Chandigarh - Mohali Tie ends in a draw IN KATOCH SHIELD

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The match between Mohali and Chandigarh ended in a draw without the first innings being completed at PCA Cricket Stadium, Mohali. Match was called off after tea because of heavy down pour. Chandigarh resuming at 248 for 2 were 405 for six in 162 overs, when  play was halted because of rain. Since the first innings could not be completed on account of Rain interruption both the teams got one point each.  For Chandigarh Vishwas Bhalla 137, Uday Kaul 40, Gurkirat Walia unbeaten 50 and Gurinder Singh 39 were the principal run getters today. For Mohali Varun Khanna 3 for 106 was the most successful bowler.

Brief Scores:

Mohali first innings                                                           675 for 8 in 163 overs

Harpreet Mandher  188, Sunny Sohal  144, Gurkirat Mann  115, Manpreet Gony  108 not out, Harmeet Bansal  50 not out

Siddharth Kaul  2 for 77, Gurinder Singh 3 for 185 and Avinash  3 for 148

Chandigarh                          405 for 6 in 162 overs.

Jaskaran Singh 48 ,  Vishwas Bhalla 137, Simrat Bawa  62, Uday Kaul  40, Gurkirat Walia 50 not out and Gurinder Singh 39

Varun Khanna  3 for 106

In the second match played at Gandhi Grounds Amritsar, Jalandhar were bowled out for 329 in 114.1 overs conceding a two runs lead to Amritsar. Taruwar Kohli 129, Abhishek Gupta 41, Sarabjit Singh 53 were the main run getters for Jalandhar. Kamal Passi 3 for 58, Sunny  3 for 61 and Sumit Sharma 4 for 79 were the main successful bowlers for Amritsar. Amritsar in their 2^nd innings were 107 for 1 when the match ended.  Karan Sharma 42 not out and Navneet Singh 42 not out were the main run getters for Amritsar. Pargat Singh got 1 for 8 for Jalandhar.

Brief Scores:

Amritsar 1^st innings                                           331 all out in 106 overs

Manish Bhatia   101, Sharad Lumba 84, Karan Sharma  34

Ishan Malhotra 2 for 35, Gurkirat Singh 3 for 41 and Yogesh Kumar 2 for 76.

Jalandhar 1^st innings                                        329 all out in 114.1 overs

Taruwar Kohli 129, Abhishek Gupta 41, Sarabjit Singh 53

Kamal Passi 3 for 58, Sunny  3 for 61 and Sumit Sharma 4 for 79

Amritsar 2^nd innings                                          107 for 1

Karan Sharma 42 not out and Navneet Singh 42 not out

Pargat Singh   1 for 8

The last round of league stage matches will be played as under :

Chandigarh vs Jalandhar       13-16 Sept.,2012 at PCA Stadium, Mohali

Patiala vs Amritsar               13-16 Sept.,2012 at Dhruv Pandove Stadium, Patiala

Ludhiana vs Mohali               14-17 Sept.,2012 at PAU Ludhiana.

The point position the end of the 4^th round of matches is

Chandigarh  :   10 points
Ludhiana     :     7 points
Patiala        :   16 points
Jalandhar    :     4 points
Amritsar      :    8 points
Mohali         :    3 points