Sanjay Dhull spins Punjab to victory

In the North Zone League Under-22 played at Dhruv Pandove Stadium, Patiala, Punjab took on Himachal Pradesh. Sanjay Dhull's potent off spin bowling was the difference between the two teams as Punjab beat Himachal by an innings and 11 runs on Friday.

On Wednesday Himachal won the toss and elected to bat and were bowled out for 151 in 50.4 overs. Opener Hitesh Angrish made 53 and there were no other significant contributions to the Himachal innings. Off Spinner Sanjay Dhull excelled with the ball, picking up 5/31. Punjab innings was peppered with four half centuries as they declared at 359/9 in 88.1 overs. Sachin Rana (83), Amit Kakriya (73), Munish Sharma (51) and Ankur Sondhi (50 notout) were the batting stars for Punjab. Shavinder Pal was the best of Himachal bowlers with the figures of 6/117. Himachal Pradesh were bowled out for 197 in their second innings. Punjab bowler Sanjay Dhull again picked up five wickets (5/81) to finish with a match haul of 10/112. Digvijay Singh (55) was the only player to get to his half century in the Himachal second innings. Punjab took all eight points to Himachal's none.