Saurashtra registered a dominant 194-run victory over Punjab in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match as Shubman Gill endured another poor outing. Chasing 320 on a difficult pitch, Punjab collapsed for 125, with Gill managing just 14 after a first-innings duck. Left-arm spinner Parth Bhut starred with a sensational 10-wicket match haul
Shubman Gill
Star batter Shubman Gill endured his second successive unproductive outing as Punjab faltered against Saurashtra’s spinners, going down by 194 runs on Day Two of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match here on Friday.
Chasing a daunting 320 on a tough pitch, Gill, Punjab’s biggest hope to pull off a win, fell for a 32-ball 14 as the visitors were bundled out for 125 in their second innings. In the first innings, Gill was dismissed for a two-ball duck. In both the innings, Gill was trapped in front of the wicket by left-arm spinner Parth Bhut (5-8), who completed a 10-wicket match haul.
Deep, Shami on song
Meanwhile, in a Group C match, India pacers Akash Deep (3-31) and Mohammed Shami (2-27) starred for Bengal, as the pair picked up five wickets between them to leave Services hobbling at 126-8. Earlier in the day, Bengal racked up 519 all out, riding on opener Sudip Chatterjee’s maiden double century (209).
Reddy fails to capitalise
Elsewhere, In a Group A match between Andhra Pradesh and Vidarbha, India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy failed to capitalise on his start as he was dismissed for a 48-ball 35, while Andhra Pradesh were bowled out for 228. Earlier, Reddy had also picked up a wicket with the ball (1-51) as Vidarbha were bowled out for 295. Yash Rathod was the standout batter for Vidarbha with his 191-ball 115.
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