da 888casino： Punjab handed down a humiliating innings and 343-run defeat toHimachal Pradesh in their North Zone under-14 tournament match at theDhruv Pandove Stadium in Patiala on Tuesday
Natarajan Sriram01-Nov-2000Punjab handed down a humiliating innings and 343-run defeat toHimachal Pradesh in their North Zone under-14 tournament match at theDhruv Pandove Stadium in Patiala on Tuesday.Set to get 405 to avoid an innings defeat, Himachal Pradesh were shotout for just 62 runs in their second innings. None of the batsmenreached double figures with the exception of Aditya (27). All the sixPunjab bowlers shared the spoils with Jund (3 for 10) being the pickof the lot.Earlier, on the first day, opting to bat, Himachal Pradesh werebundled for a paltry 24. Four of the batsmen failed to open theiraccount. Harmanjit, with figures of 3 for 5, was the pick of thebowlers. In reply, Punjab declared their first innings at 429 runs forseven. Openers A Vinayak (29) and Karan Goel (50) gave Punjab a goodstart by putting on 81 runs in 18.3 overs. Then with the score reading125 for 4, M Bhatia (87) and U Kaul (95) added 163 runs for the fifthwicket in 45.4 overs. A seventh wicket partnership of 132 runs off 29overs between A Jund (50) and P Sharda (79) ensured Punjab a big lead.Punjab got eight points.