Rest of India 226 (Pujara 86, Gaja 4-60) and 379 for 4 (Saha 203*, Pujara 116*) beat Gujarat 358 (Gandhi 169, Kaul 4-86, Pankaj 4-104) and 246 (Panchal 73, Gandhi 70, Nadeem 4-64, Kaul 3-70) by six wickets
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Wriddhiman Saha became the first batsman in score a double century in the fourth innings of the Irani Cup © AFP
Wriddhiman Saha completed his maiden double hundred and Cheteshwar Pujara his 37th first-class century to ensure there was to be no final-day jitters for Rest of India during the course of their six-wicket win.
Saha and Pujara finished with an unbroken stand of 316 runs and polished off the 113 runs they required inside 20 overs and two hours in the morning session.Gujarat’s 132-run lead in the first innings ultimately came to naught. The final act of the game – Pujara coming down the track to loft left-arm spinner Hardik Patel over long off for four – was every bit symbolic as it was a reiteration of Rest of India’s approach to the chase. More to follow
Arun Venugopal is a correspondent at ESPNcricinfo. @scarletrun
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