da brdice： Himachal Pradesh tasted a seven wicket defeat in their first match ofthe North Zone Ranji Trophy One day tournament at the hands of Punjabat the Harbax Singh Stadium, Delhi on Friday
Waleed Hussain01-Dec-2000Himachal Pradesh tasted a seven wicket defeat in their first match ofthe North Zone Ranji Trophy One day tournament at the hands of Punjabat the Harbax Singh Stadium, Delhi on Friday.Batting first, the Himachal batsmen never looked comfortable playingthe Punjab attack and managed just 110 in 33.1 overs. Sandeep Sharmaput up a fine display of medium pace bowling bagging four for 52. Hewas well supported by Harbhajan Singh, who spun a web around thebatsmen scalping three for 15 runs.In reply, Punjab had early hiccups when they lost two quick wicketsfor 15 runs. Rahul Panta accounted for both openers. Ravneet Ricky(25) hung around but was dismissed with the scoreboard reading 56.Pankaj Dharmani (36) and Dinesh Mongia (32) however figured in anunbeaten 55 run partnership for the fourth wicket off 10 overs toguide Punjab home in the 23rd over. Punjab got two points from theeasy victory.