Madhya Pradesh v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kumar-Shri-Ranjitsinhji-c71870 Trophy - Group A - Day 3 – Live Score and Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Madhya-Pradesh-c809 323 v Punjab 148 and 354/8 (f/o) (92.0 ov) - Punjab lead by 179 runs with 2 wickets remaining
Punjab batsmen gave Madhya Pradesh a tough time in the middle on Monday, by ending the third-day of play after piling 354 for eight in the match that is being played at Captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Roop-Singh-c86824 Stadium, Gwalior.
They ended the second day with 11 on the board without losing a wicket in their second innings, after they had failed to avoid a follow on, as they got bowled-out on a disappointing score of 148 in 41.3 overs.
It was imperative for them to watch out for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anand-Rajan-c44173 in the second innings, as he had destroyed them earlier with a four-wicket haul.
Unfortunately for Punjab, the bowler was the first to strike on the third-day as he broke the opening partnership with 17 runs on the board. He had K Goel edged with only nine runs to his name.
Jiwanjot Singh and R http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mavi-Inder-Singh-c75392 then led a potent charge as they took the score to 47, before the departure of R Inder Singh, who crumbled after hitting 12 runs off his bat.
It was then time for star performer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364 to take the field, and the veteran did not disappoint his fans as he crafted a spectacular partnership alongside Jiwanjot Singh to rip apart Madhya Pradesh’s bowling attack.
Yuvraj had scored 39 runs in the first innings before he was interrupted by Gaurav Yadav, however, this time he looked all set to return the favour as he launched a ruthless onslaught right from the start.
The batting duo hammered its way towards 239, before Jiwanjot Singh was neutralized by Gaurav Yadav after the batsman had clobbered a 103-run knock.
The side then hit a speed bump in their innings, losing two quick wickets, leaving them with 265 runs on the board.
Anand Rajan, then hit jackpot as he nabbed the prized wicket of Yuvraj Singh, who perished after hammering a sensational knock of 131.
With http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sandeep-Sharma-c88505 (18) and Baltej Singh (8).
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