UTCA face 217-run defeat against Hyd in Ranji Trophy

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Chandigarh, February 20

The Union Territory Cricket Association (UTCA), Chandigarh, lads faced a 217-run defeat against Hyderabad in their Elite Group debut of Ranji Trophy at Vikash Cricket Ground, Bhubaneswar, today.

A fine bowling attack by Hyderabad pacer Ravi Teja (6/41) wrecked Chandigarh’s batting line-up. Chasing 400 runs for an outright win, Chandigarh’s second innings folded for just 183 runs. In reply to Hyderabad’s first innings total of 347, Chandigarh managed to score 216 runs. After getting a 131-run lead, Hyderabad declared their second innings for 269/8 to set a herculean target of 400 runs for Chandigarh.

Chandigarh, after resuming from overnight score of 21/2, lost their first wicket of the day as Gaurav Gambhir (7) was claimed by CTL Rakshann. Thereafter, Arslan Khan and captain Manan Vohra added 71 runs for the fourth wicket. However, Manan (22), who scored a century in the first innings, fell prey to Rakshann at the team’s total of 96 runs. Khan followed the suit as Tanay Thyagarajan bowled him for 68 off 90 balls. Teja, thereafter, swung into action and claimed Arjit Singh (4) Ankit Kaushik (32), Gurinder Singh (0) and Jagjit Singh Sandhu (0). Raj Angad Bawa (35 off 47 balls) remained unbeaten, while Sandeep Sharma (0) was the last man out for Chandigarh innings.

Rakshann (3/62) and Thyagarajan (1/70) were other main wicket takers for the bowling side. Chandigarh will play their next match against Baroda on February 24.

Punjab claim three points over HPCA

Punjab lads scored three points on the basis of first innings lead over Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi. Starting their innings from 151/5 in 49.5 overs, Himachal Pradesh lads posted 402/8 in 115.4 overs at the end of last day’s play. AP Vashisht (140 off 196 balls, with 15 boundaries) and PM Thakur (103 off 163 balls, with 13 boundaries) were the main run getters for the side. Mayank Markande (3/103) and Arshdeep Singh (2/78) were the most successful wicket takers for the bowling side. Punjab will now take on Haryana in their next match on February 24.