Gujarat took control of the Ranji Trophy Plate Division final by coming up with a strong reply against Railways’ modest first innings total on the second day of the five-day match on Sunday.
Harshad Rawle’s quickfire 81-ball 110 helped Railway’s to 260.  Then Gujarat captain Parthiv Patel and opener Nilesh Modi notched up half centuries in contrasting styles to help their team to 140 for two at close at the Brabourne Stadium.
Brief scores:
Railways: (O/n 202/7) 260 all out in 111.3 overs (H Rawle 110, S Saxena 30; Trivedi 2-60, Amit Singh 2-34, Parmar 4-63) vs Gujarat 140/2 in 66 overs (Nilesh Modi Modi 66 batting, Parthiv Patel 52).