Jalaj Saxena took an eight-wicket haul to bundle out Railways for 256 in their first innings before Madhya Pradesh were themselves reduced to seven for two at the end of the opening day's play for their Ranji Trophy Group B match here today.
Electing to bat, opener Saurabh Wakaskar (73) and V Cheluvaraj (50) contributed with half-centuries but Saxena (8/96) along with his spin partner Ankit Sharma (2/58) wreaked havoc.
Faiz Ahmed (30) and Anureet Singh (35 not out) also chipped in with some important runs to take the Railways score past 250-run mark.
Madhya Pradesh then got off to a poor start, losing two early wickets.
At stumps Jalaj Saxena was batting on five and Naman Ojha was yet to open his account.
Brief scores:
Railways: 256 (Saurabh Wakaskar 73, V Cheluvaraj 50; Jalaj Saxena 8/96).
Madhya Pradesh: 7 for 2 in 8 overs.
