Excelsior Sports Correspondent
Rohtak, Nov 28: Paceman VRV Singh wreaked havoc with a five-wicket haul as Punjab bundled out Haryana for a mere 163 on day one of their Ranji Trophy Group A match at Bansi Lal cricket stadium, here today.
However, Punjab could not make the most of the advantageous situation as they lost three wickets for 50 in reply at the end of the day.
Experienced left-hander Uday Kaul (9) and night watchman Sandeep Sharma (0) will resume Punjab innings tomorrow.
Haryana’s decision to bat backfired as India discard Vikarm and his pace colleague Sandeep Sharma shared eight wickets between them to bowl out the hosts for a mere 163.
It was Sandeep who rattled the top-order and then Vikram polished off the middle and lower order.
For Haryana, opener Avi Barot (65) scored a half-century but their middle-order crumbled in the face of some disciplined bowling.
Brief Scores:
Haryana 1st innings: 163 all out in 50.1 overs.(A Barot 65, Nitin Saini 29; Vikram Singh 5/38, Sandeep Sharma 3/61).
Punjab 1st innings: 50 for 3 in 19 overs.(R Inder Singh 22; S Budhwar 1/2). (PTI)
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