NEEL Athaley struck a fine century to pilot Vidarbha to 327-6 against Haryana on the opening day of their four-day U-23 CK Nayudu Trophy match at Gurugram Cricket Ground (SRNCC) in Gurugram on Monday. After losing his opening partner Vedant Dighade early, Neel forged a 144-run partnership with Shree Choudhary before being dismissed for 107. Shree (74) and Mohd Faiz (73) added 77 runs for the third wicket, putting Vidarbha in a strong position after they won the toss and elected to bat first. Brief scores: Vidarbha 1st innings 327-6 in 90 overs (Neel Athaley 107, Shree Choudhary 74, Mohd Faiz 73, Jagjot Sasan 26) vs Haryana.