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A Four-wicket haul by Shashank Chabra helped Chandigarh to restrict Ropar to 238 in their first innings in a match of the Punjab U-19 Inter-District Tournament for Dhruv Pandove Trophy played at Sector 16 Stadium on Thursday. Ropar won the toss and elected to bat first.

Ropar made a confident start as Tanveer flouted the opposition attack. Tanveer played a fluent knock of 137 runs as Ropar reached 180 for 3 at one stage in their innings. Tanvir's knock consisted of 18 boundaries and three towering sixes as he dominated the proceedings right form the start of Ropar's innings. Tanvir was associated in an 89-run stand for the third wicket with Mapreet, who played a knock of 41 runs. Ropar were sitting pretty at one stage with 180 for 3 but Chandigarh fought back as they restricted Ropar to 238 in their first innings. Once Tanvir and Manpreet were gone, no other Ropar batsmen could manage to hold the innings together. Jaipreet (22) and Gurpreet (18) were the other two batsman to enter the double figures for Ropar as they ended their innings at 238. For Chandigarh, off-spinner Shashank Chhabra was the pick of the bowlers as he claimed four wickets for 51 runs while Anshul Tripathi claimed three. At the end of the day's play, Chandigarh were 22 for no loss in 12 overs. Jaskaranbir was batting on 12 runs while Manan Vohra was batting on eight.

Brief scores:

Ropar : 238 for all out in 85.3 overs (Tanvir 137, Manpreet 41, Jaipreet 22 , Gurpreet 18, Shashank Chabra 4 for 51, Anshul Tripathi 3 for 68), Chandigarh : 22 for 0 (Jaskiranbir Singh 12, Manan Vohra 8).

Patiala take control

In the second match played at Patiala, Mukatsar were bundled out for 119 in 50 overs. Bavish Goel returned the flattering figures of 5 for 35 and he was ably supported by Amrinder Singh who claimed 3 wickets for 40 runs. Robin Singh claimed two wickets for 30 runs. In reply, Patiala were 278 for 4 in 43 overs. Vikramadit was the star of the day for Patiala as he played a superb knock of 121 runs. His knock was studded with 15 boundaries and two towering sixes. Vikramadit was ably supported by Jivanjot who played a breezy knock of 65 runs.

Brief scores:

Mukatsar : 119 all out in 50 overs (Bhavish Goel 5 for 34, Amrinder Singh 3 for 40, Robin Dhillon 2 for 30), Patiala : 238 for 4 in 43 overs (Vikramdit Singh 121, Jivanjot 65 Mohit Mohindra 25 no).

Bawa guides Amritsar to 300

In the third match played at Amritsar, hosts Amritsar posted a total of 300 in 91.2 overs in their first innings against Mohali. Openers Sunny Sandhu and Gagandeep Singh were associated in a 70-run partnership for the first wicket before Sandhu departed. Gagandeep Singh played a knock of 74 runs as he smashed 14 boundaries. Amandeep Bawa played a scintillating knock of 114 runs as Amritsar cruised their way to a modest total in their first innings. For Mohali, Prateek Deswal was the pick of the bowlers as he claimed five wickets for 79.

Brief scores:

Amritsar: 300 all out 91.2 overs (Amandeep Bawa 114, Gagandeep Singh 74, Sunny Sandhu 30, Sohrab Dhawal 5 for 79, Ankit Wadhawan 3 for 66)

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Gupta sets up huge Jalandhar total

RIDING high on a superb century by Abhishek Gupta, hosts Jalandhar posted a mammoth total of 463 in their first innings in 94.1 overs against Ludhiana. Pargat Singh and Love Kumar were associated in a 78-run stand for the second wicket before Abhishek Gupta and Pargat Singh added 175 runs for the third wicket. Pargat Singh departed after making a splendid century (165) which consisted of 30 boundaries.

Abhishek also played superbly and struck a strokeful century (186). For Jalandhar, Baltej Singh claimed five wickets for 101 runs while Jashan Sidhu claimed three wickets for 97 runs.

Brief scores:

Jalandhar: 463 in 94.1 overs (Abhishek Gupta 186, Pargat Singh 169, Rahul Singh 42, Baltej singh 5 for 101, Jashan Sidhu 3 for 70).