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Thakkar and Prem hit tons as Kerala dominate day one

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Rohan Prem and Bhavin Thakkar hit centuries as Kerala took Goa to the cleaners to take an upper hand in their group C Ranji Trophy cricket fixture at Brabourne Stadium today.

Down 12/1 in the seventh over, Kerala rode on a huge 234-run partnership between Thakkar (120 batting; 16x4) and Prem (117; 14x4) to close day one on 290/2.

Giving Prem company was Sanju Samson on 28 at stumps.

Fresh from their win against Chhattisgarh, Goa started on a positive not when Rituraj Singh (1/21) dismissed Vishnu Sood but they found the going tough with Thakkar and Prem putting up a fine partnership.
 

Brief Scores:

Kerala 290/2; 90 overs (Rohan Prem 120 batting, Bhavin Thakkar 117) vs Goa.

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First Published: Nov 13 2016 | 7:57 PM IST

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