Punjab score five wicket win over Haryana

Punjab beat Haryana by five wickets at the Harbax Singh Stadium at Delhi to claim two points in the Ranji One-Day championship. Winning the toss and opting to bat first, Haryana saw their best laid plans go wrong. Able to muster just 203 before they were all out in 48.3 overs, the Haryana side could not stop the rampaging Punjab side. All the Punjab bowlers were among the wickets, with Harbhajan Singh (3/29) returning the best figures.

In response to the modest total, Punjab suffered an early loss as Sandeep Sharma was dismissed with the score on 43. Skipper Vikram Rathour (49) and stumper Pankaj Dharmani (55) then forged a 64 run partnership that put Punjab in the driver's seat. Although a few more wickets were lost, all the remaining Punjab batsmen chipped in and saw their team through to victory by five wickets with more than seven overs to spare.