Chandigarh Amritsar match Drawn

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Resuming at 25 for 2 in 17 overs Amritsar went on to earn a draw against Chandigarh and in the process garnered one point while Chandigarh got 3 points. Manish Bhatia  59 off 123 balls with 10 boundaries led the Amritsar fight back.  He was ably assisted by Sharad Lumba 28, Sumit Sharma  40 and Bharat Lumba  68. Amritsar had scored  237 for 8 in 94.3 overs when stumps were drawn for the match. Gaurav Gambhir 3 for 69, Ajay Dalal 2 for 45, Bipul Sharma 2 for 48 and Gurinder Singh 1 for 40 were the wicket takers for Chandigarh.

Brief Scores:

Amritsar                                                               265 all out

Munish Bhatia  40, Sharad Lumba 36, Chandan Madan 87 , Sumit Sharma 37

Siddharth Kaul  5 for 45 Ajay Dlal 3 for 52, Bipul Sharma 1 for 37 and Gurinder Singh 1 for 77

Chandigarh 1^st innings                                     478 all out 142 overs

Sarul Kanwar  29, Simrat Bawa  116, Uday Kaul 59, Gurkirat Walia 68, Amit Prashar  77,

Kamal Passi 1 for 50 and Sunny 5 for 71, Bharat Lumba  3 for 95.

Amritsar 2^nd innings                                          237 for 8 in 94.3 overs

Manish Bhatia  59 , Sharad Lumba 28, Sumit Sharma  40 and Bharat Lumba  68

Gaurav Gambhir 3 for 69, Ajay Dalal 2 for 45,Bipul Sharma 2 for 48 and Gurinder Singh 1 for 40

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Katoch Shield match between Ludhiana and Jalandhar at PAU Ludhiana ended in a draw with Ludhiana claiming 3 points for a first innings lead of 20 runs while Jalandhar logged one point. Resuming at overnight total of 63 for no loss, Ludhiana went on to score 281 for all in 89.2 overs. Openers Ashish and Nitin Goel stitched an opening partnership of 100 runs in 40.5 overs beofe Nitin Goel was trapped in front by Gurkirat for 49 off 118 balls studded with 5 boundaries. Ashish also left on the same score being caught by Yogesh off Ishan Malhotra for 46 off 131 balls.  Gitansh Khera (58) off 105 balls with 3 boundaries and one six added 66 runs for the 6^th wicket with Davinder Sidhu unbeaten on 77 off 88 balls studded with 9 boundaries and 3 towering sixes. Left arm spinner Yogesh 4 for 56 and Gurkirat 3 for 99 were the main wicket takers for Jalandhar. 

 

Jalandhar in their 2^nd innings scored 29 for 1 in 18 overs before the play ended.

Brief Scores:

Ludhiana first innings                                      288 all out in 105.5 overs

Ludhiana second innings                                 281 all out in 89.2 overs

Ashish  46, Nitin Goel  49, Gitansh Khera  58, Davinder Sidhu 77 not out

Yogesh 4 for 56 and Gurkirat 3 for 99

Jalandhar  first innings                                    268 all out in 78.2 overs

Jalandhar 2^nd Innings                                       29 for 1 in 18 overs at close of play.

The point position the end of the 3^rd round of matches is

Chandigarh :   9 points
Ludhiana     :  7 points
Patiala          :  10 points
Jalandhar     :  3 points
Amritsar       :  5 points
Mohali          :  2 points

 

The 4^th round matches will be played as per the following schedule:

Chandigarh vs Mohali           PCA Mohali                                  8-11 Sept.,2012

Ludhiana vs Patiala             Dhruv Pandove Stadium, Patiala      8-11 Sept.,2012

Jalandhar vs Amritsar          Gandhi Ground Amritsar                 8-11 Sept.,2012