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Punjab tailenders embraced Harnoor Singh Pannu’s playbook, trusted their defence and enactment Kerala done a frustrating time successful the tract successful their Elite Group-B Ranji Trophy fixture astatine the PCA New Cricket Stadium, Ground B present connected Sunday.
The ninth-wicket concern betwixt Prerit Dutta (72, 145b, 4x4, 1x6) and Mayank Markande (48 n.o., 141b, 2x4, 1x6) was the cornerstone. It lasted 256 balls, added 111 runs and got Punjab a first-innings people of 436.
The location broadside enactment connected conscionable 186 runs done the time but achieved its ulterior motive of wearing down the opposition.
Kerala’s caution to a final-hour slump was evident arsenic it utilized 2 nightwatchers wrong 7 overs.
Basil N.P. was sent successful to unfastened but edged to 2nd gaffe disconnected Krish Bhagat connected his 4th ball.
Ankit Sharma followed astatine No. 3 and survived 16 deliveries till stumps. Regular opener Vathsal Govind endured much than his just stock of chirping from the Punjab cordon but got Kerala to 15 for 1 without further damage.
The visitant had lone itself to blasted for not tightening the noose astir Punjab’s lower-order.
Its tweakers operated successful the stump-to-stump enactment similar clockwork, but allowed casual singles to agelong connected and agelong off.
Prerit was fortunate erstwhile his borderline disconnected Ankit bisected the gully and gaffe fielders.
He was yet castled by offie Ahammed Imran.
Markande collected a six implicit agelong connected but was near stranded connected 48 erstwhile Ankit snared Ayush Goyal to vessel retired Punjab.
Earlier successful the day, Pannu (170, 343b, 13x4) was poised for a treble period earlier his defences was breached by a magnitude transportation from M.D. Nidheesh that nipped successful and skidded low.
The southpaw was arsenic sure-footed and successful power arsenic connected the opening day, inactive trading disconnected pressing drives for soft-handed taps that got him singles.
Bhagat was watchful and complemented Pannu. The brace enactment connected 66 runs for the seventh wicket earlier Ankit drew Bhagat forward, squared him up and took his disconnected stump.
Prerit and Pannu adopted a akin cautious attack until the second was near helpless to Nidheesh’s delivery.
The scores:
Punjab — 1st innings: Harnoor Singh b Nidheesh 170, 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 b Ankit 28, Prerit Dutta b Imran 72, Mayank Markande (not out) 48, Ayush Goyal b Ankit 4; Extras (b-5, lb-5): 10; Total (in 163.4 overs): 436.
Fall of wickets: 1-52, 2-138, 3-141, 4-147, 5-162, 6-236, 7-302, 8-312, 9-423.
Kerala bowling: Nidheesh 29-4-83-1, Basil 31-6-69-2, Ankit 45.4-9-103-4, Akshay 14-1-47-0, Aparajith 32-3-88-2, Imran 12-1-36-1.
Kerala — 1st innings: Vathsal Govind (batting) 7, Basil N.P. c Naman b Krish 4, Ankit Sharma (batting) 2; Extras (lb-2): 2; Total (for 1 wkt. successful 7 overs): 15.
Fall of wicket: 1-4.
Punjab bowling: Ayush 4-1-9-0, Krish 2-1-4-1, Prerit 1-1-0-0.
