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Superb knock by Kaul

Puts Punjab in a position of strength

CHANDIGARH: An unbeaten 151 by Uday Kaul enabled Punjab to get out of trouble and reach a position of strength against Uttar Pradesh on the opening day of their four-day Ranji Super League match here on Friday.

At stumps, Punjab was 324 for seven with an unfinished eighth-wicket stand between Kaul and Charanjit Singh (29) promising to add more substance to the side’s total.

Punjab was 17 for three at one stage before the revival took place. Kaul and Pankaj Dharmani (46) put on 86 for the fourth wicket.

Thereafter, Ravi Inder (45) added 121 for the fifth with Kaul. Medium-pacer Praveen Kumar (four for 60) troubled Punjab initially after U.P. sent the host in.

Abhinav’s distinction

In Chennai, Abhinav Mukund’s classy 108 on Ranji Trophy debut took Tamil Nadu to 289 for five in 90 overs against Karnataka. Skipper S. Badrinath was unbeaten on 93.

The 17-year-old Abhinav, who became the seventh Tamil Nadu batsman to score a century on Ranji debut, displayed rare maturity. He hardly put a foot wrong in his 266-minute stay, which commenced in the first over.

Abhinav and Badrinath put on 139 in 239 balls for the third wicket, taking Tamil Nadu past 200. Badrinath didn’t start as fluently as Abhinav, but he battled through the period. After settling, he played a glorious square-drive.

The scores:

Super League: Maharashtra 249 for seven in 90 overs (Venugopala Rao 92 batting, S. Bahutule 74, V.S. Malik four for 46) v Himachal Pradesh, at Dharmshala.

Mumbai 166 in 44.3 overs (P.T. Naik 40, Pradeep Sangwan three for 38, Ishant Sharma three for 60) v Delhi 159 for four in 43 overs (Gautam Gambhir 81 batting), in Mumbai.

Punjab 324 for seven in 90 overs (U. Kaul 151 batting, P. Dharmani 46, R. Inder 45) v Uttar Pradesh, at Chandigarh.

Saurashtra 220 for five in 90 overs (Sitanshu Kotak 58, Jaydev Shah 62 batting) v Rajasthan, at Jaipur.

Tamil Nadu 289 for five in 90 overs (Abhinav Mukund 108, S. Badrinath 93 not out) v Karnataka, in Chennai.

Plate League: Gujarat 230 for three in 80 overs (Nilesh Modi 51, Niraj Patel 107) v Services, in New Delhi.

Vidarbha 227 for four in 90 overs (Faiz Fazal 110, Alind Naidu 87) v Tripura, at Nagpur.

Haryana 193 in 67.4 overs (G. Vashisht 59, Sanjay Bangar four for 56) v Railways 80 for six in 20 overs, at Rohtak.

MP 334 for six in 90 overs (Jatin Saxena 103, Naman Ojha 63, Murtaza Ali 75 batting, S.S. Bandekar four for 98) v Goa, at Margao.

Assam 198 in 66.5 overs (S. Suresh 57) v Kerala 23 for five in 22.3 overs, at Guwahati.

Jharkhand 105 in 33.1 overs (Vijay Sharma five for 20, S. Beigh four for 50) & 12 for no loss in seven overs v Jammu & Kashmir 133 in 33.3 overs, at Jammu.

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