Chandigarh in driver’s seat

Mohali did not get off to a good start as their openers- Karan Aggarwal and Harsrup Singh- failed to provide a solid start to the team. Harsrup was caught by Talwinder off Shivam Bhambri when he went for an ambitious shot. The team had not opened their account yet at this stage. Karan was the next to go as he was snapped by Arjit off Jagjit Singh’s bowling. He scored 14 off 17 balls with the help of two boundaries.

Bowling in tandem,Chandigarh bowlers Hemank and Arpit Pannu spun a web around Mohali batsmen and hardly provided them with the space to score runs.

Only Jasinder (53) and Anmoljit (48) managed to come up with noteworthy knocks. Jasinder’s knock came off 93 balls with the help of four boundaries and two mighty sixes.

Brief scores:

Mohali: 1st innings: 218 all out in 94.3 overs (Jasinder Baidwan 53,Anmoljit Singh 48,Sahil Chander 31,Pukhraj Singh 21,Hemank Choudhary 4 for 62,Shivam Bhambri 2 for 20,Arpit Pannu 2 for 41)

Prabhjot ton propels Patiala

PRABHJOT Singh sent the Ludhiana bowlers on a leather hunt as the opener smashed a stroke-filled century (166) to help Patiala pile on a huge total in their match held at PAU Ludhiana on Friday. It was his knock that helped Patiala reach a good total.

Earlier,Patiala openers Prabhjot and Mandeep Singh put on 69 runs for the first wicket in 17.1 overs before Mandeep was caught by Nimit Malhan off Sandeep Singh’s bowling for 22 runs. Manpreet then joined Prabhjot and they added 73 runs for the second wicket. However,Manpreet also lost his concentration and was dismissed by Navendu for 31 runs.

Sagar joined Prabhjot at this stage and together they played some great shots to raise their century partnership (106 runs) and bolstered the team’s total. Prabhjot was finally out after a splendid batting performance in which he scored 166 runs off 220 balls with the help of 20 boundaries and four mighty sixes.

Sagar was the next to go as he was dismissed for 32 runs. The team’s score was 281 for 4 in 76.2 overs. Thereafter,Anmolpreet and Sanbir added unbeaten 62 runs for the fifth wicket to take the score to 343 for 4 in 95 overs before the stumps were drawn.

Brief scores:

Patiala: 343 for 4 in 95 overs (Prabhjot 166,Anmolpreet 62 no,Sagar 32,Manpreet 31,Mandeep 22,Sanbir 21 no,Sandeep 1 for 5,Navendu 1 for 35,Kabir 1 for 57).

18 wickets fall on Day One

BY the end of the first day’s play,Amritsar had earlier gained a lead of 70 runs in their first innings over Jalandhar in their match played at Gandhi Ground. After dismissing Jalandhar for paltry 74,Amritsar replied with 144 for 8 in 56 overs at the close of the day’s play. A total of 18 wickets fell on the first day.

Earlier,Jalandhar opted to bat first after winning the toss. Their decision backfired as the whole team was bowled out for 74 in mere 36.5 overs. Himanshu Sharma (24) and Manpreet Bhullar (10) were the only two batsmen to reach double figures. Rohit Kumar made full use of the conditions to return with four wickets. Sunny Sabbarwal and Sanjiv Kumar grabbed three wickets each.

Amritsar also got off to a bad start but still managed to score 144 for 8 in 56 overs. Opener Karan Sharma braved the hostile conditions and smashed a brisk half-century. He scored 54 off 85 deliveries with the help of seven boundaries and one towering six. Mohit Mariya bowled well to grab four wickets.

Brief scores:

Jalandhar: 1st innings: 74 all out in 36.5 overs (Himanshu Sharma 24,Manpreet Bhullar 10,Rohit Kumar 4 for 20,Sunny Sabbarwal 3 for 16,Sanjiv Kumar 3 for 35); Amritsar: 1st innings: 144 for 8 in 56 overs (Karan Sharma 54,Navneet Singh 20,Mohit Mariya 4 for 43,Rohit Chohan 2 for 42).