Himachal Pradesh beat Punjab to enter Syed Mushtaq Ali final

Kolkata: A whirlwind half-century from Sumeet Verma was complemented by a three-wicket haul from Rishi Dhawan as Himachal Pradesh entered the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final after a 13-run win over Punjab here today. Sent in to bat, HP scored 176/7. In response, Shubman Gill made a 32-ball 45 but it wasn’t enough for Punjab.

Brief scores: HP: 176/7 (Verma 51, Vasisht 43; Sanvir 2/17, Abhishek 2/20); Punjab: 163/7 (Shubman 45; Dhawan 3/25).

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