Badrinath hits ton

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Badrinath hits ton, Rahane misses as West take control Chennai, Feb 7 (PTI) S Badrinath stood tall amid ruins before West Zone bundled out South for 199 and stretched their overall lead to 492 runs after day three of the Duleep Trophy final cricket match here today.Having managed a 260-run first innings lead, the dominant West Zone, gunning for their 17th Duleep Trophy title, ended day three at 232 for four in their second innings with Abhishek Nayar (9) and Kedar Jadhav (4) at the crease.
For West, Ajinkya Rahane, who had slammed 165 in the first innings, fell just two runs short of his second century of the match, while Parthiv Patel contributed 64 before cramps forced him to retire hurt.
Earlier resuming on 106 for four, South Zone lost wickets at regular intervals as their batsmen lacked the application and the will to grind it out.
With the West spin duo of Ramesh Powar (3/47) and Rajesh Pawar (3/73) running through the middle and lower order, Badrinath (100 not out) could only watch in exasperation as his partners kept changing.
His unbeaten 163-ball 100 included 10 fours and three sixes. PTI