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Ranji Trophy Rajasthan's fortunes fluctuated quite a bit on Day One, but two batsmen, Yash Kothari in the first session and Mahipal Lomror in the third, brought stability to the innings and ensured the team ended with a score of 304/7 in 87 overs against Himachal Pradesh on Day One of their second Group B Ranji Trophy fixture in Dharamshala on Friday. Made to bat first, Rajasthan lost Abhijeet Tomar (2 off 5 balls) in the first over, but his partner Kothari demonstrated great skill and temperament en route 84 off 147 that stood out for its fluency of shots, majorly played with the straight bat. He struck 11 fours.
Unlike in the first match against Pondicherry, left-hand batsman Lomror, looked composed as he progressed to notch up an unbeaten 89 off 122 balls. Just 11 runs short of his seventh First Class century, the 22-year-old slammed 12 fours and a six, and also stitched a crucial partnership of 82 runs with Manav Suthar (20 off 77 balls). Lomror and his partner at stumps, Arafat Khan (20 off 30 balls), put together unbeaten 33, which saw Rajasthan end the day with three wickets in hand.
Himachal’s left-arm spinner Mayank Dagar was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 22-4-83-4..
