Punjab beat Haryana by six wickets
2 Dec 2013 4:44 AM IST
Punjab produced a fine bowling effort before their batsmen just about held their nerve to carve out a three-wicket win against Haryana on the third day of their low-scoring Group A match of the Ranji Trophy here on Saturday.
Overnight 117/5, Haryana were bowled out for 155 today, leaving Punjab a paltry target of 135 to chase. The hosts overhauled the target after much struggle to grab the six points.
Sandeep Sharma was the star with the ball for Punjab as he snared six wickets for 50 in his 17.2 overs. VRV Singh also chipped in with figures of 3/50 to round off a fine bowling performance by the home team.
The top-scorer for Haryana in the second innings was Avi Barot, who made 31 off 87 deliveries, including four hits to the fence. Punjab made heavy weather of the chase but eventually pulled through to win the match with a day to spare.
The hosts found themselves a wicket down even before a single run had been scored. The wickets kept tumbling at regular intervals before Sandeep (37 not out) turned out to be the hero with the bat as well.
He shared a 71-run seventh wickets stand with Gurkeerat Singh (37) to take the home team past the finish line. Sandeep’s knock came off 65 balls and included a couple of boundaries.
HP thrash Assam by innings and 221 runs
DHARAMSALA: Himachal Pradesh trounced Assam by an innings and 221 run after the visiting batsmen collapsed miserably on the third and penultimate day of their Group C Ranji Trophy encounter here on Saturday.
After amassing a mammoth 463 for nine in their first innings in response to Assam’s paltry 81 all out, Himachal bowled out the visiting side for 161 to record the huge win.
Assam were overnight 97 for six Dheeraj Jadhav put up a stiff resistance to post a half century. His 52-run knock came off 125 deliveries and included six hits to the fence.
His was the last Assam wicket to fall in what was otherwise a shambolic batting performance. For Himachal, Rishi Dhawan picked up a five-wicket haul, conceding merely 58 runs in his 18.5 overs. Vikramjeet Malik also chipped in with figures of 3/40 in 20 overs.
Tripura bowlers came back strongly to keep their hopes alive for an interesting finish as they bowled out Goa for 177 in their second innings on the penultimate day of the Ranji Trophy Group C match.
Overnight 117/5, Haryana were bowled out for 155 today, leaving Punjab a paltry target of 135 to chase. The hosts overhauled the target after much struggle to grab the six points.
Sandeep Sharma was the star with the ball for Punjab as he snared six wickets for 50 in his 17.2 overs. VRV Singh also chipped in with figures of 3/50 to round off a fine bowling performance by the home team.
The top-scorer for Haryana in the second innings was Avi Barot, who made 31 off 87 deliveries, including four hits to the fence. Punjab made heavy weather of the chase but eventually pulled through to win the match with a day to spare.
The hosts found themselves a wicket down even before a single run had been scored. The wickets kept tumbling at regular intervals before Sandeep (37 not out) turned out to be the hero with the bat as well.
He shared a 71-run seventh wickets stand with Gurkeerat Singh (37) to take the home team past the finish line. Sandeep’s knock came off 65 balls and included a couple of boundaries.
HP thrash Assam by innings and 221 runs
DHARAMSALA: Himachal Pradesh trounced Assam by an innings and 221 run after the visiting batsmen collapsed miserably on the third and penultimate day of their Group C Ranji Trophy encounter here on Saturday.
After amassing a mammoth 463 for nine in their first innings in response to Assam’s paltry 81 all out, Himachal bowled out the visiting side for 161 to record the huge win.
Assam were overnight 97 for six Dheeraj Jadhav put up a stiff resistance to post a half century. His 52-run knock came off 125 deliveries and included six hits to the fence.
His was the last Assam wicket to fall in what was otherwise a shambolic batting performance. For Himachal, Rishi Dhawan picked up a five-wicket haul, conceding merely 58 runs in his 18.5 overs. Vikramjeet Malik also chipped in with figures of 3/40 in 20 overs.
Tripura bowlers came back strongly to keep their hopes alive for an interesting finish as they bowled out Goa for 177 in their second innings on the penultimate day of the Ranji Trophy Group C match.
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