Jaipur: It was a dream debut for Rajat Baghel as the teenage opener smashed 145 to provide Rajasthan a strong start against Assam on Day 1 of the Col CK Nayudu Trophy U-23 Elite match at the KL Saini Stadium here on Friday.Rajasthan, who were asked to bat first, reached 212 for 3 on the truncated day due to early morning rain.Although the hosts lost two wickets — opener Sumit Godara (11) and captain Rohan Rajbhar (1) — cheaply, Rajat (145: 184b, 23×4, 3×6) and Raj Sharma put the innings back on track with a big 180-run partnership for the third wicket.When the stumps were drawn on Day 1, Raj Sharma was batting on 52 (99b, 9×4) while giving him company was night-watchman Ganesh Suthar (0).Both Rajat Baghel and Raj Sharma did well in the Cooch Behar U-19 Trophy earlier. Brief ScoresRajasthan 212/3 in 56 overs (Rajat Baghel 145, Raj Sharma 52*, Sumit Godara 11; Harsh Kumar 2-58, Sumit Kashyap 1-15) vs Assam.
