Dhruv Pandove Trophy: Patiala, Kapurthala to fight final battle

Mohali, June 23

Patiala will face Kapurthala in the final of the Punjab Inter-District Cricket Championship for Dhruv Pandove Trophy, from June 26 to 29, at IS Bindra PCA Cricket Stadium.

In the semifinals, which concluded today, Kapurthala defeated Moga by 229 runs and Patiala ousted Gurdaspur on basis of the first innings lead.

In the first match, Moga, resuming from their overnight total of 132/4 in 52 overs, were all out for 246 runs in 109.2 overs. Vaibhav Saini (50), Sagar Khattri (41), Harish Kumar (40), Sidharth Sharma (28), Arshdeep Singh (26), Gurbaljeet Singh (25), Ankit Singh (14) and Manveer Singh (12) scored for the side. Prabhkirat Singh (4/54) was the main wicket-taker for the bowling side, followed by Sameer Khan (3/54) and Kamal Jajea (2/35).

Brief scores

Kapurthala (1st Innings): 292 all out in 89.2 overs

Moga (1st Innings): 102 all out

in 41 overs

Kapurthala (2nd innings): 285 all out in 77.5 overs

Moga (2ndinnings): 246 all out

in 109.2 overs.

In the second semifinal, Patiala lads defeated Gurdaspur on the basis of first innings lead. Gurdaspur lads posted 311/4 in 100 overs on the last day of the match. Saksham Singh (155), Aditya Marshal (45), Tushar (39),Vikrant Sharma (35), Danish Sangar (16) and Jai Sodhi (11) scored for the side. Damanpreet Singh (2/77) was the only notable wicket-taker for the bowling side.

Brief scores

Patiala (1st innings): 287 all out in 77.1 overs

Gurdaspur (1st innings): 134 all out in 83.5 overs

Patiala (2nd innings): 341 for 9 (declared) in 87.1 overs

Gurdaspur (2nd innings): 311/4 in 100 overs