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Punjab scores 216 for three
CENTURY MAKER: Thilak Naidu carried on the good work of Rahul Dravid, as Karnataka took control against Himachal.
MOHALI: Host Punjab was 216 for three, replying to Hyderabad’s 379 on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Super League match on Friday. Opener Karan Goel made 75, while skipper Pankaj Dharmani was unbeaten on 52. Earlier, left-arm spinner Ankur Thakkar took four wickets for the host.
In Vadodara, Baroda fought against Bengal on Friday. Yusuf Pathan claimed five for 83 as Bengal, resuming at 262 for two, was dismissed for 370. Baroda, with R.K. Solanki unbeaten on 43, was 129 for three at stumps.
In Bangalore, wicketkeeper- batsman Thilak Naidu’s 137-ball 105 enabled Karnataka declare at 452 for nine against Himachal Pradesh. For the visitor, left-arm spinner Vishal Bhatia finished with six for 129. At stumps, Himachal was struggling at 117 for four.
Ravikant Shukla remained unbeaten on 99 (150b, 14x4, 1x6) in Uttar Pradesh’s 298 at Anantapur. Paceman P. Vijay Kumar scalped four. With L.N. Prasad Reddy batting on 88 (223b, 10x4), Andhra was 201 for two at close of the day’s play. ASK Verma scored 61.
The scores: Super League: Hyderabad 379 in 105.3 overs (D.S. Manohar 119, D.B. Ravi Teja 55, A. Kakkar four for 55) vs Punjab 216 for three in 71 overs (K. Goel 75, P. Dharmani 52 batting) at Mohali.
Bengal 370 in 128.1 overs (A.P. Majumdar 103, Arindam Das 117, Y. Pathan five for 83) vs Baroda 129 for three in 52 overs (R.K. Solanki 43 batting) in Vadodara.
Uttar Pradesh 298 in 97.5 overs (Ravikant Shukla 99 not out, Vijay Kumar four for 75) vs Andhra 201 for two in 81 overs (L.N. Prasad Reddy 88 not out, A.S.K. Varma 61) at Anantapur.
Delhi 244 vs Sourashtra 175 for seven in 77.2 overs (S. Kotak 77) in Delhi.
Rajasthan 105 & 160 for three in 45 overs (R. Bishnoi 41 batting) vs Maharashtra 287 in 87.5 overs (H.H. Khadiwale 57, Y. Venugopala Rao 80, Y.V. Takawale 44, Pankaj Singh four for 83) in Jaipur.
Karnataka 452 for nine decl. in 139 overs (K.B. Pawan 56, R. Dravid 121, C. Raghu 58, V.S.T. Naidu 105, Vishal Bhatia six for 129) vs Himachal Pradesh 117 for four in 40 overs (M. Gupta 42) in Bangalore.
Plate League: Tripura 116 in 56.4 overs vs Gujarat 380 for five in 121 overs (Parthiv Patel 158, N.K. Patel 42, B. Thaker 102 batting, D.M. Popat 40) in Ahemadabad.
Haryana 273 in 110.3 overs (V.C. Sahni 58, S. Viswanath 60) vs Jharkhand 179 for six in 64 overs (A. Hashmi 50, Sunny Gupta 50 batting) in Jamshedpur.
Assam 75 for two vs Vidarbha in Guwahati.
Goa 535 for nine in 165.4 overs (S.A. Asnodkar 254 not out, J. Arun Kumar 77, S.B. Jakati 40, R.D.R. D’ Souza 40, S.S. Bandekar 48, M.S. Yadav four for 136) vs Railways 31 for two in 13 overs in Margoa.
Jammu & Kashmir 281 in 110.2 overs (I.D. Singh 104, M. Dhar 80, Shantanu Pitre six for 60) vs Madhya Pradesh 159 for five in 52 overs (D. Bundela 49 batting) in Jammu.
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