Vijay Hazare: Mandeep, Siddharth help Punjab pip Assam by one-run
Punjab defeated Assam by one-run in a thrilling encounter at the Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad on Monday. Put to bat first, Punjab rode high from a brilliant start provided by Pargat Singh and a century from Mandeep Singh to score 327/4. In reply to that Assam came close to the target but faltered in the end as they finished one run short of Punjab's score.
Jiwanjot Singh and Pargat Singh set up a good start for Punjab as they put up a 67-run stand for the first wicket. Pargat scored a steady 69 off 75 balls and managed to keep the momentum going after the loss of Jiwanjot in the 17th over.
Mandeep Singh remained unbeaten at 117 off 97 balls after striking a good partnership with Gurkeerat Singh who scored a flamboyant 62 off 36 balls to put up a huge total of 327 at the loss of four wickets. Abu Nechim Ahmed was the most economic bowler for Assam as he took a wicket at the expense of 51 runs in 10 overs.
Siddharth Kaul bowled a brilliant delivery to get a nick from Pallav Kumar Das in the very first over to make it 2/1. Another cracker of a delivery in his next over sent B Arun Karthick back to the pavilion for a golden duck as Assam were reduced to 15/2.
Swarupam Purkayasthaand Amit Verma held firm to their ground as they managed to put up a 124-run stand before Harbhajan sneaked an edge from Amit to dismiss him for 71. Swarupam maintained the tenacity and scored a magnificent century to take the score to 246 before he was dismissed by Siddharth in the 39th over.
Gokul Sharma pulled the innings from there on with a 55-ball 60 along with contributions from Syed Mohammed and Amit Sinha. Barinder Singh Saran was quick on his feet to run-out Amit Sinha in the last ball of the innings to hand Punjab a delightful one-run victory.
Brief Scores:
Assam vs Punjab: Assam 326/8 in 50/50 ov lost to Punjab 327/4 in 50/50 ov
Other Scores:
Maharashtra vs Andhra: Maharashtra 241/8 in 50/50 ov defeated Andhra 194 all out in 42.5 ov
Services vs Tamil Nadu: Services 192/8 in 50/50 ov lost to Tamil Nadu 193/3 in 39.4/50 ov
Odisha vs Baroda: Odisha 169 all out in 46.2/50 ov lost to Baroda 225 all out in 50/50 ov
Saurashtra vs Himachal: Saurashtra 195 all out in 48.4/50 ov lost to Himachal 197/3 in 43.2 ov
Team Rajasthan vs Hyderabad: Team Rajasthan 250/8 in 50/50 ov defeated Hyderabad 148 all out in 39/50 ov
Uttar Pradesh vs Madhya Pradesh: Uttar Pradesh 211 all out in 46.3/50 ov lost to Madhya Pradesh 212/2 in 39.1/50 ov
Kerala vs J & K: Kerala 134/3 in 29.5/50 ov defeated J & K 130 all out in 42.3/50 ov
Haryana vs Jharkhand: Haryana 133 all out in 33/50 ov lost to Jharkhand 134/1 in 29.4/50 ov
Delhi vs Tripura: Delhi 101/2 in 16/50 ov defeated Tripura 100 all out in 39.3/50 ov
Gujarat vs Karnataka: Gujarat 189/8 in 44/44 ov lost to Karnataka 233/8 in 50/50 ov by VJD method.
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