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Kaul, Dharmani come good

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Suresh Raina.

AMRITSAR: Unbeaten knocks by U. Kaul (79) and old hand P. Dharmani (63) and their unfinished 117-run partnership for the fourth wicket helped Punjab raise a healthy 173 for three at stumps in reply to Andhra’s 334 on the second day of the four-day Ranji Trophy super league match here on Sunday.

Earlier, Andhra added 40 runs to its overnight score. Punjab started shakily, losing three wickets with 56 runs on the board before Kaul and Dharmani got together to provide the lifeline.

Raina’s double century

Suresh Raina raised a double century (203, 27x4, 2x6) as U.P. posted 410 for seven in reply to Orissa’s 216 at Cuttack.

Equally facile was Manoj Tiwary’s unbeaten 147 (19x4, 2x6) for Bengal on the opening day against Hyderabad in Kolkata.

In Delhi there was a virtual procession of batsmen on a day when 20 wickets tumbled. Delhi was first bundled out for 119 with Pankaj Singh bagging five wickets but recoiled to skittle out Rajasthan for 85.

The scores:

Super league:

Andhra 334 in 105.3 overs v Punjab 173 for three in 72 overs (U. Kaul 79 batting, P. Dharmani 63 batting) at Amritsar.

Orissa 216 v U.P. 410 for seven in 102 (S.K. Raina 203, Ravikant Shukla 46, Piyush Chawla 59 batting) at Cuttack.

Bengal 289 for five in 95 overs (M. Tiwary 147 batting) v Hyderabad in Kolkata.

Delhi 119 in 38.3 overs (Pankaj Singh five for 43) and 6 for no loss in 0.5 overs v Rajasthan 85 in 35.5 overs.

Saurashtra 291 in 102.5 overs v Himachal Pradesh 175 for eight in 71 overs (Sandeep Sharma 82, Sangram Singh 50) at Dharamshala.

Plate league:

MP 223 in 96.4 overs (Jatin S. Saxena 125, Rahul Bakshi 56, Kuldeep Sharma four for 38, S.S. Rao four for 66) v Jharkand 83 for five in 33.5 overs at Jamshedpur.

Kerala 169 and 92 for no loss in 45 overs v Vidharba 114 in 41 overs (S. Anish five for 20) in Nagpur.

J & K 194 v Railways 307 for seven in 94.2 overs (A. Pagnis 49, S. Bangar 48, S. Sanyal 46, Karan Sharma 68 batting, S. Beigh four for 83) in Delhi.

Gujarat 228 and 85 for one in 39 overs (P.A. Patel 48 batting) v Assam 189 in 72.5 overs (S. Ramesh 43, T.K. Patel four for 38) in Ahmedabad.

Goa 271 in 98.1 overs (A. Angle 56 not out, Joginder Sharma four for 66) v Haryana 205 for seven in 79 overs (Sumeet Sharma 52, S. Rana 44, S.B. Jakati four for 48) in Margao.

Services 102 and 116 for two in 52 overs (Tahir Khan 60 batting) v Tripura 198 in 72.2 overs at Agartala.

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