP Singh 64, MSK Prasad 40, SS Lahiri 31, Extras 46; ND Hirwani 6-80) & 434 (AA Pagnis 184, W Jaffer 59, MSK Prasad 79, Extras 36; ND Hirwani 4-129)
Plate B: 332
(S Somasunder 116, SR Nair 95; A Uniyal 6-92) & 4-0
Match 3 (Plate A vs Plate B)
At M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on 20, 21, 22, 23 March, 2003
Plate B won by an innings & 7 runs (PB 8 pts, PA 0 pts)
Plate A*: 247
(R Jaiswal 63, HH Kanitkar 41, Yashpal Singh 33, D Ganesh 38; S Santh 4-90, ND Hirwani 5-71) & 273 (R Jaiswal 50, DA Chougule 30, Yashpal Singh 84 not out; ND Hirwani 7-129)
Plate B: 527
(J Arunkumar 178, S Somasunder 32, R Vijay Bharadwaj 91, C Hemanth Kumar 88, CE Atram 48; RD Khirid 3-39SB Joshi 3-134)
Match 4 (Elite A vs Elite C)
At Gymkhana Ground, Secundrabad on 20, 21, 22, 23 March, 2003
Match Drawn (EC 5 pts, EA 3 pts)
Elite A: 369
(S Ramesh 42, S Sriram 109, D Vinay Kumar 125 not out; A Bhandari 3-107, NM Kulkarni 5-104) & 13-1
Elite C*: 398
(SS Das 40, JJ Martin 132, P Dharmani105; IK Pathan 4-101)
Match 5 (Elite A vs Plate B)
At M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on 27, 28, 29, 30 March 2003
Match Drawn (PB 5 pts, EA 3 pts)
Plate B*: 569
(J Arun Kumar 106, S Somasunder 153, R Vijay Bharadwaj 69, DS Bundela 101, SR Nair 58, AV Deshpande 32, Extras 33; Sarandeep Singh 8-180) & 185-4 (S Somasunder 51, AR Khurasiya 73; Sarandeep Singh 3-49)
Elite A: 469 (DS Manohar 32, S Sriram 30, DJ Gandhi 131, Y Venugopal Rao 127, D Dasgupta 35, RJ Kanwat 42; ND Hirwani 6-182)
Match 6 (Elite B vs Elite C)
At Indira Gandhi Stadium, Vijayawada on 27, 28, 29, 30 March, 2003
Match Drawn ((EB 5 pts, EC 3 pts)
Elite B*: 390
(AA Pagnis 49, Wasim Jaffer 76, VR Mane 47, TP Singh 43, MSK Prasad 33, SV Bahutule 61; NM Kulkarni 5-115) & 201-7 decl (Wasim Jaffer 102 not out, TP Singh 36; A Bhandari 3-60)
Elite C: 247
(Y Gowda 46, NS Doru 60; SV Bahutule 6-41) & 155-2 (SS Parab 65 not out, JJ Martin 55 not out)
Duleep Trophy 2002-03 points table (as on 30 March 2003) after six matches
| Teams | Mts | Points |
| Plate B | 3 | 16 |
| Elite B | 2 | 10 |
| Elite A | 3 | 9 |
| Elite C | 2 | 8 |
| Plate A | 2 | 5 |
Duleep Trophy 2002-03 records (as on 30 March 2003) after six matches
| Batsman | Score | For | Agst | Venue | Start Date |
| AA Pagnis | 184 | EB | PB | Chennai GN | 12/03/2003 |
| J Arunkumar | 178 | PB | PA | Bangalore | 20/03/2003 |
| S Somasunder | 153 | PB | EA | Bangalore | 27/03/2003 |
| JJ Martin | 132 | EC | EA | Secunderabad | 20/03/2003 |
| DJ Gandhi | 131 | EA | PB | Bangalore | 27/03/2003 |
| Y Venugopal Rao | 127 | EA | PB | Bangalore | 27/03/2003 |
| D Vinaykumar | 125* | EA | EC | Secunderabas | 20/03/2003 |
| S Sriram | 119 | EA | PA | Chennai MAC | 12/03/2003 |
| S Somasunder | 116 | PB | EB | Chennai GN | 12/03/2003 |
| S Sriram | 109 | EA | EC | Secunderabad | 20/03/2003 |
| J Arunkumar | 106 | PB | EA | Bangalore | 27/03/2003 |
| P Dharmani | 105 | EC | EA | Secunderabad | 20/03/2003 |
| W Jaffer | 102* | EB | EC | Vijayawada | 27/03/2003 |
| D Bundela | 101 | PB | EA | Bangalore | 27/03/2003 |
Top run-getters after six matches (as on 30 Match 2003)
| Batsman | Teams | Runs | Mts | Avg |
| S Somasunder | Plate-B | 352 | 3 | 88.00 |
| J Arunkumar | Plate-B | 304 | 3 | 76.00 |
| S Sriram | Elite-A | 286 | 3 | 71.50 |
| W Jaffer | Elite-B | 272 | 2 | 90.66 |
| AA Pagnis | Elite-B | 260 | 2 | 65.00 |
| JJ Martin | Elite-C | 211 | 2 | 105.50 |
| Ritesh Jaiswal | Plate-A | 205 | 2 | 51.25 |
| R Vijay Bhardwaj | Plate-B | 181 | 3 | 60.33 |
| D Ganesh | Plate-A | 179 | 2 | 44.75 |
| Y Venugopal Rao | Elite-A | 172 | 3 | 43.00 |
| SR Nair | Plate-B | 170 | 3 | 56.66 |
| MSK Prasad | Elite-B | 161 | 2 | 40.25 |
| Sunil B Joshi | Plate-A | 160 | 2 | 40.00 |
| TP Singh | Plate-B | 159 | 2 | 39.75 |
| D Bundela | Plate-B | 150 | 3 | 37.50 |
Best bowling in an innings
| Bowler | Wkt-R | For | Agst | Venue | Start Date |
| Sarandeep Singh | 8-180 | EA | PB | Bangalore | 27/03/2003 |
| ND Hirwani | 7-129 | PB | PA | Bangalore | 20/03/2003 |
| SV Bahutule | 6-41 | EB | EC | Vijayawada | 27/03/2003 |
| ND Hirwani | 6-80 | PB | EB | Chennai GN | 12/03/2003 |
| A Uniyal | 6-92 | EB | PB | Chennai GN | 12/03/2003 |
| ND Hirwani | 6-182 | PB | EA | Bangalore | 27/03/2003 |
| ND Hirwani | 5-71 | PB | PA | Bangalore | 20/03/2003 |
| IK Pathan-jr | 5-88 | EA | PA | Chennai MAC | 12/03/2003 |
| NM Kulkarni | 5-104 | EC | EA | Secunderabad | 20/03/2003 |
| NM Kulkarni | 5-115 | EC | EB | Vijayawada | 27/03/2003 |
Best bowling in a match
| Bowler | Wkt-R | For | Agst | Venue | Start Date |
| ND Hirwani | 12-200 | PB | PA | Bangalore | 20/03/2003 |
| Sarandeep Singh | 11-229 | EA | PB | Bangalore | 27/03/2003 |
| ND Hirwani | 10-209 | PB | EB | Chennai GN | 12/03/2003 |
Top wicket-takers after six matches (as on 30 Match 2003)
| Bowler | Teams | Wkts | Mts | Avg |
| ND Hirwani | Plate-B | 28 | 3 | 21.10 |
| IK Pathan-jr | Elite-A | 14 | 3 | 29.85 |
| Sarandeep Singh | Elite-A | 13 | 2 | 32.76 |
| NM Kulkarni | Elite-C | 12 | 2 | 21.16 |
| S Santh | Plate-B | 10 | 3 | 34.40 |
| SV Bahutule | Elite-B | 9 | 2 | 18.00 |
| A Uniyal | Elite-B | 7 | 2 | 21.71 |
| A Bhandari | Elite-C | 6 | 2 | 41.33 |
| SK Trivedi | Elite-C | 6 | 2 | 33.00 |
| Sunil B Joshi | Plate-A | 5 | 2 | 42.00 |
| D Ganesh | Plate-A | 5 | 2 | 36.80 |
| SR Nair | Plate-B | 5 | 3 | 74.00 |
| Ranadeb R Bose | Elite-A | 5 | 3 | 51.40 |