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Haryana hold Punjab to a draw
Patiala: The Haryana batsman played with cool heads in their second innings after being obliged to follow on to hold Punjab to a draw in their North Zone Cooch Behar Trophy match here on Wednesday
Rakesh Sanghi
28-Oct-1999
Patiala: The Haryana batsman played with cool heads in their second innings
after being obliged to follow on to hold Punjab to a draw in their
North Zone Cooch Behar Trophy match here on Wednesday.
Resuming at 203 for 8 in first innings Haryana were all out for 218.
Amit Uniyal captured both the wickets to fall on Wednesday and got
five wickets for 43 runs. Forced to follow on Haryana lost their first
wicket at 11 when Nishant Goyal (4) was bowled by Gagandeep.
Opener Parveen Sharma (56) and Maninder Singh (61) added 102 runs
for the second wicket before Parveen cut a short ball into the hands
of keeper Sondhi off Yuvraj Singh.
Haryana skipper Satish Olhan who replaced Parveen then took the
responsibility of sustaining the innings. He remained unbeaten with
52. Haryana lost only four wickets while scoring 217 runs when the match
ended. Gagandeep took two wickets for 20 runs, while Sanjay Dhull
and Yuvraj Singh got a wicket each. Punjab got five points and
Haryana three.
Full postHaryana force J & K to follow on
Faridabad: Hostile bowling spells by Vineet Jain (4 for 79) and Manish (3 for 58) enabled Haryana to enforce the follow on against Jammu and Kashmir on the third day of their North Zone Ranji Trophy match here on Tuesday
Madhu Sanghi
27-Oct-1999
Faridabad: Hostile bowling spells by Vineet Jain (4 for 79) and Manish
(3 for 58) enabled Haryana to enforce the follow on against Jammu and
Kashmir on the third day of their North Zone Ranji Trophy match here
on Tuesday. J & K were all out for 242 runs, finishing 228 runs in
arrears.
J & K resumed at 93 for one. Overnight batsman Ranjit Bali who was 44
added only one run to his score before he was bowled by Vineet Jain's
inswinger. After his departure, Vineet and Manish struck at regular
intervals. Off-spinner Pankaj Thakur captured two wickets for 42 runs.
Kanvaljit Singh (62) played a gallant knock to carry the J & K total
to respectibility. He faced 214 balls and batted for 273 minutes
before being bowled by Manish. The batsmen who followed could not add
much to the total. Haryana claimed the second new ball after 84.1
overs at 163 for four. The decision proved to be successful as the
remaining six wickets fell for 79 runs.
Following on, J & K started their second innings badly as they lost
their consistent opening batsman Ranjit Bali (0) in the third over
bowled by Vineet Jain. At close of play, they were five for one in
four overs.
Full postServices struggling to avoid innings defeat
Delhi: Despite a valuable 60-run fifth wicket partnership between Abu Eric Samy and Saranjeet Singh, Services were struggling to avoid an innings defeat against Delhi on the third day of their North Zone Ranji Trophy match here on Tuesday
Madhu Sanghi
27-Oct-1999
Delhi: Despite a valuable 60-run fifth wicket partnership between
Abu Eric Samy and Saranjeet Singh, Services were struggling to
avoid an innings defeat against Delhi on the third day of their
North Zone Ranji Trophy match here on Tuesday.
Services, trailing by 303 runs after Delhi declared their first
innings at 444 for eight, were reeling at 140 for five in their
second innings, at close with Sarabjeet Singh, on 42, waging a
lone battle at the Harbax Singh stadium.
The hosts, who were shot out for a paltry 141 in their in their first
essay, still needed 163 runs to make Delhi bat again with only five
wickets intact.
Earlier, Manhas, who was 15 short of his century, completed his ton but
lost his overnight partner Rahul Sanghvi (25), bowled by off-spinner
M.V.Rao. Manhas continued his good work with Amit Bhandari (20 not
out) to take Delhi to 444 at the first drinks break when skipper Ajay
Sharma declared the innings. Manhas remained unbeaten at 125 with nine
hits to the ropes.
Full postPunjab poised for victory
Mohali: Punjab were well placed to score a victory over Himachal Pradesh at stumps on the third day of their North Zone Ranji Trophy match here on Tuesday
Rajesh Arora
27-Oct-1999
Mohali: Punjab were well placed to score a victory over Himachal
Pradesh at stumps on the third day of their North Zone Ranji Trophy
match here on Tuesday.
Punjab declared their second innings at lunch at 176 for six, setting
HP a target of 402 for victory in 143 overs. At close of play, HP were
reeling at 127 for five.
Punjab resumed their second innings at the score of 38 for 2. Dinesh
Mongia slammed a well compiled century and added 133 runs for the
third wicket with his overnight partner Amit Sharma (33).
Mongia smashed three consective boundaries to square leg off Shakti
Singh who got six wickets in the first innings. Jaswant Rai who
replaced Shakti Singh was also punished by Mongia as he hit 22 runs
from his first two overs which included two big sixes and one hit to
the fence. Mongia completed his fifth century in the Ranji Trophy
while playing in his 43rd innings of his 28th match off just 109 balls
with 10 hits to fence and two mighty sixes. Amit Sharma (33) also made
a valuable contribution.
Full postHaryana struggling to avoid follow on
Patiala: Haryana at 203 for 8, still needed 48 runs to avoid the follow-on on the second day of the North Zone Cooch Behar cricket match against Punjab here on Tuesday
Rakesh Sanghi
27-Oct-1999
Patiala: Haryana at 203 for 8, still needed 48 runs to avoid the
follow-on on the second day of the North Zone Cooch Behar cricket
match against Punjab here on Tuesday.
Earlier, resuming at 304 for five, opener Ravneet Ricky completed a
brilliant double century to power Punjab to 400 for 7 declared. He
scored 48 runs off 32 balls in the morning to complete a well-deserved
double hundred. In all Rickey was at the crease for 439 minutes and
faced 331 balls to score 201 runs with the help of 26 hits to the
fence. The Punjab skipper declared the innings after Rickey was bowled
by Sumeet Sharma.
The other overnight batsman Ankur Sodhi contributed 45 runs with the
help of four boundaries before he was caught by Joginder Sharma off
Sumeet and added 114 runs with Ricky for the sixth wicket. Joginder
Sharma and Sumeet Sharma took two wickets each giving away 85 and 51
runs respectively.
When Haryana batted, they found runs hard to come by. Only Isham Ganda
(58), Sumeet Sharma (38) and Sukhbir Chodhary (33) could put up some
resistance. Amit Uniyal was the most successful bowler taking three
wickets for 34 runs while Sanjay Dhull got two wickets giving away 46
runs.
Full postPunjab opt for batting practice after gaining big lead
Mohali: Fine medium fast bowling by Reetinder Sodhi (5 for 30) and Sandeep Sharma (3 for 46) put Himachal Pradesh on back foot as they were bundled out 46 minutes after tea for a paltry total of 129 runs in their first innings in reply to Punjab's
Rajesh Arora
26-Oct-1999
Mohali: Fine medium fast bowling by Reetinder Sodhi (5 for 30) and
Sandeep Sharma (3 for 46) put Himachal Pradesh on back foot as they
were bundled out 46 minutes after tea for a paltry total of 129 runs
in their first innings in reply to Punjab's total of 354 on the second
day of the North Zone Ranji Trophy match here on Monday.
Punjab started their first innings from the overnight total of 317 for
8. Sarandeep Singh (57) was the first to depart in the seventh over of
the day when he was bowled by Shakti Singh's inswinger with the total
330. He added 72 runs for ninth wicket with Navdeep Singh (36 not
out). Shakti Singh finished with six wickets at a cost of 107 runs.
This was tenth time he had claimed five or more wickets in an innings
in his 42nd match.
The Himachal batsmen were never in the hunt to come anywhere near the
Punjab total. The wickets fell at regular intervals. Most of the
damage was done by medium pacers Reetinder Sodhi (5 for 30) and
Sandeep Sharma (3 for 46). Navdeep Singh and Sandeep Sawal got a
wicket each.
Yashwant Pal Singh(32), Nischal Gaur (29) and Jaswant Rai (20) showed
some resistance. Yashwant was impressive as he hit four boundries
while facing 102 balls.
Full postDelhi gain big lead over Services
New Delhi: An unbeaten 85 by Mithun Manhas and half centuries from Ashu Dani(76) and Virender Sehwag (70) gave Delhi a commanding 218-run first innings lead over Services on the second day of the North Zone Ranji Trophy match here on Monday
Madhu Sanghi
26-Oct-1999
New Delhi: An unbeaten 85 by Mithun Manhas and half centuries from
Ashu Dani(76) and Virender Sehwag (70) gave Delhi a commanding 218-run
first innings lead over Services on the second day of the North Zone
Ranji Trophy match here on Monday. At draw of stumps, Delhi were 359
for seven with Manhas and Rahul Sanghvi (2) at the crease.
Delhi's lead was built around a 113-run fifth wicket stand between
Manhas and Sehwag, whose knock came off just 73 delivaries and
included seven hits to the fence and a huge six over extra over. The
partnership was broken when Sehwag was caught at extra over by Sanjay
Verma while trying to drive Pankaj Maitery. Minhas, who anchored the
Delhi innings, fell after 240 minutes at the crease. His knock
included six boundaries.
Earlier, resuming at the overnight score of 61 for one, Ashu Dani and
Akash Malhotra (42) put together 110 runs for the second wicket before
medium pacer M V Rao, who was bowling off-spin for a change, bowled
Malhotra. Skipper Ajay sharma played a breezy innings of 31 before
edging Rao to G S Thapa. Dani fell leg before to Syed Javed when the
score was 191. Rao and Syded Javed captured two wickets each giving
away 83 and 126 runs respectively.
Full postHaryana pile up big total
Faridabad: Jammu & Kashmir made a confident start in their first innings on the second day of their North Zone Ranji Trophy match against Haryana here on Monday
Madhu Sanghi
26-Oct-1999
Faridabad: Jammu & Kashmir made a confident start in their first
innings on the second day of their North Zone Ranji Trophy match
against Haryana here on Monday.
Haryana declared their first innings after scoring 469 for eight on
the second day. Resuming at 261 for two, the overnight centurian
Rajesh Puri departed after adding two runs to his score and was out
for 109. Sanjay Dalal joined Amarjeet Kaypee and both stroked well
against the toothless J & K attack. They added 148 runs for the fourth
wicket. Seasoned compainer Kaypee (95) missed his 27th Ranji century
by five runs. He struck 14 boundries in his knock of 152 balls and
remained at crease for 234 minutes. He was adjuged lbw off Vijay
Sharma. Dalal scored an impressive 81 runs which came of 123 balls
with the help of seven hits to the fence and two sixes. Vijay Sharma
(4 for 63) and Sanjay Sharma (3 for 90) were the successful bowlers.
J & K started on a sound footing as their openers put on 68 runs. Amit
Pal (26) was the only batsmen to depart, out to Munish. Ranjeet Bali
(44) and Kanwaljeet Singh (14) were at the crease at the close of play
with the total 93 for 1 in 35 overs.
Full postLiebenberg hits entertaining hundred
Sri Lanka A ended the second day of their three-day match against a Combined XI on 120 for three, still 51 runs short of avoiding an innings defeat in Potchefstroom on Monday
Trevor Chesterfield
26-Oct-1999
Sri Lanka A ended the second day of their three-day match
against a Combined XI on 120 for three, still 51 runs short of
avoiding an innings defeat in Potchefstroom on Monday.
Earlier, Gerhardus Liebenberg steered the Combined XI, comprising of
players from North West, Free State and Griquas, to 270 for eight with
an entertaining 126.
Sri Lanka, playing their first game in a six-week tour of the country,
made an awful start to their second innings. Batting after an entire
session was lost to a lunchtime storm, the tourists crashed to 11 for
three with North West quickie Jannie Dreyer claiming all three wickets
in the space of eight balls.
Sajith Fernandez (55 not out) and TM Dilsnan (40 not out) restored
some order to the innings with an unbeaten stand of 109 for the fourth
wicket.
Full postUnbeaten 152 by Rickey
Patiala: A superb unbeaten 152 by Raveent Rickey helped Punjab score 304 for five in 90 overs against Haryana on the opening day of their second league match of the Cooch Behar tournament at the Dhruv Pandove stadium here on Monday
Rakesh Sanghi
26-Oct-1999
Patiala: A superb unbeaten 152 by Raveent Rickey helped Punjab score
304 for five in 90 overs against Haryana on the opening day of their
second league match of the Cooch Behar tournament at the Dhruv Pandove
stadium here on Monday.
Electing to bat, Punjab lost opener Munish Sharma without any run on
the board but the other opening batsman Ravneet Ricky & skipper Yuvraj
Singh put on 85 runs for the second wicket and took their team to a
good position. Yuvraj Singh contributed 25 runs. Gaganinder Singh who
joined Rickey was also out without opening his account. Then Manav
Dhuper and Rickey established the innings and got their team out of
the woods by adding 127 runs for the fourth wicket. Dhuper contributed
75 runs with the help of ten boundaries.
At close of play Rickey was batting on 152 while Ankur Sondhi was on
8. Rickey hit 18 boundaries in his marathon knock of 365 minutes
during which he faced 277 balls. Joginder Singh took two wickets for
64 runs.
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