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Kripal toured
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he hit 98 and 97 – the second innings runs came out of a total of 139 all out in which no one else reached double figures – and took 4 for 18 in the second innings. Kripal had university exams at the time of the final and was granted a postponement by the university. In the final against
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561:17 January
508:References
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264:Top score
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179:Last Test
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114:Relations
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350:Catches/
253:100s/50s
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235:4,939
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