Punjab v Hyderabad (India) - Ranji Trophy - Group A – Day 4 – Live Score and Update
Hyderabad (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750) 258 & 239 v Punjab 565 - Punjab won by an innings and 68 runs
On Monday, Punjab beat Hyderabad by an innings and 68 runs in their http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kumar-Shri-Ranjitsinhji-c71870 Trophy – Group A match after they had amassed a massive first innings score of 565, that was enough for them to avoid coming out to bat for the second time in the game that was played at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh,
Hyderabad, after posting a first-innings tally of 258 and then getting shattered by Punjab batsmen were under tremendous pressure on the final day and needed to give an unbelievable batting performance to create an impossible chance of denying their opposition a gigantic victory.
They resumed their innings from an overnight tally of 46 for three with odds clearly against them, but choosing not to give up without putting a fight, the fourth-wicket partnership between PA Reddy and skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/VVS-Laxman-c2772 provided a stable start.
Exhibiting calmness, the batsmen steered the side to 148 before http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 opener with the batsman departing after scoring 59 runs.
Then with 150 on the board, the side lost another wicket when AS Yadav perished without opening his account.
Hyderabad then suffered a shattering blow when Laxman, who had scored 67 runs, was removed by S Kaul at a time when his side was on 159.
Before http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 could gloat on Laxman’s wicket, they saw their opposition take the score to 192 after which wicketkeeper/batsman, I Khaleel, became the next casualty, losing his wicket with only six runs to his name.
With SA Quadri looking threatening in the middle, the fielding side saw the arrival of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PP-Ojha-c2198 to be another headache as the two batsmen took the score to 225, playing an innings that irritated the fielding side as with victory so close, the two batsmen made it look ever so far.
Finally, Quadri was removed after scoring 45 with his side later crumbling on 239, losing the match by a large margin.
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