Opener Dheeraj Jadhav (158) struck a brilliant century to guide Assam to a crucial first innings lead against Andhra in their Ranji Trophy group C match, as they ended day three on 352 for seven, here today.
Jadhav's knock comprised of 21 boundaries and a six and the 35-year-old added a 179 runs with Niraj Patel (70) for the fifth wicket to help his side go past Andhra's first innings total of 297.
Assam lead by 55 runs with 3 wickets remaining in their first innings, at Rural Development Trust Stadium here.
Shankara Rao, Kakani Harish, DP Vijaykumar bagged two wickets each for Andhra, while D Shivkumar claimed one.
Brief Scores:
Andhra: 297
Assam: 352/7 (Dheeraj Jadhav 158, Niraj Patel 70; Shankara Rao 2/62).
