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Harnoor Singh Pannu (126 n.o., 258, 11x4) kept his caput successful the midst of a batting implosion, brought up his maiden First Class century, and ensured Punjab lasted the archetypal time against Kerala successful their Ranji Trophy Group B lucifer astatine the PCA New Cricket Stadium, Ground B present connected Saturday.
Pannu’s attrition was precisely what Punjab needed at 152 for five, having mislaid 4 wickets for 24 runs. He stuck to his approach, and built a important 74-run concern with Salil Arora, getting Punjab to 240 for six.
With the aboriginal instauration of rotation successful the 5th over, Pannu opted for a inch up successful singles.
Pannu and Prabhsimran Singh added 52 for the archetypal wicket but the basal ended aft the second attempted a paddle expanse disconnected B. Aparajith and saw the shot rotation onto the stumps disconnected his gloves.
Run complaint was of nary essence erstwhile Pannu got unneurotic with Uday Saharan for the 2nd wicket. Their 86-run basal took up 217 balls connected either broadside of the luncheon interruption and reflected their single-minded attack to stonewall and interruption down the bowlers.
But the attack backfired erstwhile Punjab’s mediate bid gave successful to impulse and fto Kerala instrumentality a clasp of proceedings.
Naman Dhir and Anmolpreet Singh poked extracurricular the disconnected stump enactment and were caught down disconnected N. Basil. Ramandeep Singh decided to instrumentality connected Ankit Sharma and wide mid on, lone to prime the fielder with a miscue.
Brief slump
A effect of the little slump was that Punjab could lone adhd 52 successful 24 overs successful the 2nd session.
But Pannu was unwavering and trusted his front-footed defence. He retreated into his crease excessively and doubly scored boundaries with a chopped against Ankit — the 2nd getting him to his period successful 207 balls.
The time could person taken a antithetic people had Pannu not been shelled astatine mid disconnected connected 93 disconnected Nidheesh.
Salil dropped anchor to apprehension the descent but was pinned successful beforehand by Aparajith portion attempting a expanse successful the penultimate implicit of the day.
However, Pannu lasted astatine the different end, leaving Punjab with the accidental of piling connected much to its total.
Scoreboard: Punjab — 1st innings: Harnoor Singh Pannu (batting) 126, Prabhsimran Singh b Aparajith 23, Uday Saharan b Ankit 37, Anmolpreet Singh c Azharuddeen b Basil 1, Naman Dhir c Azharuddeen b Basil 1, Ramandeep Singh c Kunnummal b Ankit 6, Salil Arora lbw b Aparajith 36, Krish Bhagat (batting) 2; Extras (b-4, lb-4): 8; Total (for six wkts. successful 87 overs): 240.
Fall of wickets: 1-52, 2-138, 3-141, 4-147, 5-162, 6-236.
Kerala bowling: Nidheesh 14-2-38-0, Basil 18-3-44-2, Ankit 23-3-63-2, Akshay 10-0-28-0, Aparajith 19-1-48-2, Imran 3-0-11-0.
Toss: Punjab.
