Ludhiana, April 13
Hosts Ludhiana were struggling against Amritsar on the first day of the two-day match of the Punjab State Inter-District Cricket Tournament (u-15 years) for Sushil Bali Trophy, held at the Satish Chander Dhawan Government College for Boys ground, here today. At draw of stumps, in reply to the visitor’s first innings total of 180 all out, Ludhiana were facing an uphill task as they were 100 for five after 42 overs.
Amritsar won the toss and opted to bat first. Main contributors were Gurnoor Singh and Lakshya, who chipped in with 46 and 36 runs, respectively. Ludhiana bowlers did a commendable job by restricting Amritsar to 180 runs. Ludhiana bowlers, particularly Varun Chitkara and captain Gagandeep Dhand, excelled, claiming three and four wickets and conceding 34 and 43 runs, respectively.
Ludhiana began their innings a dismal note. They were tottering at 13 for 3, but thanks to some sensible batting by Amrinder Brar (45) and Geetansh (30), managed to reach 100. They added 77 runs for the fourth wicket partnership.
Brief scores: Amritsar (Ist innings)- 180 all out in 50.3 overs ( Gurnoor Singh 46, Pankaj Chaudhary 21, Lakshya 36, Sumit Aggarwal 27; Varun Chitkara 3 for 34, Gagandeep Dhand 4 for 43, Jashan Sidhu 2 for 32 and Vineet Sehgal 1 for 16)
Ludhiana (Ist innings)- 100 for 5 in 42 overs (Geetansh 45, Amrinder Brar 30, Atul Kohli 7, Rishab 3 for 13, Pankaj 1 for 14 and Gurnoor Singh 1 for 17).
