J&K better placed for first innings lead despite Wakaskar ton

Vadodara, Dec 23:
Saurabh Wakaskar hit a fighting century hundred for Baroda but Jammu and Kashmir were better placed to take the crucial first innings lead on day three of the Ranji Trophy Group A match here today.
In response to J&K’s 497, Baroda were 370 for seven by stumps on the penultimate day.
Wakaskar took the hosts closer to the J&K total with 172 off 286 balls. But the home team has a task at hand at getting another 127 runs to match J&K’s total.
Brief scores: Jammu and Kashmir 470. Baroda 370/7 (Saurabh Wakaskar 172; Umar Nazir 2/92, Samiullah Beigh 2/66). (PTI)