Yuvraj’s unbeaten 164 lifts Punjab on Day 1

LAHLI: Yuvraj Singh hammered Madhya Pradesh to submission with an unbeaten 164 as Punjab posted a record 347/3 on a seaming first day track in Ranji Trophy on Wednesday.Yuvraj’s

Published on: Oct 14, 2016, 09:29:27 IST

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LAHLI: Yuvraj Singh hammered Madhya Pradesh to submission with an unbeaten 164 as Punjab posted a record 347/3 on a seaming first day track in Ranji Trophy on Wednesday.Yuvraj’s 25th first-class hundred was studded with 24 boundaries and he faced 241 balls in all.

Punjab’s total, which was also propped by India discard Gurkeerat Mann’s undefeated 101 is the highest on a first day at Lahli surpassing Haryana’s 339/7 against Rajasthan during last edition of the tournament.

MAHA 290/2 V DELHI

MUMBAI: Stand-in-skipper Swapnil Gugale’s patient 152 was complemented by Ankit Bawane’s 120 not out which helped Maharashtra reach 290/ 2 against Delhi.

The duo added 249 runs for the unbroken third wicket stand. Maharashtra were reeling at 41 for 2 as Delhi pacer Navdeep Saini struck twice removing opener Harshad Khadiwale (10) and Chirag Khurana (4) in the first half an hour.

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