Chennai: Ajinkya Rahane continued his impressive domestic form by slamming an unbeaten hundred (109) to take a depleted West Zone to a comfortable 303 for five on the first day of the five-day Duleep Trophy final against South Zone here today. Rahane, who scored over 1000 runs in this year’s Ranji season for champions Mumbai, remained unbeaten after facing 211 balls, hitting 13 fours and two sixes for his century. Captain Wasim Jaffer (69) and Bhavik Thaker (73) chipped in with a half century each. The visitors would have been in a more commanding position had not they lost two quick wickets -- that of Thaker and Abhishek Nayar -- towards close, both dismissed by S Sreesanth. At stumps, Siddarth Trivedi (0 not out) was giving Rahane company after Jaffer elected to bat at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here. Rahane, who struck his eighth first class century today, stitched two solid stands -- 77 in 20 overs for the second wicket with Jaffer and 134 in 40.4 overs with Thaker for the fourth wicket. For South, who were able to get moderate turn from the wicket, medium-pacer Sreesanth and R Ashwin took two wickets apiece while Shadab Jakati chipped in with one. (PTI)
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