MOHALI: Punjab defeated Railways by three wickets in their Elite Group E league match in the Vijay Hazare Cricket Tournament at JSCA Oval Ground, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Punjab won the toss and elected to field first. Batting first Railways team was bundled out for a score of 250 runs in 48.3 overs. Mohammad Saif scored 60 runs off 59 balls with help of eight boundaries and one six and Mrunal Devdhar contributed 45 runs off 67 balls with help of five boundaries and one six.
For Punjab Mayank Markande claimed 4 wickets for 40 runs., Sanvir Singh (3 /32) and Arshdeep Singh (2/ 41) were the other wicket takers for Punjab.
Replying, Punjab achieved the target and scored 252 runs for 7 wickets in 48 overs. for Punjab Gurkeerat Mann scored 81 runs off 78 balls with help of seven boundaries and three sixes, Anmolpreet Singh scored 54 runs off 81 balls with help of six boundaries and one six, and Sanvir Singh scored 46 runs off 51 balls with help of four boundaries and one six.
Railways bowlers Dhrushant H Soni claimed 3 for 58 and Amit Mishra 2 for 34 wickets. With this win Punjab team garnered four points .
Punjab will next play against Assam in round three on December 11.