Kanpur,, Oct. 18 -- Rinku Singh struck an unbeaten 118 to rescue Uttar Pradesh from a precarious position before Goa made a steady start to reach 43 without loss at stumps on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match here on Sunday.
Rinku's patient knock, studded with 11 fours and two sixes, helped Uttar Pradesh recover from a top-order collapse and post 202 in 71 overs after opting to bat.
Goa were 43 without loss in 12 overs at stumps, with wicketkeeper-batter Shivendra Bhujbal unbeaten on 31 off 39 balls and Suyash Prabhudessai on 12. They trail by 159 runs.
Uttar Pradesh were in trouble early after Abhishek Goswami (5), Aryan Juyal (14) and Karan Sharma (0) departed cheaply, reducing the side to 33 for three.
Madhav Kaushik offered resistance with a 96-ball 45 before falling to Shubham Tari, leaving UP at 90 for four.
Rinku then held the innings together as wickets
continued to fall at the other end.
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