da realsbet： Punjab, by taking an overall lead of 222 runs, pushed holders Mumbaito the wall in their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal encounter at theWankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday
Staff Reporter22-Mar-2001Punjab, by taking an overall lead of 222 runs, pushed holders Mumbaito the wall in their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal encounter at theWankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. On the third day, Punjab ranthrough the hosts’ line up and then extended the first innings lead of98 by a further 124 with all their wickets intact. At stumps Punjabopeners Ravneet Ricky (47) and Manish Sharma (68) were at the crease.Resuming at 162 for two in reply to Punjab’s 383, Mumbai slumped to285. Overnight batsmen opener Vinayak Mane and Shriram Kannan took thescore to 195. Kannan who came in as night watchman did not add a runto his overnight score of five and was the first to be dismissed inthe 64th over. He was caught by Sandeep Sanwal off Sharandeep Singh.Mane then found himself in the middle with his captain Amol Mazumdar.But the prospect of a good partnership was nipped in the bud byGagandeep Singh. Mane was sent back after being trapped leg before byGagandeep. During a six hour stay at the crease, Mane faced 244 ballsfor his 97. His innings was studded with ten boundaries.Kambli who replaced the Mumbai opener stuck around for just elevenminutes before he was caught by Sanwal off Gagandeep Singh for five.Thereafter there was just a procession of batsmen as Mazumdar kept oneend going. He was finally the ninth batsman to be dismissed for 48. Hebatted patiently for 210 minutes before Yuvraj Singh caught him offthe bowling of Sodhi. He faced 123 balls and hit five of them to theropes. Gagandeep Singh (3 for 51) and Sodhi (3 for 63) were the pickof the bowlers.The Punjab openers then rubbed salt into Mumbai’s wounds. In the 40overs that were bowled in the innings, the duo plundered 124 runs.Ricky has so far faced 104 balls and hit six boundaries and a sixwhile Sharma has faced 139 balls. During the course of the innings hefound the boundary ropes eight times, besides hitting two sixes.