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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
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For his 36

End of first session with India still trailing by 223 runs on day 2 of the third Test in Mohali. Parthiv Patel has played well for his 37. He is making a comeback into the Test side after 8 years.

http://cricket.rediff.com/commentary/2016/nov/27/liveupdates.htm
Please elaborate on the use of "for" here?
There are many meanings given for "for" in the dictionaries.
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It means he batted well, scoring 37 useful runs for his team.

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  • It means he batted well, scoring 37 useful runs for his team.
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It means he batted well, scoring 37 useful runs for his team.
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I understand the sentence meanin but want to know the use of "for which is a preposition but it has so many meanings in the dictionary.
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