Nadaun:
Himachal Pradesh put a massive 419 runs on board against Meghalaya on the first day of Col CK Naidu Trophy at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium, Nadaun, Himachal Pradesh, on January 29.
Meghalaya elected to bowl first after wining the toss, hoping to take advantage of the pitch, but the Himachal batsman kept their cool and displayed some great batting.
An impressive 152 by Mukul Negi, supported by three half centuries by S G Arora (50), Aryavrat Sharma (50), and A A Walia (59) put the hosts in complete control of the game.
For Meghalaya, Aryan took 3 wickets, Ram picked up and Manish picked up 1 before the hosts decalred the innings at 419/6.
Meghalaya were 23/1 at stumps after losing Anish Charak for 12, with Rohit Shah and Manish at crease. Meghalaya will resume the second day of the play tomorrow, hoping to pull out a good partnership.