2nd All India Under 19 Dhruv Pandove Trophy

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Punjab retained by 1^st innings lead of 69 runs against MPCA

Resuming at overnight total of 277 for 5, Punjab went on to score 514 for all in 162.5 overs.  Maninder Singh and Mohit Handa were involved in a 98 runs stand for the 6^th wicket before Maninder Singh was caught by Mayank Jain off Kulpreet Singh for 92 off 210 balls inclusive of 11 boundaries.  He missed well deserved century by 8 runs.  After his departure Mehjot Sodhi joined Mohit Handa and the duo put on 99 runs for the 7^th wicket before Mohit Handa was snapped by wicket keeper Abhishek Bhandari off Mahir Hirwani for 92 off 156 balls inclusive of 11 boundaries.  Mohit Handa was also unlucky to miss his coveted century by 8 runs.  There was a bit of scare when Punjab lost two quick wickets to be reduced to 443 for 9 still 3 runs behind the MPCA’s total of 445.  Then a 71 runs partnership between Vinay Chaudhary  49 off 48 balls inclusive of 5 boundaries and three huge sixes and Amritpal  Singh unbeaten  17 saw the Punjab team cross the 500 mark and gain a lead of 69 runs for MPCA medium pacer Kulpreet Singh bowled 70 overs for 181 runs for his 4 wickets. Mahir Hirwani got 2 for 92.

In the 2^nd innings MPCA were 101 for 2 in 33 overs at the end of the match.

Atul Tiwari 70, Abhishek Sharma 20 not out

Mr. Anirudh Tiwari, IAS, Secretary Power, Govt. of Punjab, gave away Winners Trophy and a cash prize of Rs. 1.00 lac to Punjab Under-19 Team and Runners up Trophy  and a Cash Prize of Rs. 50,000/- to MPCA Team.

Man of the Match       Mohit Handa

Best Batsman              Rohan Marwaha

Best Bowler                Vinay Chaudhary

Man of the Series        Shubham Sharma of MPCA

Brief Scores:

MPCA                                              445 ALL OUT IN 171.4 overs

Mukul Raghav  36, Atul Tiwari  27, Shubham Sharma  64, Ashutosh Singh 84, Anuj Kumar 76, Aditya  Srivastav  101

Amritpal Singh 5 for 121, Abhilash Sharma  1 for 86, Vinay Chaudhary 3 for 98.

Punjab                                               514 for all in 162.5 overs

Jaskaran Singh 59 Rohan Marwaha 57, Simranpreet Singh 57, Maninder Singh 92,

Mohit Handa  92, Vinay Chaudhary 49, Amritpal Singh 17 not out.

Kulpreet Singh 4 for 181 and Mahir Hirwani 2 for 92.

MPCA 2^nd Innings                            101 for 2 in 33 overs

Atul Tiwari 70, Abhishek Sharma 20 not out