Gurkeerat, seamers fashion Punjab victory
Half centuries from Gurkeerat Singh and Harbhajan Singh capped a good bowling performance from Punjab on the final day to help them beat Maharashtra by three wickets in Pune
Half centuries from Gurkeerat Singh and Harbhajan Singh capped a good bowling performance from Punjab on the final day to help them beat Maharashtra by three wickets in Pune
Kedar Jadhav's first century of the season and his unbroken 148-run partnership with Rahul Tripathi all but ensured Maharashtra would deprive Punjab of an outright win
Yuvraj Singh's scintillating knock of 136 runs, and his two century partnerships with Jiwanjot Singh and Gurkeerat Singh for the fourth and fifth wicket, respectively, put Punjab on course of for taking away maximum points against Maharashtra
"I may have got the Man-of-the-Match award, but my Man of the Match is Samad Fallah," Yuvraj Singh said after Punjab's three-wicket win against Maharashtra in Pune
Maharashtra's Ankit Bawne has retired hurt after being hit on the helmet at the stroke of lunch on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Group B match against Punjab
Punjab's bowlers executed their plans to perfection, as they snatched the advantage from hosts Maharashtra on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group B game
An injury denied medium-pacer Sandeep Sharma the chance to play for India A in Australia earlier this year. Having regained his fitness, he is looking to add to his pace in the domestic season
Their form and the return of players like Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh make Punjab favourites in their forthcoming Group B game against Maharashtra in Pune
Group A | |||||
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Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
KNTKA | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
TN | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
MUM | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
MP | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 |
BRODA | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
RLYS | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
UP | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
BENG | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
J + K | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
Group B | |||||
Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
DELHI | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
MAHA | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
VIDAR | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 24 |
GUJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 |
ODSA | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
PNJB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
RAJ | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
HRYNA | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
SAU | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
Group C | |||||
Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
ASSAM | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 38 |
AP | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
HP | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 28 |
JHK | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 |
HYD | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
KER | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
TPURA | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
SVCS | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
GOA | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 |