A six-wicket haul by Anshul Tripathi propelled Chandigarh to defeat Amritsar on the basis of first innings lead in a match of the Punjab State Under-19 Cricket Tournament for Dhruve Pandove Trophy being played at Gandhi grounds, Amritsar on Monday. Tripathi was the star of the day as he claimed six wickets for 116 runs as Chandigarh restricted Amritsar to 257 in their first innings.
After Chandigarh posted a total of 434 for 8 in their first innings, Amritsar never looked into the game as they were bundled out for 257 in their first innings. Openers Sunny Sandhu and Gagandeep Singh were associated in a 70-run stand for the first wicket before Gagandeep Singh departed off the bowling of Rahul Chara. Singh made 25 runs. Sunny Sandhu was then joined by Mohit Handa as the duo were associated in an 82-run stand for the second wicket. Gagandeep Singh was run out at a score of 51 runs which started Amritsar's downfall. Soon, Mohit Handa too departed after playing a valiant knock of 66 runs. Amandeep Bawa was the other main run-getter for Amritsar as he played a knock of 35 runs. For Chandigarh, Anshul Tripathi was the star of the day as he claimed six wickets for 116 runs while Rahul Chara claimed three wickets for 87 runs.
Brief score:Chandigarh: First innings : 434 for 8, Amritsar : 257 all out in 94.2 overs (Mohit Handa 66, Gagandeep Singh 51, Amandeep Singh 35, Anshul Tripathi 6 for 116, Rahul Chara 3 for 87).
Ludhiana score emphatic winIn the second match played at Ludhiana, hosts Ludhiana scored a 73-run win over Mukatsar. After restricting Mukatsar to 167 in their second innings, Ludhiana scored 342 for 6 in their first innings before declaring the innings. Mukatsar were bundled out for 102 in their second innings, thereby handing Ludhiana an outright win by 73 runs.
Akhil Aggarwal played a fluent knock of 201 for Ludhiana in their first innings. His knock lasted for 197 balls and consisted of 23 boundaries and two towering sixes. Ashish Kumar made 40 while Sanchit Gosain made 32. Jaskaran was the star of the day for Ludhiana in bowling as he claimed 5 wickets for 12 runs. Abhishek Talwar claimed two wickets for 10 runs as Mukatsar were bundled out for 102 runs. Mahavir and Abhinandan were the top scorer for Mukatsar as they played identical knocks of 23 runs each.
Brief score:Mukatsar : First innings : 167 all out and Second innings ; 102 all out (Mahavir 23, Abhinandan 23, Jaskaran 5 for 25), Ludhiana : First innings : 342 for 6 in 73 overs 9Akhil Aggarwal 201, Ashihs Kumar 40).
Bhanu Pratap shines in Mohali's narrow winA three-wicket haul by Bhanu Pratap (3 for 65) guided hosts Mohali to a narrow win on the basis of first innings lead in a match against Ropar played at PCA stadium. After posting a total of 365 for 8 in their first innings, Mohali restricted Ropar to 345 in 93.5 overs to win the match on the basis of first innings lead. Prince Pannu was the main scorer for Ropar as he played a valiant knock of 105 runs off 98 balls. His knock consisted of seven boundaries and three towering sixes. Arjun and Manpreet were the other main scorer playing knocks of 62 and 55 runs respectively. Bhanu Pratap was the main wicket-taker for Mohali as he claimed three wickets for 65 runs while Ankit Wadhawan claimed three wickets for 81 runs. Sohrab Dhaliwal claimed two wickets for 76 runs.
Brief score :Mohali : First innings : 361 for 8, Ropar : First innings : 345 all out in 93.5 overs (Prince Pannu 105, Arjun Kumar 62, Manpreet Singh 55, Bhanu Pratap 3 for 65, Ankit Wadhawan 3 for 81).
Yogesh bowls Jalandhar to victoryBuoyed by a four-wicket haul by Yogesh (4 for 65), Jalandhar defeated Patiala on the basis of the first innings lead in another match on Monday.
After posting a total of 384 for 9 in their first innings, Jalandhar restricted Patiala to a paltry total of 198 runs in 70.2 overs. Yogesh was the star of the day for Jalandhar as he claimed four wickets for 65 runs while Rohin Thapar claimed three wickets for 47 runs. For Patiala, Robin Dhillon scored 53 runs while Jiwanjot made 31 runs.
Brief score:Jalandhar: First innings : 384 for 9 in 95 overs, Patiala : First innings : 198 all out in 70.2 overs (Robin Dhillon 53, Jiwanjot 31, Yogesh 4 for 65, Rohin Thapar 3 for 47).
